DETERMINATION OF THE COEFFICIENT OF DRAG OF THREE DIFFERENT TENNIS BALLS USING A WIND TUNNEL

INTRODUCTION: Most of the previous studies of the aerodynamic properties of sports balls [1, 2] have dealt with golf balls [3, 4, 5, 6] and baseballs [7, 8, 9, 10]. In the case of golf, there have been several changes over the years regarding both surface and content of the balls, all as part of the constant effort to make the balls fly further. The research regarding baseball and cricket deals more with th