The Mind-Bending Physics that Give Tennis Pros Their Edge

Ever wondered how tennis pros are able to hit the ball with so much force, at extreme angles with incredible accuracy while still keeping it in the court? It comes down to physics. They leverage spin and a phenomenon called the Magnus effect. A NASA aerodynamics expert walks us through the basics. The concepts apply whether you’re watching the US Open or just throwing a ball around with your friends.
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[@tiagofreitas5783]

wonderful vídeo! congrats

[@user-vg3ct2jf1o]

Amazing video 🎉.

[@avici0182]

These are my favorite type of KZbin videos to watch. Subbed!

[@eavyeavy2864]

Liar

[@ElVilig]

Me too 🙂 😉

[@victorvasquezecheverriavas1298]

Muy buen video muchas gracizs. Una pregunta, que genera el spin? El impacto o las cuerdas??? Muchas gracias

[@nerdin7781]

The impact

[@rodrigoalvaradolivacic2334]

el espacio entre las cuerdas, mientras más delgadas hay mas espacio para que la pelota quede atrapada, generando mayor Spin

[@jeffhermida4788]

The tennis court is the biggest illusion in sports. The court looks huge and players think they can hit the ball where ever they want. The angle in which to hit to your opponent is quite small. Its a little over 19 degrees. This is the reason why Vic Braden's "hour glass" court is set up. You cannot hit anywhere you want. You must use topspin and depending on your court position, you must hit to specific area of the court to give you the best chance of keeping the ball within the court.

[@stpetetennispro2012]

🤔 Interesting! Can you share a link to more information about this, please? Thank you in advance.

[@salishvideo]

Damn, this video deserves so many views

[@tomr6955]

Disagree

[@ambientmanaforthemind-focu2535]

03:55 Isaac Newton in 1670s looking at spinning tennis balls !? Now that’s interesting since the first tennis ball was made in 1850s !? Are you as a scientist for real !?

[@eavyeavy2864]

European think they invent anything

[@gerardweatherby1053]

Ms. Hernadez is very real. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tennis#Real_tennis

[@Monsterenergy791]

I caught that too, tennis is from the 1800s, definitely not 1600s, unless they had tennis ball then just didn't invent the game yet!! Just kidding, but she probably mispoke there

[@deevog]

I did sports for 16 years, talent comes natural and in games dont need only best body but mind too and quick decesion

[@tomhowto]

I really like your video about tennis physics. I am producing my own video about Tennis physics and would like to use portions of your video. I will pay you $50 for the ride do use portions of your video. Let me know if you want the money . If don’t hear from you I assume it is OK to use a video and Not pay you $50

[@razerone49]

Using Osaka as the tennis player example didn’t age well. A little pressure and gen Z’s have a complete meltdown. Evolution has brought us the softest, weakest, most unstable generation of our lifetimes.

[@grimson]

Using one person as YOUR example of an entire generation is pretty stupid.

[@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten]

You just need to look at the many mentally strong gen z players to see that this is not a widespread thing. And the fact that some players are mentally weaker is not due to evolution because there has not been enough time nor any selection pressure for humans to evolve in this way, it's due to societal factors and how people are raised.

[@July-A7]

Waste of time.