The physics of free-throw shooting – Secrets of Shooting
Coach Bob has over 20 years of basketball coaching experience. Below you’ll find some commonly-asked questions about the physics of free throw shooting. At the bottom of the page, you’ll be able to learn even more tips!
The physics aspect of shooting a free throw involves distance and deviation. Distance is determined by two factors: launch angle and launch speed. Players have a choice between shooting for a larger target by using more arc or going for a shooter’s touch and shooting with their ideal arc for their height. Players should experiment and find which works best for them because this can vary from player to player.
For example, James Harden is 6’ 5” and is shooting with a 49.6 degree launch angle, which is pretty much spot-on for his height to achieve the slowest moving ball at the rim. Hardin definitely has a ‘shooter’s touch’ going for him because he is releasing with the optimum angle for the slowest moving ball as it nears the rim. However, Stephen Curry does not. Curry releases with a higher launch angle than average. According to the data from the NBA’s SportVU motion tracking, Curry is shooting with a 58.1 degree launch angle. Curry is opting for a larger target rather than a slow-moving ball as it nears the rim. The higher the launch angle the larger the target area of the rim.
Both players have found what works best for them. In the study, The Physics of an Optimal Basketball Free Throw, Irina Barzykina confirms that…“all players have different consistency in release angles and velocities. Some might need more space for error in velocity, and thus need a higher throwing angle, while others might aim lower because their velocity control is much stronger.”
What launch speed/how much force do I need when shooting?
What Information revealed by Dr. John Fontanella in his book The Physics of Basketball shows that launch speed is determined by the amount of force you apply to get the ball to the goal. How much force is necessary is determined by your distance from the goal. For example, when shooting a 2-foot shot, you only need a launch speed of approximately 10 miles per hour. For a 3-point shot you need a launch speed of approximately 18 miles per hour. More force (speed) is necessary for longer shots to get the ball to 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:
5’4″ player should launch the ball at a 52.2 degree angle
5’8″ player should launch the ball at a 51.5 degree angle
6’0″ player should launch the ball at a 50.8 degree angle
6’4″ player should launch the ball at a 50.1 degree angle
6’8″ player should launch the ball at a 49.4 degree angle
7’0″ player should launch the ball at a 48.7 degree angle
These angles produce the slowest moving ball as it approaches the rim, which gives you a shooter’s touch.
HIGHER ARC = BIGGER TARGET
Shooting is an optimization process. Complicating this matter is the fact that your target area increases with a higher launch angle. 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, which makes it more difficult to control the shot. In addition, the shot will no longer be a ‘soft shot’ because gravity increases the speed of the ball as it falls. For each 0.1 second the basketball falls through the air, it increases in speed. The faster the ball is moving, the greater the collision with the rim.
Conversely, with a low arc you also need to utilize more force to get the basketball to the rim. A low launch angle requires more initial speed upon release to get the ball to the basket.
How far is the free throw line in basketball?
The free throw line is 13 feet away from the front of the rim and 15 feet away from the backboard. The rim is 18” in diameter, so the exact center of the rim is 13’ 9” from the free throw line. (The back iron which holds the rim to the backboard is 6”, so the front of the rim is 2 feet from of the backboard.)
What is a “Shooter’s Touch?”
A player has a “shooter’s touch” when the ball bounces softly around the rim and falls through. To have a “shooter’s touch”, you need a slow-moving ball as it nears the rim. A slow moving ball’s impact is less and results in the ball bouncing off with less energy. The faster the ball is moving the farther it will bounce when contact is made with the rim. A slow moving ball as it nears the rim is the key to having a “shooter’s touch”.
Miscellaneous Physics
The maximum (terminal) speed of a dropped basketball from a tower is 21 meters per second (or 47.45 miles per hour).
Magnus force is stronger for a basketball than a baseball. The basketball is bigger and the magnus force depends on the cube of the diameter. However, linear and rotational speeds of a baseball are much greater (which is why a baseball curves).
At typical speeds in a basketball game, air resistance (drag force) is about 10% of the force of gravity. Drag force varies as the speed of the square.
A correlation exists between the size of the ball and drag force. The ball must move the air out of its path as it travels. The bigger the ball the more area there is to “sweep away”.
Drag force is proportional to the density of the air. For example, cars get lower gas mileage in the winter because the air is denser.
When a ball with backspin hits the rim, it loses more energy than a ball with topspin.
