Do you know how to shoot a perfect basket. According to make a perfect basket you would release the ball at 33 degrees. If you don’t release the ball at 33 degrees it most likely not go in. There is a lot of science behind shooting a basketball. To understand the science behind it you must know about gravity, potential and kinetic energy, angle, and force.
There are many ways of energy in shooting a basketball in a hoop. There are two elements of shooting a basketball, potential energy, kinetic energy, and gravity. One element of energy is kinetic energy. In the dictionary it defines kinetic energy as the energy of a body or a system with respect to the motion of the body or of the particles in the system. “Kinetic energy depends on the velocity” (khan academy). Then potential energy in the dictionary defines it as the energy of a body or a system with respect to the position of the body or the arrangement of the particles of the system. Then gravity in the dictionary is defined as the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth. If the gravity was turned off, when you shoot a basketball the ball would up into the air. When you shoot a basketball you transfer energy to one
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Speed is also very important for shooting a basketball. Dr. Gintaras Duda said “ If you want a perfect three pointer, the ball must be released at 33 degrees from your hand”. A good three pointer has many things to do with the arc. If you get fouled, then to shoot a perfect free throw, you would release the ball at about 51 degrees. Then you have to have speed in your throw. This type of speed is not how fast it goes, but it suggests the distance it travels. If you would like to improve the way you shoot a ball then it may help to put a little backspin on the ball. When you shoot a ball without backspin it has less of a chance going in then a ball shot with