Table 2.
Mean (± SD) percentages of the expert and non-expert tennis players for both forehand shots combined, backhand shots combined and all shots combined.
| Accuracy (%) Expert Players | Accuracy (%) Non-Expert Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rest | 70% | 90% | Rest | 70% | 90% | |
| Forehand Shots | 30.38 (11.98) | 26.92 (12.34) | 12.69 (9.49) | 18.53 (17.92) | 15.00 (9.52) | 7.94 (6.14) |
| Backhand Shots | 19.23 (12.89) | 23.08 (9.69) | 16.92 (11.64) | 14.71 (9.10) | 17.35 (12.64) | 8.82 (10.08) |
| All shots combined | 24.81 (10.08) | 25.00 (8.96) | 14.81 (8.51) | 16.62 (10.00) | 16.18 (8.98) | 8.38 (7.23) |
| Consistency (%) Expert Players | Consistency (%) Non-Expert Players | |||||
| Rest | 70% | 90% | Rest | 70% | 90% | |
| Forehand Shots | 49.62 (11.27) | 51.92 (15.48) | 54.23 (12.22) | 45.59 (16.00) | 47.35 (12.39) | 37.94 (9.85) |
| Backhand Shots | 55.77 (16.94) | 50.38 (9.89) | 45.77 (13.97) | 38.53 (14.77) | 45.88 (12.53) | 32.94 (13.00) |
| All shots combined | 52.69 (12.50) | 51.15 (5.55) | 50.00 (10.00) | 42.06 (11.57) | 46.62 (7.65) | 35.44 (6.97) |
| Out (%) Expert Players | Out (%) Non-Expert Players | |||||
| Rest | 70% | 90% | Rest | 70% | 90% | |
| Forehand Shots | 20.00 (9.13) | 21.15 (13.10) | 33.08 (12.84) | 36.18 (18.84) | 37.65 (16.87) | 54.12 (12.15) |
| Backhand Shots | 25.00 (13.54) | 26.54 (10.68) | 37.31 (12.18) | 46.76 (16.10) | 36.76 (17.67) | 58.24 (17.76) |
| All shots combined | 22.50 (9.57 ) | 23.85 (8.70) | 35.19 (9.76) | 41.47 (13.75) | 37.21 (12.08) | 56.18 (9.89) |