Basketball players score with physics
Who knew that professional and collegiate basketball players are instinctual physicists? Many physics professors agree that it is not easy to shoot a three-pointer – there are many factors that come into play on the court in order to make that perfect shot.
A three-point field goal, which is also known as a "three-pointer,” is a field goal in a basketball game that is made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket. A two-point field goal, in contrast, is made inside the three-point line. A three-pointer is one of the hardest shots to make in a game.
What makes it so hard? According to Creighton University physics professor Gintaras Duda, Ph. D., basketball players have to consider many different factors on the spot before they take the shot, including launch speed, launch angle, release height, and high and low arcs.
Launch speed is determined by the amount of force you apply to get the ball to the goal which, in turn, is determined by your distance from the goal. For example, when shooting a two-foot shot, you only need a launch speed of approximately 10 miles per hour. For a three-point shot you need a launch speed of approximately 18 miles per hour. Basic physics dictates that more force is necessary for longer shots to get the ball to the basket.
Launch angle is the angle at which you shoot the ball towards the basket. For our discussion here, sticking out your arm so that it is parallel to the floor is a 0° angle. Having your arm straight up pointing to the ceiling is a 90° 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 have to be. A two-foot shot released from a height of eight feet requires a launch angle of 72° to produce the slowest moving ball at the rim. As you move away from the basket, your launch angle decreases.
Complicated, right? But that’s not all.
It turns out that there are even more forces that act upon the ball once it leaves the player’s hands. The author of the book The Physics of Basketball, John Fantanella, explains that many basketball players give the ball a little bit of backspin, which allows the ball to travel through the air at the lowest possible speed, which in turn gives the ball a bit of lift. This is known as the Magnus effect, and many players use this technique so that if the ball hits the backboard or rim, there will be a less violent rebound and a higher chance for the ball to go through the hoop.
Making a three-pointer requires a perfect blend of all of these elements. From his research, Duda concluded that the lowest arc required for even a hope of making a three point shot is 33 degrees. Ideally for a perfect three-pointer, a player should stand exactly 20.9 feet away from the basket and aim for an arc of 45 degrees, a speed of just under 20 miles per hour and two revolutions per second of spin. But on the court in the heat of the moment, it is a lot to think about – not everyone can be physicists, so consistency in shooting three-pointers all boils down to repetition and practice.
Zac Zilber, a freshman who plays in the Hopkins intramural basketball league, agrees that shooting a three-pointer is all about instinct. In an interview Zilber stated, “In the end, it’s all about muscle memory and practicing. ”
Volleyball speed. Sports projectile speed
Contents
Volleyball speed. Sports projectile speed
Game projectile speed record. Projectile speed in racket sports
World record in volleyball. 10 most interesting facts about volleyball
1. Who invented volleyball
2. 10,000 people in a match
3. Jump 250 times in a match
4. Volleyball is a synthesis of other games
5. Lightning pitch
6. The highest jump
7. Each tenth resident of the volleyball player
8. The most effective match
9. The main thing is not to touch the Earth
10. Long volleyball
Volanchik speed. At what speed do sports equipment fly?
Tennis ball speed. The fastest serves in tennis
Samuel Groth
Ivo Karlovic
Milos Raonic
Andy Roddick
Human throw speed. The official record belongs to Alexander Ryazantsev
Table tennis ball speed. Table tennis is the fastest sport in the world
The speed of a volleyball. The speed of sports equipment
Watching sports battles is quite an exciting experience, but sometimes the projectiles develop such a speed that you can only follow the progress of the game by the movements of the athletes. When measuring such high speeds, various modern methods and instruments are used. Among them are hand-held radars for balls (for example, tennis to determine the speed of delivery), high-speed The greatest speed of sports equipment, which is accelerated by pushing or hitting a person (and not a device or motor), develops a shuttlecock in badminton. His average speed during professional matches is about 300 km / h, but the Japanese Naoki Kawamae managed to set a record of 414 km / h (initial speed). In second place is a golf ball. Here the record is 326 km / h, and in a normal game, the projectile accelerates to 270 km / h. A tennis ball strikes the imagination with swiftness. The highest recorded achievement is 251 km / h, and in a normal game, the projectile flies 1 m in 0.018 seconds (200 km / h). Not far behind tennis and table tennis. A light celluloid bouncer bounces off the player's racket at a speed of 180 km/h. The heavier and larger the projectile, the more difficult it is for a person to give it swiftness, besides, balls beaten off with their feet or hands (and not with a racket) fly more slowly. For example, in volleyball the speed of the ball during professional games is 130 km/h, in beach volleyball it is about 100 km/h (the record is 114 km/h, Igor Kolodinsky). A hockey puck flies a little faster - from 150 km / h, and the legendary Canadian forward Bobby Hull managed to accelerate it to 190.4 km / h. Athletics metal projectiles are rather slow against the background of balls and shuttlecocks, the average flight speed of a disc or a shot is only 90 and 50 km/h respectively. However, during the competition, the main thing to remember is that it is not the speed of the projectile to which the athlete accelerates it that is of decisive importance, but the thoughtful tactics of the game and dexterity when meeting with an opponent.
Game projectile speed record. Projectile speed in racket sports
All racket sports use more or less the same game mechanism: field, net, exchange of blows with rackets. However, both the rhythm of the competition and the technique are seriously different, the best indicator of which is the speed of the projectile in tennis and table tennis, squash and badminton.
In the latter, the projectile speed record was not so long ago surpassed: in 2010 it was 421 km / h, but in August 2013 the famous Malaysian Tan Boon Heong broke the mix with a professional racket Yonex Nanoray Z-Speed, achieving a result of 493 km / h.
The ball flies a little slower in squash - here the set record is 286 km/h.
In tennis in 2004, Andy Roddick set a record of 249 kilometers per hour, but already in 2013, Ivo Karlovic sent the ball at a speed of 251 kilometers per hour during the Davis Cup tournament. In the same year, in February, a result was set close to the record - 241 km / h, it belongs to Milos Raonic (Milos Raonic). Even the speed record among girls is known - in 2008 it was set by Venus Williams, launching the ball at a speed of 209kilometers per hour - only slightly slower than the male record holders.
In tennis, the ball travels fastest when serving or forehand, in which the ball is given spin, often surprisingly strong: Andre Agassi has 1800-1900 rpm, Roger Federer has 2700 rpm, and John Yandell has as much as 4900 revolutions.
As for table tennis, then the projectile flies fastest during attacking blows. Then the ball picks up speed of 150, sometimes 170 km / h, and it is believed that with the most powerful and strong blows, the ball reached a speed of 200. However, unfortunately, no exact records have been set here yet. The Guinness Book is filled with only men's and women's records for the duration of parties in table tennis.
Also an extremely interesting parameter in racket sports is the speed of the exchange of blows. Here the palm belongs to table tennis, in which the speed of the projectile is the smallest, but the smallest and the field is only 2. 7 by 1.5 meters. It is followed by badminton with a playing field of 13 by 5 meters, but the highest projectile flight speed, squash on a field of 9.75 by 6.4 and an average ball flight speed, and, finally, tennis, with a heavy, slow ball and a court of 8 by 11 meters. However, it is worth clarifying that the speed of the exchange of blows is a very subjective parameter that does not greatly affect the athlete's energy consumption, the complexity of the game or its intensity.
World record in volleyball. 10 most interesting facts about volleyball This article contains a selection of the most interesting features of volleyball.
1. Who invented volleyball
The game of volleyball was invented in 1895 by William Morgan. This was a brilliant physical education teacher who called this discipline mintonette. Such the name was derived from the word badminton.
2. 10,000 people at a match
1983 for the match between the USSR and Brazil ten thousand people gathered. This is the attendance record for a volleyball match in the world.
3. Jump 250 times per match
Most volleyball players average 250 jumps per match and run a distance of 750 meters, so the professionals have very developed leg muscles. This sport trains all types of muscles and is the safest of ball games.
4. Volleyball synthesis of other games
Volleyball at different stages included features other sports games such as tennis, handball, baseball and basketball. Formerly as separator, a tennis net was used, the height of which is 1970 mm. Until 1900, volleyball used a rubber tube similar to a basketball.
hour. The maximum recorded feed was 135 kilometers per hour. Record belongs to the Bulgarian volleyball player Matej Kaziyski.
6. Highest jump holds the record for the highest jump.
The level of the maximum point of contact of the ball fixed at around 3 m 93 cm. The height of the athlete is 203 cm. Thus, the jump was 190 cm higher than the height of the athlete.
7. Every tenth inhabitant of the planet is a volleyball player
Today, volleyball is the second most popular sport in the world, second only to football. At the hobby level, they are engaged in about one billion people, or 15 percent of all people on the planet.
8. Highest scoring match named Gavin Schmitt. In one match, he brought his team 58 points.
9. The main thing is not to touch the ground
Volleyball is the only game in which the ball does not may touch the ground. Also, volleyball is a game where they play not for a while, but for result. Thanks to this rule, the duration of the match can be infinite increased.
10. Long volleyball
There was a case in the history of the Olympic Games in 1976, when the national teams of Poland and the USSR played volleyball for 6. 5 hours. But the absolute record was recorded in Kingston, North Carolina. Match duration was 75.5 hours! It's over 3 days!
Volleyball requires quality equipment. First of all, these are racks and a grid. The catalog of the store "Sports Cities" presents excellent volleyball racks. Universal mobile racks for any premises and playing conditions deserve special attention! Buy volleyball racks, a net for it and set your own records!
Shuttle speed. At what speed do sports projectiles fly
It may seem incredible, but the average speed of a shuttlecock in badminton, in matches of professional athletes, is about 300 km/h. And the record holder is Tan Bun Khan from Malaysia, after his strike, the shuttlecock reached a speed of 493 km / h.
Slightly inferior to the shuttlecock golf balls. The master of this sport sends a projectile at a speed of about 270 km / h. The maximum speed recorded by electronic devices is 326 km / h.
Australian tennis player Sam Grog has a killer serve. He is able to give the ball a speed of 263 km / h. In women, the results are more modest, but also impressive: the German Sabina Lisicki showed the result of 211 km / h. By the way, the table tennis ball is not far behind, it speeds up to 180 km/h.
The shooting power of professional hockey players is legendary. After NHL legend Bobby Hull hit, the puck flew at a speed of 190 km/h. Moreover, he threw at the gate with little or no preparation, the goalkeepers were not always able to even see the flying puck.
A high-class volleyball player is able to hit the ball at a speed of about 130 km/h. One of the strongest blows in the world from the Bulgarian Matej Kazaiski - 132 km / h. And in beach volleyball, the recognized record holder is the Russian Igor Kolodinsky -114 km / h.
The average handball throw speed is about 100 km/h. And the best masters of the handball are able to show results in excess of 120 km/h.
Athletes - throwers do not show "overspeed" results. For example, the flight speed of the disk is approximately 90 km/h And the shot putters send their projectile flying at a speed almost half as much - about 50 km / h.
And, of course, you can not ignore the most popular game in the world - football. There are a lot of football players with a killer blow, but the Brazilian Hulk, who played for Zenit for several years, is considered the record holder. And he set a record on September 13, 2011, when he was a player in the Portuguese club Porto. In the Champions League match, he sent the ball from a free kick into the goal of Shakhtar Donetsk. The ball hit the net at a speed of 218 km/h.
Lukas Podolski, a native of Poland, who now plays for the German national team, has a no less powerful shot. It is also capable of giving the ball a speed of over 200 km/h.
Tennis ball speed. The fastest serves in tennis
In tennis, putting the ball in play means a lot. If athletes have a high level of flight skill, then they will be able to win significant victories and compete on equal terms with rivals that surpass them in the overall standings. Let's look at the existing records in tennis, as well as the fastest serves recorded.
It is worth mentioning right away that a certain number of high-speed feeds have certain skepticism, if we consider the accuracy of measuring speed indicators. In 1931, they completed the filing with an indicator of 262.9 km / h. It was performed by the American Tilden Bill, but in fact the record is not taken into account anywhere. This is due to rather serious questions regarding the quality of the measuring equipment of that time. What is the maximum tennis serve speed according to official information?
Samuel Grotto
The fastest serve in tennis was recorded by Australian Samuel Groth. In 2012, at the Busan Challenger, an Australian was served with a ball with an indicator of 263 km / h. The ATP does not officially recognize this record. This is due to the difference in speed measurement devices used in challengers and ATP tournaments. It turns out that some sources consider Grotto a champion, while others do not. In fact, Samuel was able to overtake Karlovic
Ivo Karlovic
This tennis player set a record at the Davis Cup, held under the auspices of the ITF. The speed recorded was 251 km/h. As a result, officially it is Karlovic who is the record holder in terms of serve speed in modern tennis.
Milos Raonic
Canadian Milos Raonic has a recorded feed speed of 250 km/h. This figure was in 2012 in Toronto.
