The math behind the perfect free throw
- Written by Larry Silverberg, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University
Small differences account for a shooter's consistency.Aspen Photo/shutterstock.comSome 20 years ago, my colleague Dr. Chau Tran and I developed a way to simulate the trajectories of millions of basketballs on the computer.
We went to the coaches and assistant coaches at North Carolina State University, where we are based, and told them we had this...
