Practise session 3 - Force producing movement:

The force producing movements are the movements of the body parts that produce upward and forward force to project the ball to the basket, these include leg and trunk extension as well as straightening the shooting arm.

While I am producing the force needed to get the basketball to the hoop I need to keep the ball in front of my body with my left shooting hand directly behind the ball and my right hand on the side of the ball holding it in place. I will create the most force when my trunk, hip, knees, shoulder and wrist are fully extended. Timing is very important in order to create the power needed while keeping the ball on line.

In this first image you can see that my shooting elbow is bent at 90 degrees and my wrist is bent at 147 degrees, this is so I can then fully extend them both to produce the force needed.

In this second image you can see that I have fully extended my wrist (picture was not clear enough to have angle). I have also extended my elbow to 151 degrees (an increase of 61 degrees). This extension, as well as knee, hip and trunk extension is what provided the force needed to shoot the ball to the hoop.

Information collected:

20 shots put up, 7 successful.

25 minute practise session.

Of the 13 shots missed, 3 missed to the left, 3 missed to the right, 6 missed long and 1 missed short.


Reflection:

Due to practising the force producing movement over and over again I missed a lot of shots long and it took me a long time to work out how much force is exactly needed to put the ball in the hoop. The shots I missed to the left and the right could have been because I changed the angle the of my knee, hip or trunk while i was focusing on producing force.