Tennis player prefers playing hard. Having a great serve does not give him an edge on grass. Having a high speed of the ball, the athlete was not able to go beyond the 2nd round of the tournament. In fights on hard, Raonic is able to beat any opponent.
Andy Roddick
Achievement of "serving master" before Ivo Karlovic was worn by athlete Andy Roddick. His height is 188 cm, which is not an obstacle for performing high-speed, lightning-fast innings. The American has a high feed rate associated with sharp movements of the brush. The record of 249 km/h in 2004 is his top feed speed. His other tennis achievements include winning the singles title in the US Open.
Human throw speed. The official record belongs to Alexander Ryazantsev
In hockey, as in any other field of activity, there are stories and legends that are passed from mouth to mouth. At the same time, here the truth often coexists with fiction, with details that acquire more and more new shades over time.
Firsov's throw
One of the most discussed and, one might say, "tidbit" topics in the fan community are memories of those hockey players of the past who had a "killer" throw. The so-called "Firsian throw" or "Bobby Hull snap" is always mentioned. There are “live witnesses” of various kinds of “witnesses” who saw with their “own” eyes how the same Firsov immediately broke through the net of the goal, the side of the Sports Palace with his click and hit a fan who landed in the hospital. Then, allegedly, the hockey player had problems and the coaches asked Anatoly to moderate the power of his throw.
But back in the 90s of the last century, Anatoly Vasilyevich, in a conversation with the author of these lines, revealed the “secret” of some stories.
— Of course, I have never punched the side of the Sports Palace. Just a long-term goalkeeper of the Czechoslovak national team, Vladimir Dzurilla, once said that he beat off his whole body with his throw, and the defenders dodged and parted several times from the throws. And once, indeed, the goalkeeper, in my opinion, "Chemist", was hit in the forehead - then the masks were not the same as they are now. He lay on the ice for about seven minutes and the doctors conjured over him, but in the end nothing terrible happened. I think, since that time, all sorts of myths have gone.
By the way, Firsov often used the strength of his throw as a feint. He swung, what is called "from the ears", the defenders fell or parted, and he continued to move forward.
The USSR national team is attacking. Right: Anatoly Firsov (No. 11) (Photo: Viktor Budan / TASS)
Bobby Hull's snap
And the legends about the throwing power of the legendary Canadian forward Bobby Hull of the 60s and 70s were spread not only by ordinary fans, but also by the hockey players themselves, trainers, experts.
This is how one of the coaches who went to North America to see Team Canada before the 1974 Super Series described Hull.
— He doesn't have arms, but levers!!! Stroke!!! And what a throw!!! It looks like Firsovsky, but much stronger!
When the Soviet people saw Hull in action, they recognized that he was indeed an outstanding player, but we have at least no worse players. And not alone. As for the “click”, the Canadian had it, of amazing strength. But he had nothing in common with Firsovsky.
“Tolya Firsov, of course, threw great shots,” said Boris Kulagin, Honored Coach of the USSR. - But he had a big swing, and Hull seemed to “shoot”, almost without swinging, only slightly lifting the stick from the ice.
By the way, they say that Bobby Hull threw with brushes in the 60s of the last century at a speed of 169 km / h, and clicked at all - over 190 km / h. But now this result cannot be verified. Like the speed of the puck after Firsov's shot. They didn't do it then. It's a pity.
