Mathematical Modelling of Hand-Held Sporting Equipment

摘要

A class of hand-held equipment used in racket and stick sports such as tennis, squash, golf, cricket, etc. is modelled by considering a ball-mesh-handle-hand system. A mathematical formulation is obtained by dividing the system into simpler units and then taking into account the mutual mechanical inter-action between individual components. An iterative method is outlined for solving the problem. The model will be of use in assessing and improving the performance and handling of equipment of this kind.