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• Introduction
• Link to Reference Library
• Links to interactive modules (rackets, balls, shoes, surfaces,
SportSim)
• Frequently asked questions from coaches
• Teacher pages
• About Cooke Associates
• About LTA
• Useful websites
• Acknowledgments
INTERACTIVE MODULES:
Racket – Howard Brody
• Design and Construction
• Strings
• Power
• Sweet spots
• Vibration
• Lateral (side-to-side) errors
• Ball Spin generation
Racket selection tools - Crawford Lindsey
• Twistweight customisation
• Swingweight customisation
• Balance customisation
• Combined weight, balance, swingweight customisation
• Ball velocity of shots
• Determining the ACOR of your racquet
• Shots using ACOR
Shoes – Sharon
Dixon
• Design and Construction
• Cushioning (includes force and pressure measurement)
• Traction (includes friction definition)
• Stability (includes moment definition)
Courts and Surfaces – Sharon Dixon
• Design and Construction
• Cushioning (includes force measurement)
• Traction (includes friction definition)
Balls – Jani
Macari Pallis and Duane
Knudson 
• Design and Construction
• Flight (aerodynamics)
• Flight control
• Bounce
SportSim – Timothy
Moran
• simulation of ball flight
This CD-ROM is available from the LTA Coach Education department and SEP resources. To find out more,
please contact Cooke
Associates.
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... 'because the task of beginning a rally was carried out
by a servant for his master. The canny player might have used this to
his advantage: "Ah, my good Lord Salisbury, I am so looking forward to
the game. Have you met my servant, Sampras?"'
Cooke Associates, in association
with the Lawn Tennis Association's Coach Education programme, has
produced an educational resource for tennis coaches. This CD-ROM covers
the science and engineering of rackets, balls, shoes, surfaces and ball
flight simulation.