Digital Dynamometer and Goniometer in Analyzing Isometric Capacities and Tennis Serving

¹ Office of Physical Education and Sport Affairs, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
² Cognitive Neuro Metrics Laboratory, Graduate Institute of Educational Measurement & Statistics National Taichung University of Education, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
³ Taiwan Marine Education Center, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keenlung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
⁴ Department of Physical Education, National Taichung University of Education, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
⁵ School of Physical Therapy, Chung Shan Medical University Rehabilitation, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

^* Corresponding author: fanchiliu@yahoo.com

Abstract

The study was to investigate relation between tennis serving techniques and shoulder joint muscles in various skilled players in Taiwan. The study used Micro FET3 (Digital Manual Muscle Dynamometer and Goniometer) which appraised the isometric capacity of the shoulder joint and perimeter muscle. The research consists of 13 collegiate male tennis players; 6 players were in elite groups and the other 7 players were in general groups. The tennis players performed 30 servers testing the range to appraise serve technique reflect. The application of t-test and Linear Regression analyzed the serve technique reflect interrelated with the shoulder joint muscle. The muscle strength and the serve accuracy predominate interrelated place where middle trapezius, shoulder internal rotator, and shoulder external rotator of favor hands were obvious. The muscle strength and the serve speed predominated interrelated place where shoulder internal rotator and shoulder external rotator of favor hands were obvious. This study also discovered triceps of favor hands, shoulder extensor, shoulder abductor, triceps, and middle trapezius of non- favor hands muscle strength didn't have any outstanding reference with tennis league table. The research confirmed that the shoulder joint muscle discipline increased shoulder internal rotator, shoulder external rotator, and middle trapezius that help the serve technique reflect.