| Foreword | p. v |
| Preface | p. vii |
| Racquets | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Choosing a Racquet-the Basics | p. 1 |
| Mistakes When Buying a Racquet | p. 3 |
| Three Types of Racquet | p. 3 |
| Racquets and Player Psychology | p. 5 |
| Racquet Features Combine with Strokes | p. 7 |
| Selecting a Racquet Is Art & Science | p. 9 |
| Care of Racquets | p. 9 |
| Racquet Properties | p. 10 |
| Power | p. 11 |
| The Components of "Power": Exit Speed, Rebound Speed, Racquet Speed | p. 13 |
| Effect of Grip Firmness on Power | p. 15 |
| The Maximum Exit Power Point Changes with Racquet Speed | p. 17 |
| Comparing Racquet Power | p. 19 |
| Racquet Power Defined as Rebound Power | p. 21 |
| Maximum Effort Power | p. 22 |
| Rebound Power Is the Sum of All Racquet Properties | p. 24 |
| Power and Energy Loss | p. 25 |
| Maximum Theoretical Ball Speed | p. 25 |
| The Bad News: Rebound Power Values Aren't Readily Available | p. 26 |
| Control | p. 27 |
| Rebound Control | p. 27 |
| Weight | p. 28 |
| Weight and Apparent Weight | p. 28 |
| The Six "Weights" of a Racquet | p. 28 |
| Racquet Weight | p. 30 |
| Light vs Heavy Racquets | p. 33 |
| Ideal Racquet Weight | p. 34 |
| Balance Point and Pickupweight | p. 36 |
| Swingweight | p. 38 |
| Twistweight | p. 41 |
| Spinweight | p. 42 |
| Hittingweight ("Effective Mass") | p. 43 |
| Stiffness (Flex) | p. 44 |
| Racquet Stiffness | p. 44 |
| Measuring Racquet Stiffness | p. 45 |
| Vibration Comparison between Racquets | p. 46 |
| Racquet Vibrations, Sweetspot, and Feel | p. 48 |
| Vibration Dampening | p. 50 |
| Shock & the Center of Percussion | p. 51 |
| The Difference between Shock and Vibration | p. 55 |
| Customizing a Racquet | p. 56 |
| Customizing Weight, Balance, & Swingweight | p. 57 |
| Further Reading | p. 58 |
| Strings | |
| Strings and the Modern Game | p. 59 |
| Stringbed Stiffness | p. 61 |
| Static & Dynamic Stringbed Stiffness | p. 62 |
| Effect of String Material and Gauge on Stringbed Stiffness | p. 66 |
| Effect of String Tension on Stringbed Stiffness | p. 68 |
| Effect of String Pattern on Stringbed Stiffness | p. 71 |
| Effect of Headsize and Stringbed Suspension System on Stringbed Stiffness | p. 71 |
| Rise in String Tension During a Shot | p. 72 |
| Stringbed Stiffness Summary | p. 73 |
| Tension and Performance | p. 74 |
| Tension and Power | p. 75 |
| Tension Loss and Going "Dead" | p. 77 |
| Tension Loss and Feel | p. 78 |
| Tension Loss and Control | p. 79 |
| Tension Loss and Sound | p. 79 |
| Tension Loss and Prestreteching | p. 79 |
| Tension and Spin | p. 80 |
| Tension and Player Perceptiveness | p. 80 |
| Dwell Time and Performance | p. 82 |
| Dwell Time | p. 82 |
| Dwell Distance | p. 84 |
| Dwell Error | p. 85 |
| Dwell Time and Force | p. 85 |
| General Rules of Dwell Time | p. 86 |
| Further Reading | p. 86 |
| Balls & Bounce | |
| Ball Basics | p. 87 |
| Ball History | p. 87 |
| Rules about Balls | p. 87 |
| Ball Testing to Compare New and Old Balls | p. 89 |
| Pressurized and Pressureless Balls | p. 90 |
| Ball Bounce Off the Court | p. 90 |
| Friction | p. 91 |
| Bounce Factors | p. 93 |
| Angle of Incidence | p. 94 |
| Incident Speed and Spin | p. 95 |
| Hardness of Court | p. 96 |
| Court Smoothness or Roughness | p. 98 |
| Horizontal Bounce Speed | p. 99 |
| Effects of Friction on Ball Spin | p. 102 |
| Ball Bounce Off the Strings | p. 108 |
| Angle of Impact | p. 109 |
| Tilting the Racquet Head | p. 113 |
| The Bounce Path off the Strings | p. 113 |
| Further Reading | p. 117 |
| Spin & Trajectory | |
| Spin Basics | p. 119 |
| Generation of Spin | p. 120 |
| Influence of Incident Angle and Spin on Rebound Spin | p. 121 |
| Effects of Spin on Bounce off the Strings | p. 121 |
| Types and Uses of Spin | p. 123 |
| 18 Different Ways to Hit the Ball | p. 126 |
| Spin Before and After Bounce | p. 127 |
| Effect of Grip on Spin | p. 128 |
| Can Racquets and Strings Increase Spin? | p. 130 |
| Can Players Feel Spin | p. 131 |
| Increasing Spin with Stroke Technique | p. 132 |
| Simple Topspin Experiment | p. 133 |
| Topspin and the Federer Forehand | p. 134 |
| Effect of Racquet Tilt on a Topspin Forehand | p. 137 |
| Spin and the Serve | p. 139 |
| Ball Toss | p. 139 |
| Tips on Serving | p. 140 |
| Arching the Back to Serve | p. 142 |
| Slice Serve | p. 144 |
| Serve Actions | p. 144 |
| Forearm Slows Down | p. 145 |
| The Sampras Serve | p. 146 |
| Force on Handle | p. 147 |
| Trajectory | p. 148 |
| Vertical Launch Angle | p. 148 |
| Hitting the Ball Deep | p. 150 |
| Further Reading | p. 152 |
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