Effect of SAMGHA tripod on eye and hand reaction time and accuracy in tennis

Purpose This study investigated the impact of the SAMGHA tripod on reaction time and hitting accuracy in intermediate tennis players (USTA NTRP 3.0–4.0). Material and methods Thirty participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group (<i>n</i> = 15) using the tripod or a control group (<i>n</i> = 15) with standard training. Pre- and post-tests measured simple and choice reaction times and sweet spot hitting accuracy. Results Results showed that the experimental group significantly improved: simple reaction time decreased from 0.527 to 0.263 s, and choice reaction time from 0.455 to 0.362 s, and hitting accuracy rose from 45.47% to 81.60% for forehand and 44.87% to 81.53% for backhand (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Conclusions It can be mentioned that the experimental group showed greater improvement in reaction time and hitting accuracy compared to the control group, which demonstrated no significant changes. Therefore, the results suggest that the SAMGHA tripod may have potential in supporting perception and motion relevant to tennis performance.