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The Physics in your Shot:
There are a lot of physics happening when you shoot the basketball. Your shot can be shown through a parabola. A parabola is a special curved line used in math to represent points on a graph. When you are shooting a jump shot, you mainly want to focus on the vertical movement of the ball. The ball itself is pushed off of your fingertips. The force and angle of the ball is applied upon the release of the basketball. Experts have found that you should be shooting the ball at an angle of forty-eight degrees. When you are shooting a lay up, you are more focused on momentum. The velocity on the ball is the sum of your speed and the ball's speed. This means that a lay up doesn't need as much force. As you go in for a lay up you will not want to accelerate, but decelerate. Your shot is very important to the game of basketball, but so is the back spin of the ball. The back spin on the ball is not useful in the air. Back spin is only useful when the ball hits the rim or backboard, because the air resistance on the ball is so small. This means that the ball has small velocities which are not helpful. The back spin on the ball helps the ball have a better chance of going in the basket. Once the ball hits the backboard, it will result in a change in velocity opposite to the spins direction. A ball without backspin will just bounce off the backboard and mostly likely not go in the basket. When there is spin on the ball, there is energy on the ball too. When the ball hits the basket, some of the energy is transferred to the basket. The transfer of energy is caused by friction.
There are a lot of physics happening when you shoot the basketball. Your shot can be shown through a parabola. A parabola is a special curved line used in math to represent points on a graph. When you are shooting a jump shot, you mainly want to focus on the vertical movement of the ball. The ball itself is pushed off of your fingertips. The force and angle of the ball is applied upon the release of the basketball. Experts have found that you should be shooting the ball at an angle of forty-eight degrees. When you are shooting a lay up, you are more focused on momentum. The velocity on the ball is the sum of your speed and the ball's speed. This means that a lay up doesn't need as much force. As you go in for a lay up you will not want to accelerate, but decelerate. Your shot is very important to the game of basketball, but so is the back spin of the ball. The back spin on the ball is not useful in the air. Back spin is only useful when the ball hits the rim or backboard, because the air resistance on the ball is so small. This means that the ball has small velocities which are not helpful. The back spin on the ball helps the ball have a better chance of going in the basket. Once the ball hits the backboard, it will result in a change in velocity opposite to the spins direction. A ball without backspin will just bounce off the backboard and mostly likely not go in the basket. When there is spin on the ball, there is energy on the ball too. When the ball hits the basket, some of the energy is transferred to the basket. The transfer of energy is caused by friction.
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The Physics when you Dribble:
There are a lot of physics happening when you dribble the basketball. Dribbling the basketball can be explained through the laws of physics. In order for the basketball to come back up to your hand, the ball must have high air pressure. High air pressure prevents the ball from deforming on impact. If the ball has high air pressure when it hits the floor, it is going to have an elastic collision. An elastic collision is an encounter between two bodies in which the total kinetic energy of the two bodies, after the encounter, is equal to their total kinetic energy before the encounter. When you dribble the ball, it is easier to dribble on a hard surface. Hard surfaces do not steal any of the ball’s energy. This is different if you dribble on a soft surface. A soft surface will steal some of the ball’s energy and will result in a non-elastic collision. Dribbling also has a lot to do with potential and kinetic energy. When you are holding the ball, the ball has potential energy. When the ball hits the floor, the ball has kinetic energy. When you bring the ball down the court, you are able to change speeds. This means that you are accelerating at different rates. As you are accelerating, you are also changing your velocity because you are changing your speed and direction.
There are a lot of physics happening when you dribble the basketball. Dribbling the basketball can be explained through the laws of physics. In order for the basketball to come back up to your hand, the ball must have high air pressure. High air pressure prevents the ball from deforming on impact. If the ball has high air pressure when it hits the floor, it is going to have an elastic collision. An elastic collision is an encounter between two bodies in which the total kinetic energy of the two bodies, after the encounter, is equal to their total kinetic energy before the encounter. When you dribble the ball, it is easier to dribble on a hard surface. Hard surfaces do not steal any of the ball’s energy. This is different if you dribble on a soft surface. A soft surface will steal some of the ball’s energy and will result in a non-elastic collision. Dribbling also has a lot to do with potential and kinetic energy. When you are holding the ball, the ball has potential energy. When the ball hits the floor, the ball has kinetic energy. When you bring the ball down the court, you are able to change speeds. This means that you are accelerating at different rates. As you are accelerating, you are also changing your velocity because you are changing your speed and direction.
