Biomechanics Analysis of Shooting in Basketball

Abstract:

By literature review, expert interview, and biomechanical methods, in this study using 3D film analyzing system to reveal the kinematics parameters of shooting in basketball players. The purpose of this study is to investigate the characteristics of joint angles at release and reveal the reason for improving the hit rate in shooting. Ten collegiate level basketball players in this study. After digitizing the data, this study come to the following conclusion that (1) when the basketball players flex their left and right knee joints at about 131.5o and 97.6o respectively at the lowest center of gravity, in this position they can get the ideal shooting distance, (2) in the medium or long range shooting, if the arc of basketball flight is excessively low, it will make the ball touch the hoop and then rebound outwards. Hence, the higher the arc of basketball flight, the higher the hit rate will be in shooting.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 685)
• Pages: 477-480
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.685.477
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Jing Chen*
• Keywords: Basketball, Biomechanics, Kinematics, Shooting

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