Analysing an Optimal Angle in Basketball Free Throw

Basketball is a sport, played worldwide by people of all ages, from young to old. The most important skill that a football player should have is shooting. Shooting the ball into the hoop involves projectile motion. The ability of a player to shoot will determine the scores of his/her team. The angle and initial velocity taken during the shooting, plays a vital role, so that a perfect shooting could be achieved. This work has been conducted to determine the optimal throwing angle and initial velocity that a player should take in order to get the best shooting. The relationship of these factors were investigated: the throwing angle and player’s height, initial velocity with the player’s height, as well as the throwing angles versus time taken for the ball to reach the hoop. Our focus is to maximize the height of the ball, before it is thrown. Newton’s law and the concept of projectile motion were applied using a calculus-based model. Relationship between the player’s height with the initial velocity, optimal throwing angle and time taken for the ball to reach the hoop were discussed. Perfect optimal release angle were determined for thirty data of NBA players. It shows that the player’s height is inversely proportional to the initial velocity and the optimal throwing angle. The obtained results also concluded that the optimal throwing angle is directly proportional to the time taken for a ball to reach its maximum height.

Analisis biomekanika free throw basket sesuai kaidah Dave Hopla

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis gerakan free throw sesuai dengan kaidah Dave Hopla. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan eksperimen dengan teknik tes dan pengukuran. Total sampel berjumlah 5 atlet PPLP Basket Kota Semarang yang telah mengisi inform consent dan menyetujui prosedur penelitian. Hasil penelitian ini didapatkan rata rata waktu pada tahap persiapan sebesar 0,53 ± 0,13 detik dengan sudut ayunan sebesar 120°. Gerakan awalan sudut lengan 90° dan rata rata waktu 0,25 ± 0,04 detik dengan sudut fleksi lutut sebesar 99,04 ± 0,04 derajat. Data pada tahap pelaksanaan untuk waktu yang diperoleh sebesar 0,29 ± 0,07 detik dengan sudut fleksi lengan sebesar 55,74 ± 5,54 derajat sedangkan pada tahap akhir dengan rata rata waktu 0,24 ± 0,04 detik dengan jarak shooting 3,64 ± 4,64 meter. Kesimpulan dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa gerakan free throw sudah sesuai dengan kaidah dari Dave Hopla. Hasil free throw juga menunjukkan bahwa shooting precision pada kategori Cukup. Keterbatasan dalam penelitian ini yaitu jumlah sampel yang sedikit terkendala pembatasan social pada masa pandemic Covid-19. Penelitian selanjutnya diharapkan bahwa kaidah Dave Hopla dapat dijadikan sebagai rujukan dalam melakukan free throw untuk efektivitas dan efisiensi gerakan serta akurasi shooting.Biomechanical Analysis of Basketball Free Throw According to The Rules of Dave HoplaAbstractThis aims of this study was to analyze the free throw motion according to Dave Hopla's rules. This research method uses descriptive quantitative with survey tests and measurements. The total sample consisted of 5 PPLP Basket athletes in Semarang who had filled the informed consent and approved the research procedure. The results of this study found an average time in the preparation phase was 0.53 ± 0.13 seconds with a swing angle of 120°. The prefix movement of the arm angle was 90° and an average time was 0.25 ± 0.04 seconds with a knee flexion angle of 99.04 ± 0.04 degrees. The data at the implementation phase for the time obtained were 0.29 ± 0.07 seconds with an arm flexion angle was 55.74 ± 5.54 degrees while in the follow through phase an average time was 0.24 ± 0.04 seconds with a shooting distance of 3.64 ± 4.64 meters.The conclusion of this study showed that the free throw motion is in accordance with Dave Hopla's rules. The free throw result also showed that the shooting precision is in the Moderate category. The limitation in this study was the sample size is slightly constrained by social restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic. Further research is expected that Dave Hopla's rule can be a reference in making effective and efficient free throws.

