Projectile Motion
- These words seem very familiar
and that's because we see them everyday in
physics but also in the world around us
- Basketball is no different
because projectile motion is as present as ever
in this famous game
- Players use projectile motion to
shoot the basketball and help them score
- You have to account for the
player's height with the ball, the acceleration
of gravity pulling it down, the speed at which
the ball is shot, and also the arc of the shot
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- As you can see in the photo, the
ideal angle of release is about 48 degrees,
although this may vary from player to player
depending on height, length of their arms, etc
- Once you figure out your ideal
angle, you can determine the max height of the
shot you need to make the majority of your shots
- The next thing is
speed...combining that ideal angle and height with
the right velocity, that's what makes a good shot
- You have to account for distance
from the basket as more speed will be needed for
shots further away from the hoop
- The velocity can be broken up into
vertical and horizontal components considering
once the player jumps, there is a vertical
velocity as well as when the ball is released
there is a horizontal velocity
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