Practise session 8 - fixing errors.

For this practise session i wanted to improve on the arc on my ball flight when i shoot the ball.
My arc in my previous practise sessions was too low causing the ball to hit the front rim of the hoop and come up short.
 Dr. John Fontanella wrote in his book 'the physics of shooting' "The higher the arc, the larger the target.  In theory it makes sense to shoot with an exaggerated high arc, thereby increasing the size of your target.  However, higher arc requires more force at the time of release to propel the basketball higher" (secrets of shooting, 2008).
Because it takes more power to get the ball on a higher arc i wanted to work on providing more force with my legs (knees and hips) in order to get the desired power. To do this i over exaggerated a bend in my knees to power the ball upwards as you can see in the photo below. The arrow shows which way the force i am providing will go.

Information collected:

20 shots put up, 9 successful.
30 minute practise session.
Of the 11 shots missed 6 missed long, 3 missed left, 1 missed right and 1 missed short.

Reflection:

Even though i missed a lot of shots long i knew this was because i was over exaggerating the power drive from my legs. I felt a lot of improvement with this practise session because i felt like i knew how much power i had to provide from my legs.

References:
The Physics of Shooting | Secrets of Shooting. (n.d.). Secrets of Shooting | Revealing new information on basketball shooting.. Retrieved June 6, 2013, from http://www.secretsofshooting.com/the-physics-of-shooting/