ABSTRACT
Designing rackets requires a thorough understanding of the relations between the playing properties of a racket (from a player point of view) and the objective mechanical properties (from an engineering point of view). The most important playing properties are:
Performance or rebound efficiency (“racket power”)
Movability (the ease to move the racket)
Control (the ability to place a ball exactly where you want it)
Comfort (to reduce body fatigue and possible injuries)
