Report How To Shoot A Basketball
Hypothesis
The Purpose of this experiment was to evaluate how the various techniques a person can use to shoot a basketball at various distances and how it can affect the likely hood of making a basket. We predicted that a person was more likely to make it if they shot it over handed with some jump, so that the ball would have more force behind it.
Procedure
Step 1: Gather five willing participants and a good basketball. For this experiment we used five different people with average basketball skills. We tried to use more people, because it would be more likely to show a trend in shooting average for each technique.
Step 2: From the distance of five feet from the goal, a basketball will be shot five times over handed (normal) without jumping …show more content…
Step 4: Step 2 & 3 will be repeated at ten and fifteen feet from the goal. This means that each person would shoot the ball sixty times.
Step 5: After each set of shots are made the amount of baskets made will be recorded on a table.
Data Recorded
After averaging all the numbers for the five participants there is a clear trend to making the best shot. First of all, the closer to the goal a person is the more likely they are to make a basket. Second, a person is about twice as likely to make a basket if they shoot overhanded, rather than under handed. The third conclusion is that jumping only mattered at certain distances. At five feet, it was slightly better to jump. At ten feet, it was significantly better to not jump. At fifteen feet, it made absolutely no difference.
*See last page to see graph 1 and table 1
Conclusions
Distance played a big role on the likely hood of making a shot. The fifteen foot shots required more force and accuracy to get the ball to the basket. If too much force was applied the basketball would bounce out of the rim. If there was not enough force the ball wouldn’t make it to the goal. Shorter shots required less force and was easier to
The Purpose of this experiment was to evaluate how the various techniques a person can use to shoot a basketball at various distances and how it can affect the likely hood of making a basket. We predicted that a person was more likely to make it if they shot it over handed with some jump, so that the ball would have more force behind it.
Procedure
Step 1: Gather five willing participants and a good basketball. For this experiment we used five different people with average basketball skills. We tried to use more people, because it would be more likely to show a trend in shooting average for each technique.
Step 2: From the distance of five feet from the goal, a basketball will be shot five times over handed (normal) without jumping …show more content…
Step 4: Step 2 & 3 will be repeated at ten and fifteen feet from the goal. This means that each person would shoot the ball sixty times.
Step 5: After each set of shots are made the amount of baskets made will be recorded on a table.
Data Recorded
After averaging all the numbers for the five participants there is a clear trend to making the best shot. First of all, the closer to the goal a person is the more likely they are to make a basket. Second, a person is about twice as likely to make a basket if they shoot overhanded, rather than under handed. The third conclusion is that jumping only mattered at certain distances. At five feet, it was slightly better to jump. At ten feet, it was significantly better to not jump. At fifteen feet, it made absolutely no difference.
*See last page to see graph 1 and table 1
Conclusions
Distance played a big role on the likely hood of making a shot. The fifteen foot shots required more force and accuracy to get the ball to the basket. If too much force was applied the basketball would bounce out of the rim. If there was not enough force the ball wouldn’t make it to the goal. Shorter shots required less force and was easier to