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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 2988808, member: 27"] [I]This link says the optimal angle is dependent on the height of the shooter and their distance from the basket. ... What is the best angle to shoot from? Launch angle is simply the angle at which you launch the basketball towards the basket. For our discussion here, having your arm straight out and parallel to the floor is a 0-degree angle. Having your arm straight up pointing to the ceiling is a 90-degree angle. Halfway in-between these two extremes would be a 45-degree angle. Your distance from the goal and the release height of your shot determine the ideal launch angle for a slow-moving ball at the rim. The closer you are to the basket, the higher your launch angle will be. A two-foot shot released from a height of 8-feet requires a launch angle of 72 degrees to produce the slowest moving ball at the rim. As you move away from the basket, your launch angle decreases, a free throw is approximately 51 degrees and a 3-point shot is approximately 45-degrees. The release height of the basketball shot is largely determined by the height of the player shooting. According to Professor John Fontanella, the ideal angles from the free throw line are as follows: [/I] [LIST] [*][I]5’4″ player should launch the ball at a 52.2 degree angle[/I] [*][I]5’8″ player should launch the ball at a 51.5 degree angle[/I] [*][I]6’0″ player should launch the ball at a 50.8 degree angle[/I] [*][I]6’4″ player should launch the ball at a 50.1 degree angle[/I] [*][I]6’8″ player should launch the ball at a 49.4 degree angle[/I] [*][I]7’0″ player should launch the ball at a 48.7 degree angle[/I] [/LIST] [I]These angles produce the slowest moving ball as it approaches the rim, which gives you a shooter’s touch. ...[/I] [URL="https://secretsofshooting.com/physics-based-basketball-shooting/"]The physics of free-throw shooting – Secrets of Shooting[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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