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Are there no basketball players here? I was always taught to aim for the back of the rim and to make sure my arc reached the top of the backboard and to have ba
by cglee 14y ago
Are there no basketball players here? I was always taught to aim for the back of the rim and to make sure my arc reached the top of the backboard and to have backspin, and a million other tips (set your feet, square your shoulders, 90 degree elbow bend, stick out your ass, bend your knees, etc) that's far more useful than this article.
- ebiester 14y agoThe traditional wisdom was 45 degrees, not 54 degrees, and even lower arcs are quite common. Also, the V is a slight departure from common wisdom. In basketball camp, I was also taught 1.5 rotations rather than 3. It's an optimization of previous information, not a revolution.