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This article loses a lot of impact by focusing on an all-or-nothing task like shooting a basketball. Why would you practice shooting at a wrong size/wrong heigh
by quirkot 6y ago
This article loses a lot of impact by focusing on an all-or-nothing task like shooting a basketball. Why would you practice shooting at a wrong size/wrong height basket at all? There are no points for near miss and you make enough shots in a game that it's a statics game anyway
- jagged-chisel 6y ago> Why would you practice shooting at a wrong size/wrong height basket at all? Honing one's targeting ability. If you become accustomed to making shots in a smaller hoop, hitting the larger hoop becomes somewhat easier. I've seen similar in batting practice with softball players: lots of practice with baseballs, then the larger softball is easier to track and hit.
- quirkot 6y agoThat makes sense to me, to hone already developed skills. I was reading this thinking it was targeted at novices