SWOOSH. That’s all I hear in a gym full of 100 or more screaming fans and the sound of the buzzer going off as if it was never going to stop. As I laid on the ground gasping for air, I came to my senses that I just hit the game winning shot against Tates Creek high School with 3.7 seconds left. This shot was the shot of my career but who would of knew 7 years prior to that shot that I would of became a top rated shooting guard in the city of Lexington, Kentucky. My whole basketball career all I’ve known is to shoot a basketball jump shot, that was my duty, my job, my responsibility but never did I feel I was mechanically doing my whole life’s work wrong.
A basketball Jump shot also known as a jumper is one of the most important shots in the game. Its purpose is for the player to jump, usually straight up and while in the mid-air attempt to score while arcing the ball in the basket. Jumps shots are known for winning games, especially crucial last second shots such as mine but it’s a skill that a player should be familiar and have knowledge of. Although it seems simple and easy its actually is a very detailed and mechanical aspect to the game which is why I choose to analyze the biomechanics of a basketball jump shot.
While excelling as an inexperience basketball player, I was taught the improper mechanics and incorrect techniques on learning to shoot an appropriate jump shot. Following in my basketball career I developed as a shooting guard, leading to me being criticized for being a two-handed shooter. While blooming as an athlete and player, my college coach pointed out my distant actions and from then I grew interested in learning the research behind the mechanics I do when performing a jump shot. Because I got the opportunity...
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...e you a great shooter. Although I suffered injuries in my past basketball career which earned me a basketball scholarship to play collegiate basketball, I am now more knowledgeable about my position. This knowledge has helped me reflect on myself and my experiences as a player transitioning to a coach. I believe it is important that I educate my players and teach them proper mechanics but also mental set. Acknowledge that the jump shot is more than a motion of physical ability and talent, it takes a great amount of thinking and implying the information you already know to what you learned. All coaches throughout the country regardless of their level should have knowledge of biomechanics and require there staff to also know the following information. This allows the opportunity for kids to learn the correct technique, prevent injuries, and transform them as a player.
So, in case you ever find yourself playing basketball, remember to use the correct form, have the proper stance, jump, and follow through. Now that you know all of the steps to shooting a basket all you have to do is put them together. Set your hands, feet, jump, and follow through. It might feel different at first, but the more you practice the more natural it will feel and the better you will
Research suggests a person’s height does not affect their ability to make a successful jump shot. The ability to make a successful jump shot be determined by the arc in which enters the rim of the basket. When a basketball enters the rim on a 45° angle with a backspin it increases the percentage of a successful jump shot. The height of a basketball player is key when the player is taller, they are able to make more successful defensive blocks and able to get more rebounds of the basketball.
The way people shoot a free throw has been done pretty much the same way for years. People walk up to the line and right handers put their right foot in the middle of the line, while lined up with the hoop. Where left handed shooters put their left foot on the line, while being lined up to the middle of the hoop. The shooter then focuses on the rim and backboard, then takes a deep breath and slowly goes through the shooting process while keeping complete focus, and good form
Basketball is growing and becoming a well known sport, where two teams of five players attempt to score points on an opposing netted hoop (basket) 10 feet high while stopping the other team from scoring on their own basket. This sport is not just becoming popular in America but in many other nations such as Spain, Lithuania, Australia, and Croatia. However, one player in the United States named Stephen Curry (Steph) is changing the game of basketball by becoming one of the deadliest perimeter shooters of all time. Despite the opposing views of being unable to change a sport individually, Stephen Curry is evolving the game of basketball himself through his shooting efficiency, his ability to consistently make “bad shots”, and becoming a dominant threat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
David Epstein suggests that innate talent plays a huge role in the way to fame. He showcases the rare story of Donald Thomas a man that immediately “mastered” the art of high jumping. Epstein explains that Thomas had no prior e=training or passion for the sport. However, he states, “ On January 19, 2006, [Donald] Thomas was sitting in the cafeteria at Lindenwood University in Saint Charles, Missouri, boasting about his slam dunking prowess with a few guys from the track team” (Epstein). Thomas’ words indicate that he was already an athlete prior to his first high jumping experience. He had to have the skill of jumping especially if he was able to slam dunk. Basketball and high jumping have a link between the skill needed to perform both of these sports. There was no evidence provided in “The Sports Gene” to suggest that a person without an athletic background grew to be a champion within a short amount of time. The author states, “ Thomas has not improved one centimeter in the six years since he entered the professional sport” (Epstein). Thomas made it only so far before he plateaued in his career. This statement coincides with Gladwell’s claim that it takes year of endurance and practice to improve upon one’s ability. Donald Thomas only trained for eight months before his championship win, but his past with basketball gave him the ability to
Shooting is the main part of basketball. If you don’t shoot, you don’t score and if you don’t score you lose, and nobody likes to lose. Shooting the ball is something that takes a extreme amount of time for it to become perfect. I’ve been playing basketball for over 10 years and I still don’t know how to shoot the perfect shot.
