Question

Dominic just started playing tennis and has very little confidence in his

skills, especially his serve. One day when he was practicing by himself, a
friend offered to play with him. He proceeded to serve the ball outside
the lines. This illustrates that

Answer 1

Dominic's difficulty with his serve is related to both the need to hit the tennis ball on the racquet's sweet spot to minimize arm jarring and the complex physics involved in accounting for the ball's curved motion, speed, and angle to land it within the service box.

Step-by-step explanation:

When Dominic served the ball outside the lines during tennis practice, it illustrated a challenge that many beginner tennis players face with the coordination and control required for serving, as well as accounting for the physics behind the ball's motion. Tennis racquets have sweet spots, which are locations on the string bed that produce the most efficient interactions between the racquet and the ball. Hitting the ball on the sweet spot causes less vibration and a reduction in the shock transmitted to the player's arm, which is due to the fact that at the sweet spot, the impact forces are balanced and the racquet doesn't wobble excessively.