Free throw technical analysis and its relationship with success in Under-12 basketball players (Análisis técnico de los tiros libres y su relación con el éxito en jugadores de baloncesto menores de 12 años)

The aim of this study was to determine the free throw technique and successful free throw technique both prior to ball release and at ball release moments in under-12 basketball, using a court-applied test. The participants were 102 players from eight male under-12 officially federated basketball teams. We used a point/ideographic/multidimensional observational design to analyse the recordings of 612 free throws. The test consisted of performing one, two or three free throws. One participant performed the free throws and the other passed the ball to him. The roles were exchanged until the two participants performed all the free throw options. As a result, the participants did not execute the free throw using the technique proposed by the literature. This difference was because jumping free throws shoots, with low style, feet at the same distance, and moderate forward displacement of the centre of mass predominated. The free throw technique was in general more regular than that of the successful free throws. Players used an unregulated technique, without meeting the criteria that activate success in the free throw. This technique resulted attempting successful free throws at 4 m from the basket, which is 2.60 m high, with a 485-g ball. Taking into account the characteristics of the participants of the present work in terms of age, strength, maturity, height, weight, and body mass index, coaches and the competition managers should assess what should be improved in under-12 basketball to allow players to increase free throw success. Resumen: El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la técnica de tiro libre y la técnica de tiro libre con éxito, tanto antes de la salida del balón como en el momento de salida del balón en baloncesto U-12, a través de un test de tiro. Los participantes fueron 102 jugadores de ocho equipos masculinos de baloncesto U-12 federados. Se utilizó un diseño observacional puntual/ideográfico/multidimensional para analizar las grabaciones de 612 tiros libres. La prueba consistía en realizar uno, dos o tres tiros libres. Un participante realizaba los tiros libres y el otro le pasaba el balón. Los participantes intercambiaban los roles hasta que los dos realizaron todas las opciones de tiro libre. Los resultados mostraron que los participantes no ejecutaron el tiro libre utilizando la técnica propuesta por la literatura. Esta diferencia se debió a que predominaron los tiros libres con salto, con estilo bajo, pies a la misma distancia y desplazamiento moderado del centro de masas hacia adelante. La técnica de los tiros libres en general fue más regular que la de los tiros libres con éxito. En conclusión, los jugadores utilizaron una técnica alejada de las recomendaciones teóricas, poco regular, y sin cumplir los criterios que posibilitan éxito en el tiro libre. Esto ocurrió como consecuencia de intentar obtener éxito en una situación de tiro libre a 4 m de la canasta, situada a 2.60 m de altura, y con un balón de 485 g. Teniendo en cuenta las características de los participantes del presente trabajo en cuanto a edad, fuerza, madurez, altura, peso e índice de masa corporal, los entrenadores y los responsables de las competiciones deberían valorar qué debe mejorarse en el baloncesto U-12 para que los jugadores puedan aumentar el éxito en los tiros libres.

Stress Responses, Competition, and Free-Throw Performance: The Predicting Role of Other-Approach Goals

Experimental stress paradigms have been little used in the sport psychology literature because they are unrelated to the specific sport task. The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) was used in the present study to investigate its influence on the free-throw performance of skilled basketball players. We also investigated the influence of adopting other-approach goals (i.e., doing well relative to others) on free-throw performance when basketball players were placed in a competition immediately after the TSST, comparatively with a control condition without competition. The results showed that free-throw performance decreased in the control condition, while free-throw performance remained stable when the TSST was followed by a competition. They also highlighted that other-approach goals were significant positive predictors of post-TSST performance in the competition condition but not in the control condition. The TSST may now be used with skilled athletes as an experimental stress paradigm to induce acute stress in the sport domain.

Learning of a Basketball Free Throw With a Flexible Link Robot

Object throwing is an efficient approach for overcoming the kinematic workspace limitations of robots in placement scenarios. Throwing of objects with rigid link robots has been widely studied in literature. Although using robots with spring-like flexible links can significantly increase the throwing distance, existing contributions are very rare. Therefore, we propose an efficient iterative learning control throwing algorithm and apply it to a flexible link robot. A simple rigid link throwing model is used to generate the motor motion. Errors caused by this simplification are corrected by a flexible link throwing model based on the finite element method. As representative scenario a basketball free throw is selected which requires high throwing accuracy. Here, we demonstrate that the controller can be efficiently pre-learned in simulations to reduce real-world training time. Experiments then validate that our learning control method achieves the required free throw accuracy within very few real-world learning iterations.

INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF 8 WEEKS CORE TRAINING PROGRAM ON FREE SHOOTING AND VERTICAL JUMP PERFORMANCE IN BASKETBALL PLAYERS AGED 16-18

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the core training program applied for 8 weeks to basketball players aged 16-18 on free throw and vertical jump performance. 22 male basketball players (11 experimental group, 11 control group) aged 16-18 participated in the study voluntarily. While core training was applied to the basketball players in the experimental group, 2 days a week for 8 weeks, together with the basketball training, the basketball players in the control group only continued their routine basketball training. Free throw and vertical jump performance tests were applied to the subjects before applying the 8-week core training program (pre-test) and after the 8-week core training (post-test). Statistically significant difference was found between pretest and posttest in terms of experimental group free throw test values (p<0.05) Statistically significant difference was found between the pretest and posttest values of the control group in terms of free throw test values (p<0.05). When the experimental group and control group free throw pretest and posttest were compared, no statistical significance was found (p>0.05). A statistically significant difference was found between the pretest and posttest in terms of vertical jump test values of the experimental group and the control group (p<0.05). However, the development in the experimental group was higher than in the control group. There was no statistically significant difference between the free throw test difference mean values of the experimental group and the control group (p>0.05). A statistically significant difference was found between the vertical jump test difference mean values of the experimental group and the control group (p<0.05). As a result, it can be said that 8-week core training has positive effects on the development of vertical jump performance on basketball players, but no effect on free throw performance. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0870/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

PERBEDAAN PENGARUH LATIHAN ONE HAND SET SHOOT DAN TWO HAND SET SHOOT TERHADAP TEMBAKAN BEBAS (FREE THROW) DALAM PERMAINAN BOLA BASKET PADA ATLET BALKA CLUB TAHUN 2020

The aims of this study were: (1) To determine the effect of one hand set shoot practice on free throws in basketball games. (2) Knowledge of the effect of the two hand set shoot exercise on free throws in basketball games. (3) Knowing the difference in the effect between one hand set shoot and two hand set shoot exercises on free throws in basketball games. The research method used is the experimental method. The subjects in this study were Balka Club athletes number 30 participants in Purwodadi Village, Purwodadi District, Grobogan Regency in 2020. The collection technique to obtain the data needed in this study used a one-handed and two-handed shot test against free throws. results based on data analysis: There is a significant effect of one-handed shooting practice on basketball free throws in Balka Club 2020 athletes (1). There is a significant effect of two-handed shooting practice on basketball free throws for Balka Club 2020 athletes (2). There is a significant difference in the effect of one-handed and two-handed shooting practice on basketball free shots for Balka Club 2020 athletes. From the calculations that have been made, the t-value is 0.879, it is smaller (table 5%) which is 2.131. Two-handed shooting training has a better effect on basketball free throw skills for Balka Club 2020 athletes. The increase in free throw practice skills in group 2 (the group receiving two-handed training) is 92% > group 1 (the group that received the one-handed shot practice treatment) was 74% (3).

KINEMATIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROFICIENT AND NON-PROFICIENT FREE THROW SHOOTERS – VIDEO ANALYSIS

Despite its importance and significant contribution to the final game outcome, the free throw shooting motion is greatly understudied. The purpose of this study was to examine kinematic differences between proficient and non-proficient free throw shooters and to determine which variables have the greatest impact on successful free throw shooting performance. Thirteen healthy recreationally active males volunteered to participate in this study. Each participant shot three sets of ten consecutive free throws from the regulation distance from the basket. Each set was performed under 3 minutes with 1-2-minute rest between each set. A high-definition camera recording at 30 fps captured the free throw shooting motion from a sagittal point of view. Video analysis software was used to analyze the following kinematic variables: knee angle, elbow angle, hip flexion, ankle flexion, release angle, shoulder angle, hand release height, and elbow height. The findings of this study suggest that lower elbow positioning influenced by greater knee, ankle, and hip flexion during the preparatory phase of the shooting motion may lead to improvements in free throw shooting accuracy. Moreover, greater ball release height and release angle, as previously suggested, could decrease the margin of error and enhance free throw shooting performance. By using these kinematic variables to create the discriminant function projection model, it is plausible that proficient free throw shooters can be accurately classified in 94% of cases.