The acute effects of a grip-constraint tool on upper body and racket kinematics during tennis forehands

BUSUTTIL, Nicholas, ALEXANDRA, Roberts, DUNN, Marcus and MIDDLETON, Kane (2023). The acute effects of a grip-constraint tool on upper body and racket kinematics during tennis forehands. The ISBS Proceedings Archive, 41 (1).

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the acute effect of a grip-constraint tool on upper body and racket kinematics during tennis single-handed forehand strokes. Upper-body and racket kinematics for two grip conditions, Preferred (self-selected) and Grip-constraint tool (fixed semi-western forehand grip) were captured for eleven tennis players using a 22-camera Vicon motion capture system (240 Hz). Using a grip-constraint tool resulted in a more closed racket face tilt (~4°) at ball impact while having variations in joint rotations across the shoulder, elbow and wrist. This possibly demonstrates the participant’s ability to self-organise compensatory angular rotations across the upper limb to achieve similar impact orientations. Collectively, these data demonstrate the acute responses to modifying grip technique using a grip-constraint tool during single-handed down-the-line forehands.

Item Type:	Article
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Elements
Depositing User:	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited:	13 Jul 2023 13:48
Last Modified:	21 Jul 2023 11:40
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/32134

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