The importance of being elastic: Deflection of a badminton racket during a stroke

References

• Brody , H. 1995 . How would a physicist design a tennis racket? . Physics Today , 48 : 26 – 31 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brody , H. 1997 . The physics of tennis. III. The ball–racket interaction . American Journal of Physics , 65 : 981 – 987 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cross , R. 1998 . The sweet spots of a tennis racket . Sports Engineering , 1 : 63 – 78 .
   Google Scholar
• Cross , R. 1999 . Impact of a ball with a bat or racket . American Journal of Physics , 67 : 222 – 227 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cross , R. 2004 . Center of percussion of hand-held implements . American Journal of Physics , 72 : 622 – 630 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cross , R. 2005 . A double pendulum swing experiment: In search of a better bat . American Journal of Physics , 73 : 330 – 339 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cross , R. and Bower , R. 2006 . Effects of swing-weight on swing speed and racket power . Journal of Sports Sciences , 24 : 23 – 30 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hsieh , C.-C. , Wong , T.-L. , Wang , J.-C. and Chung , M.-J. . The effect of two different weighted badminton rackets about velocity and torque when outstanding badminton players was performing smash movement . Proceedings of the XXII International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sports . Edited by: Lamontagne , M. , Gordon , D. , Robertson , E. and Sveistrup , H. pp. 462 – 464 . Ottawa : ISBS .
   Google Scholar
• Milne , R. D. and Davis , J. P. 1992 . The role of the shaft in the golf swing . Journal of Biomechanics , 25 : 975 – 983 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rao , S. S. 2004 . Mechanical vibrations , (4th edn.) , Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Education .
   Google Scholar
• Worobets , J. T. and Stefanyshyn , D. J. 2007 . Shaft stiffness significantly influences golf clubhead speed at impact. Program and Abstracts of the XXI International Society of Biomechanics Congress . Journal of Biomechanics , 40 ( suppl. 2 ) : S279
   Google Scholar