The kinematic analysis of the lower limb during topspin forehand loop between different level table tennis athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Topspin is one of the most attacking stroke in table tennis sport. The aim of this research was to investigate the kinematic characteristics of the lower limb (driving leg) during topspin forehand loop in different playing level table tennis athletes.

Methods

Ten male table tennis athletes performed topspin forehand loop shots with maximal force to hit the ball that was played by a professional table tennis coach. The three-dimensional Vicon motion analysis system was used to capture the kinematic information.

Results

The key findings from this research indicate that there were no significant differences in motion time between elite athletes (EA) and medium athletes (MA) during the entire phase (P = 0.784). EA showed significantly less knee (P

SUBMITTER: He Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7958893 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature