For my groups physics of sports video, we chose to teach you how to shoot a three point shot in basketball. This was our second project we did in our STEM class and it consisted of multiple parts in order to make the video work. The first part was coming up with the idea for a video. We thought that basketball season was coming soon and so we decided that making a video about three point shots would be helpful with the school's basketball program. The second part was figuring out how to shoot our video and what parts of a three point shot were important.
During this segment of the video we explained the footwork, the motion of the arm, and the follow-through of the shot. Your feet should be shoulder width apart and facing the hoop. This will center your body and make your shot more accurate. When shooting a three-pointer, most of the power in your shot should come from your legs. To get that power, bend your knees and spring up into a small jump that propels the ball further. When starting your shooting motion in your arms, your elbow should be tucked into your body and this will make your shot more accurate although it may feel uncomfortable at first. Most people say that it is all in the wrist but i find that if you leave your wrist loose then it will automatically flick the ball making your shot more accurate.
During this segment of the video we explained the footwork, the motion of the arm, and the follow-through of the shot. Your feet should be shoulder width apart and facing the hoop. This will center your body and make your shot more accurate. When shooting a three-pointer, most of the power in your shot should come from your legs. To get that power, bend your knees and spring up into a small jump that propels the ball further. When starting your shooting motion in your arms, your elbow should be tucked into your body and this will make your shot more accurate although it may feel uncomfortable at first. Most people say that it is all in the wrist but i find that if you leave your wrist loose then it will automatically flick the ball making your shot more accurate.
The Math
For finding the force that was exerted on the ball we used the equation Ft=Mv or Force times time equals Mass times velocity. After calculating this, we got that the force exerted on the ball was 24.23 Newtons.
To find the velocity of the ball, we first found out the Hunter shot the ball at a 65 degree angle and the ball was in the air for 1.06 seconds. This gave us the horizontal velocity of 6.89 meters per second. We found this velocity by using the equation velocity equals the change in distance over the change in time. We also found out that our vertical velocity was 14.8 meters per second by using the equation of Tangent over 65 equal y over 6.9 meters per second. We found out that our total velocity was 16.42 meters per second by using the equation cosine of 65 equals 6.9 meters per second over x.
To find the velocity of the ball, we first found out the Hunter shot the ball at a 65 degree angle and the ball was in the air for 1.06 seconds. This gave us the horizontal velocity of 6.89 meters per second. We found this velocity by using the equation velocity equals the change in distance over the change in time. We also found out that our vertical velocity was 14.8 meters per second by using the equation of Tangent over 65 equal y over 6.9 meters per second. We found out that our total velocity was 16.42 meters per second by using the equation cosine of 65 equals 6.9 meters per second over x.
The Video
We had a great time putting this video together and i hope that you enjoy it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc9SGH4ThZ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc9SGH4ThZ4
Reflection
This project was very different and fun to work on. It left a creative factor into the project to let our group pick and sport that we wanted to try to explain. This was very fun to work on and develop our project.