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Ball spin in the tennis serve: spin rate and axis of rotation

Shinji Sakurai School of Health and Sport Sciences, Chukyo University, Toyota, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Machar Reid School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia; Tennis Australia, Melbourne, Australia
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Bruce Elliott School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Pages 23-29 | Received 19 Sep 2011, Accepted 27 Feb 2012, Published online: 30 Apr 2012

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