The best way to take a jump shot is by squaring both the shoulders and feet ...
Player just need to learn how to battle in the post and get in the right position and use your strength to either to grab a rebound or make a basket. In his article “9 Secrets to Dominating as an Undersized Post Player” Coach Mac explains the way undersized players beat bigger players in the post is by, being willing to battle, reading the basketball's flight path, use your body to create space, have an incredible jump shot, and get crafty with your post moves.” you don’t have to be taller than 7 foot 2 and weigh 300 pounds to dominate opponents in the post” Players have to master the abilities of playing in the post to become a good basketball player. This shows little guys can beat a big guy just by using their strength and knowledge to beat their opponent in the post. (Coach Mac,1). To be a good shooter and have good shot mechanics you must finish with a relaxed wrist at the end of your shot. In his article “21 Easy Ways to Improve Your Basketball shooting Percentage” Jeff Haefner gives his readers how to perfect and improve your jump shot. “ One of the worst things you can do is think about your shooting mechanics during a game.” Players should practice their jump shot enough to where they don’t have to think about it, it should be a natural instinct when you shoot the rock. This shows that perfecting a jump shot and players getting comfortable with their jump shot
If you think about it, it’s almost impossible to measure the force that it takes to dribble a basketball, unless you have the right tools. Let’s just think about the basic physics that you should know. In order to dribble a basketball you need to apply enough force for the ball to go from your hand to the floor and back up to your hand. When the ball is in your hand it is holding potential energy. Potential energy is the energy that is about to be transferred into kinetic energy, which is when the energy is in use. The ball is in kinetic energy after it leaves your hand and starts to fall. So the force of gravity has to be less than the force of the bounce to keep the dribbling going.
Imagine an individual who has devoted his or her entire life training under the supervision of countless experts in the field of athletics to achieve an Olympic title which very few professional athletes have won throughout history. To clarify, this individual’s objective is to solely master the basic concepts of improving his or her jump and trying to maneuver his or her body in difficult ways as a projectile to set a high jump record. This abstract idea was the manner in which most professional high jumper’s trained for competitive high jumping until the Summer Olympics of 1968 (INSERT CITATION). Richard Douglas Fosbury changed the sport of high jumping by innovating the “Fosbury Flop” and since the Summer Olympics of 1968, the complexities
There are many aspects to the game of basketball and physics can be applied to all of them. Although to be good at basketball it is not necessary to play it from a physics point of view. Basketball players become good by developing muscle memory for the actions that must be performed in the game of basketball from years of practice. Nevertheless knowing some of the physics in the game of basketball can help a good player be a better player. In this paper I will cover the three most important aspects of the game, shooting, dribbling and passing.
This week, my students worked on dribbling a basketball. Monday’s lesson went very well. While teaching my lesson, I noticed that my students were on many different levels when it came to their ability to dribble a ball. Some students were able to dribble with one hand and walking around, while others were having a difficult time dribbling with two hands and standing in place. I instructed my students to stand on a poly spot while dribbling a ball. A few of the students were capable of dribbling while walking, so I let those students walk around as long as they did not interfere with theirs peers. I was very pleased with how my lesson turned out on Monday.
Physics is a part of everyday life. It is evident in the modern technological devices we use in every day experiences and objects around us. Although physics is understood to be only useful in the classroom, physics can also be applied to one the most popular activities on the planet, basketball. Whether jumping for the ball, or leaping for a slam dunk, the human body follows the same laws of projectile motion as do other objects. The sport that includes shooting, passing, running, and dribbling involves topics covered in physics such as force, friction, effects of air resistance, velocity, air pressure and energy. Basketball also involves factors such as projectile motion in making a basket, gravity and its effects on passing and dribbling, and Newton’s First and Third Law on passing and a number of others.
I had always heard playing basketball at a high school level was always the first step in order to become a professional. Though I only played once throughout high school I was still interested in how one could become a professional at basketball. For my senior project I chose to research about it and found out many interesting things I didn’t know about it. My knowledge for basketball grew even more.
The common lay-up is one of these, it can be on the left or right side of the basket. Not only that, but, you can take a reverse lay-up, meaning you go under the basket and throw the ball up backwards. As you get farther from the basket you will have to bend your knees more and put more force into shooting it. Calculating the amount of force needed is a very tough element when learning to shoot. Furthermore, different spots on the court are worth different points. For instance, behind the three-point line is three points, anywhere else is worth two points. The only exception to that is a free-throw and that is taken when you are fouled, these are worth only one