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The Physics when you Pass:
There are a lot of physics happening when you pass the basketball. The path that the basketball takes from one player to another is called a projectile. A projectile is an object upon which the only force acting is gravity. When you pass the ball, the path it takes looks straight, but it is really traveling at a downward parabola. This is because of gravity acting on the ball as it moves through the air. When you pass the ball you want speed on the ball, so then the ball is less likely to be stolen. Putting more speed on the ball will also get it to your teammate faster. To pass the ball to a teammate, you have to exert force on the ball. When the ball is out of your hands, two forces are acting on the ball. Those two forces are the force you exerted on the ball and the force due to gravity. Catching the pass also has to do with physics. Catching a pass can be explained through an equation. The equation is F=(m*v)/t. When you catch the basketball, your elbows should be slightly bent. This allows your arms to absorb the force of the basketball. It is known that in physics that the mass of an object multiplied by the velocity of the object equals the linear momentum of the object. It is also known that the momentum divided by the time it takes the object to impact is equal to the net force the object will have upon impact. If you increase the time of receiving the pass, the net force will be smaller. This results in a soft catch of the basketball. There are ways that you can accelerate your pass to a teammate. This is by throwing the basketball harder.
There are a lot of physics happening when you pass the basketball. The path that the basketball takes from one player to another is called a projectile. A projectile is an object upon which the only force acting is gravity. When you pass the ball, the path it takes looks straight, but it is really traveling at a downward parabola. This is because of gravity acting on the ball as it moves through the air. When you pass the ball you want speed on the ball, so then the ball is less likely to be stolen. Putting more speed on the ball will also get it to your teammate faster. To pass the ball to a teammate, you have to exert force on the ball. When the ball is out of your hands, two forces are acting on the ball. Those two forces are the force you exerted on the ball and the force due to gravity. Catching the pass also has to do with physics. Catching a pass can be explained through an equation. The equation is F=(m*v)/t. When you catch the basketball, your elbows should be slightly bent. This allows your arms to absorb the force of the basketball. It is known that in physics that the mass of an object multiplied by the velocity of the object equals the linear momentum of the object. It is also known that the momentum divided by the time it takes the object to impact is equal to the net force the object will have upon impact. If you increase the time of receiving the pass, the net force will be smaller. This results in a soft catch of the basketball. There are ways that you can accelerate your pass to a teammate. This is by throwing the basketball harder.
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The Physics of your Shoes:
There are physics happening when your shoes meet the basketball floor. Your shoes must have good traction, otherwise you will slip and fall. Good traction means that the friction between the shoe and the floor are very high. When you plant your foot, you are using static friction. Static friction is the friction force that acts on objects that are not moving. The static friction allows you to come to a complete stop and spin without sliding. This is because the static friction is greater than your force and sliding force. Every time that you run or step on the basketball floor, you are applying a force to the floor. Then, the floor is applying a force back on you. When you are running, you are able to change your speed. This means that you are able to accelerate and decelerate. From physics we can tell that if you are accelerating, you are changing you velocity. Velocity is a change in speed and direction. As you can see, there are physics when it comes to your basketball shoes.
There are physics happening when your shoes meet the basketball floor. Your shoes must have good traction, otherwise you will slip and fall. Good traction means that the friction between the shoe and the floor are very high. When you plant your foot, you are using static friction. Static friction is the friction force that acts on objects that are not moving. The static friction allows you to come to a complete stop and spin without sliding. This is because the static friction is greater than your force and sliding force. Every time that you run or step on the basketball floor, you are applying a force to the floor. Then, the floor is applying a force back on you. When you are running, you are able to change your speed. This means that you are able to accelerate and decelerate. From physics we can tell that if you are accelerating, you are changing you velocity. Velocity is a change in speed and direction. As you can see, there are physics when it comes to your basketball shoes.