Table tennis ball speed. Table tennis is the fastest sport in the world
Of course, everyone knows that a table tennis table should be about 2.74 m by 1.52 m, the ball should be 40 mm in diameter, and it can fly with maximum speed 180 km/h. But few people think about what kind of reaction speed a person must have in order to play table tennis! Three hits per second - such results can be given by table tennis professionals like or The ball can spin around its axis up to 50 times per second and touch the racket only in 1/10000 of a second. It seems very fast! But let's compare. If we take other sports, then at first glance the speed of the ball in table tennis will seem very slow. In squash, the ball flies at a speed of 230 km / h, in tennis - 249km / h, in golf - 326 km / h, finally, the world record in badminton - 414 km / h. However, it must be remembered that the distance between rivals or between the player and his goal in all these sports is very different from table tennis . That is, the ball really flies out at great speed, but due to high air resistance, it gradually slows down and comes to the player or to the hole much, much more slowly. This is how it turns out that table tennis is the fastest sport in the world. And, of course, to play it, you need to have a phenomenal reaction speed. It is about this and much more that is discussed in the following video .0:13 Today our topic is "reactions". No. 1 in Europe. 0:18 One of the world-class German players, Christian Suss, also trains here. 0:22 His reaction speed is really well trained. 0:30 Oh, that's enough! My hands are red and I have absolutely no chance! 0:35 Do you practice your reaction speed in your daily workouts? 0:38 Yes, that's part of our workout. We do a lot of speed exercises, and we also improve our reaction speed. 0:52 The maximum speed of a table tennis ball can be up to 180 km / h. 0.2 seconds after the opponent hits the ball. 1:03 What exactly happens in the Christian Suss reaction? 1:06 The ball is perceived by the eyes as an impulse that is processed in the brain and transported through the spinal cord to the muscles where the strike is made. 1:17 Often this is not conscious, it happens as a reflex. 1:20 I will explain it to you using a hammer. 1:24 Reflexes are not conscious of the brain. 1:28 The impulses instantly reach the muscles through the spinal cord, causing an immediate muscle contraction. 39Okay, that's enough! Apparently, I'm too old to play and develop reactions. 1:45 Is there an ideal age to play table tennis? 1:49 I think 30 is probably the right age to show the best table tennis. 1:54 But there are players and older who are 40 years old and still play great table tennis. 2:00 They can compensate for the lack of reaction with experience. 2:07 The people behind me are not only fast at the table, they are fast in their minds. 2:12 We had the opportunity to correlate 1200 students between their grades in school and their sports.2:18 We came to the conclusion that table tennis players and gymnasts have the best grades in school.2:23 Football players and tennis players - at the end of the ranking.
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Category: Amateur sports
The book you are holding in your hands was written with partial use of materials from the scientific and methodological collection "Martial Art of the Planet", published jointly by the People's Health Science and Information Center and the International Association of Martial Arts "Show Dao". The materials published in the collection will be of interest not only to fans of oriental and domestic martial arts of various levels of training, but also to professionals in
Sport: Volleyball
Region: World
Category: Professional sports
The book is a practical guide for coaches of volleyball teams at various levels, which describes the process of volleyball training in a concentrated form. All elements of the game are considered from the point of view of the training schedule.
Sport: Equestrian
Region: Russia
Heading: Mass sports, Professional sports, Amateur sports
R. Skibnevsky's brochure is intended for people who decide to spend part of their free time communicating with horses and learning how to ride. Fifteen short chapters set out the minimum amount of knowledge required for a beginner equestrian. Here you can find information about the physical and mental characteristics of horses, their behavior, rider equipment, horse care items and horse equipment.
A significant part of the text is the description of
Sport: East martial arts
Region: World
Category: Professional sports, Amateur sports
Encyclopedic dictionaries on martial arts have not yet been published in Russian. And in other countries they are rare. It is very difficult to prepare such a dictionary.
If you have long wanted to know what is Aiki-do, Judo, Bushi-do or something else, then in this book you will find comprehensive information about any martial art.
Sport: Football
Region: Russia
Category: Professional sports
Six years ago, a new interesting team appeared on the football horizon of the country - SKA (Rostov-on-Don). Many teams of the second echelon went to class "A", but none of them managed to establish their name among the strongest teams in the USSR in such a short time.
Two hundred matches played by SKA football players in the championships and the Cup of the country for six years. 400 hard halves! And here is the result: for four years the team took the fourth
Sport: Parachuting
Region: World
Category: Other
Base jumping is an extreme sport that uses a special parachute to jump from fixed objects.
B.A.S.E. - an acronym for English words: Building (building) Antenna (antenna) Span (floor, bridge) Earth (earth)
This is a list of the main types of objects from which jumps are performed. Athletes are called base jumpers (from the English base jumper) or simply base jumpers. Base jumping counts as
Sport: Boxing
Region: USA
Category: Other
This book is a boxing-based self-defense manual.
William Harrison Dempsey (eng. William Harrison Dempsey, better known as Jack Dempsey, eng. Jack Dempsey or Bonebreaker from Manassa, eng. Manassa Mauler; June 24, 1895, Manassa, USA - May 3183, New York, USA) is an American professional boxer, world heavyweight champion.
Sport: Football
Region: World
Category: Professional sports
Here is a new book by Igor Rabiner dedicated to Euro-2008. The author spent the whole month in Austria and Switzerland next to the sensational Russian team, from which almost nothing was expected at this championship. But the Russian football players won bronze medals and made not only the domestic, but also the world sports community talk about themselves in enthusiastic tones.
