Damages of laminated composites subjected to impact loading are evaluated using the stress reversal split Hopkinson bar. Three types of laminated composites with nearly 2mm thickness are used in the impact test. The impact absorbed energy for 40mm square laminated composite is determined. From the dynamic compressive stress-strain hysteresis loop. It is shown that the impact area of a plain-weave carbon/epoxy laminated composite is larger than that of a cross-ply carbon/epoxy laminated composite under the same impact loading condition.