Comparing the biomechanical characteristics between squat and standing serves in female table tennis athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The table tennis serve involves complex spatial movements combined with biomechanial characteristics. Although the differences in lower-limb biomechanial characteristics to a great extent influence the translational and spinning velocity of the ball when using the different styles of table tennis serve, few researchers have studied their mechanics. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the differences in lower-limb activity between the squat and standing serves during a table tennis short serve.

Methods

Ten advanced female table tennis participants performed a squat serve and standing serve in random order. A Vicon motion analysis system and a Novel Pedar insole plantar pressure measurement system were used to record kinematics and kinetics data, res

SUBMITTER: Yu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5985758 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature