Table 1.
Mean (±Standard deviation) for hips and shoulder angle values during one-(1BH) and two-handed (2BH) backhand strokes at the completion of the backswing (preparation phase).
| Authors | sample | Stroke direction and type | Shoulders rotation (°) | Hips rotation (°) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BH | 2 BH | 1 BH | 2 BH | |||
| Reid & Elliott (2002) | 18 male collegiate players | CC On-C DL On-C |
117.2 (7.0) 120.9 (6.8) |
79.5 (11.5) 87.2 (9.5) |
90.1 (15.8) 88.5 (9.4) |
58.0 (8.8) 68.8 (10.8) |
| Elliott et al. (1989) | 7 male state ranked players and 1 female internally ranked player | CC topspin On-C DL topspin On-C |
123.0 129.1 |
NR NR |
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| Elliot & Christmas (1995) | 13 male high performance players | DL backspin On-C | ≈ 130 | NR | ||
| Akutagawa & Kojima (2005) | 14 male collegiate players | DL (laboratory condition) | NR | 111.6 (9.3) | 117.7 (9.3) | |
CC = cross-court; DL= down the line; NR = not reported; On-C = On-court.