How does Physics apply to Basketball?

  • Playing basketball almost my whole life, I never thought of the physics aspect of the game
  • In basketball, you must put a force onto the ball in order to score a basket
  • It requires more force to shoot the ball further away from the basket
  • people have studied how much force needs to be put into shooting from certain spots on the basketball court (physics)
  • Also, depending on your height, there are different angles you can shoot the ball (physics)
  • There is a term in basketball called "Shooters Touch" which means you put a certain amount of spin on the ball while shooting it, and if it hits the rim in a specific spot, it has the chance to roll in
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  • image by https://physicsofbasketball.wordpress.com/2014/05/18/optimal-trajectory-for-a-shot/
 

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