Impact prediction between a ball and racket in table tennis

Currently, very specific designs for racket sport equipment are targeted to match the physical and technical levels of each player. However, the ball/racket impact is an instantaneous phenomenon, complicated by the involvement of a human. Many unknown factors are involved in the mechanisms that explain how the specifications and physical properties of the racket and the ball influence the racket capabilities (Kawazoe et al. 1998, 2000, 2002a,b).