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Biomechanics

A kinematic comparison of the overhand throw and tennis serve in tennis players: How similar are they really?

Machar ReidSports Science and Medicine Unit, Tennis Australia, Melbourne, Australia
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Georgia GiblinSports Science and Medicine Unit, Tennis Australia, Melbourne, Australia;Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Footscray, Australia
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David WhitesideSchool of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 713-723 | Accepted 01 Sep 2014, Published online: 17 Dec 2014

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