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Here is an interesting article on free-throw shooting in basketball. It's all about parabolas and arch and how you need to have just the right angle to get the ball in the hoop. Also, backspin.
Free-throw success is also improved by adding a little backspin, which pushes the ball downward if it hits the back of the rim. The North Carolina State engineers calculated the ideal rate of free-throw backspin at three cycles per second. That is, a shot that takes one second to reach the basket will make three full revolutions counterclockwise as seen from the stands on the player's right side. Watch for that, too.Man, that's a lot of science!
Of course, the thoughts I went away with were: 1) March Madness? 2) So soon? 3) I wonder if I should go ahead and just buy a television for our room now?
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The family brackets are being completed as we speak....... Bring on the Madness! And thanks for the article - my "I hate Geometry" basketball player was fascinated.
Sorry this comment isn't related to this entry, but I wasn't sure where to put it =) I'm a book reviewer for several publishers and I was just given an opportunity to review your book--I will probably review it. I only have 1 boy and 2 girls, but I admire all of my friends with boys and I'm very aware of how God has matched us with the right mix of children for who each of us are! I can't imagine having 5 boys.
Anyways, there was a book I reviewed several months ago and I noticed that y'all really like Chuck Norris and I wanted to mention it in case you haven't read it... It was called the Official Chuck Norris Fact Book--he picked out 101 of his favorite Chuck Norris myths and then writes about each one. It was pretty fun!
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