Three very detailed and frank interviews by Guus Hiddink, conversations with the captain of the
team
Sport: Baseball
Region: USA
Category: Professional sports
One of the most famous books about baseball. Michael Lewis described the history and prospects of baseball in an accessible, and sometimes playful, way. Baseball from the inside, baseball from the point of view of the financial aspect, the search for players, management and much more, seasoned with "behind the scenes" stories. Lewis's work is appreciated by professionals and, of course, ordinary sports fans.
Sport: Boxing
Region: World
Category: Amateur sports, Professional sports
Boxing is perhaps one of the most difficult sports.
John Fontanella in his book The Physics of Basketball shows that launch speed is determined by the amount of force you apply to get the ball to the goal. How much force is necessary is determined by your distance from the goal. For example, when shooting a 2-foot shot, you only need a launch speed of approximately 10 miles per hour. For a 3-point shot you need a launch speed of approximately 18 miles per hour. More force (speed) is necessary for longer shots to get the ball to the basket.
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 rim is 18” in diameter, so the exact center of the rim is 13’ 9” from the free throw line. (The back iron which holds the rim to the backboard is 6”, so the front of the rim is 2 feet from of the backboard.)
However, linear and rotational speeds of a baseball are much greater (which is why a baseball curves).
This is known as the Magnus effect, and many players use this technique so that if the ball hits the backboard or rim, there will be a less violent rebound and a higher chance for the ball to go through the hoop.
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Table tennis is the fastest sport in the world 
The highest recorded achievement is 251 km / h, and in a normal game, the projectile flies 1 m in 0.018 seconds (200 km / h). Not far behind tennis and table tennis. A light celluloid bouncer bounces off the player's racket at a speed of 180 km/h. 
Even the speed record among girls is known - in 2008 it was set by Venus Williams, launching the ball at a speed of 209kilometers per hour - only slightly slower than the male record holders. 
7 by 1.5 meters. It is followed by badminton with a playing field of 13 by 5 meters, but the highest projectile flight speed, squash on a field of 9.75 by 6.4 and an average ball flight speed, and, finally, tennis, with a heavy, slow ball and a court of 8 by 11 meters. However, it is worth clarifying that the speed of the exchange of blows is a very subjective parameter that does not greatly affect the athlete's energy consumption, the complexity of the game or its intensity. 
The level of the maximum point of contact of the ball fixed at around 3 m 93 cm. The height of the athlete is 203 cm. Thus, the jump was 190 cm higher than the height of the athlete. 
5 hours. But the absolute record was recorded in Kingston, North Carolina. Match duration was 75.5 hours! It's over 3 days! 
He is able to give the ball a speed of 263 km / h. In women, the results are more modest, but also impressive: the German Sabina Lisicki showed the result of 211 km / h. By the way, the table tennis ball is not far behind, it speeds up to 180 km/h. 
For example, the flight speed of the disk is approximately 90 km/h And the shot putters send their projectile flying at a speed almost half as much - about 50 km / h. 
Let's look at the existing records in tennis, as well as the fastest serves recorded. 
In fact, Samuel was able to overtake Karlovic 
The record of 249 km/h in 2004 is his top feed speed. His other tennis achievements include winning the singles title in the US Open. 
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In squash, the ball flies at a speed of 230 km / h, in tennis - 249km / h, in golf - 326 km / h, finally, the world record in badminton - 414 km / h. However, it must be remembered that the distance between rivals or between the player and his goal in all these sports is very different from table tennis . That is, the ball really flies out at great speed, but due to high air resistance, it gradually slows down and comes to the player or to the hole much, much more slowly. This is how it turns out that table tennis is the fastest sport in the world. And, of course, to play it, you need to have a phenomenal reaction speed. It is about this and much more that is discussed in the following video .0:13 Today our topic is "reactions". No. 1 in Europe. 0:18 One of the world-class German players, Christian Suss, also trains here. 0:22 His reaction speed is really well trained. 0:30 Oh, that's enough! My hands are red and I have absolutely no chance! 0:35 Do you practice your reaction speed in your daily workouts? 0:38 Yes, that's part of our workout.-Step-5.jpg/aid43486-v4-728px-Play-21-(Basketball)-Step-5.jpg)
We do a lot of speed exercises, and we also improve our reaction speed. 0:52 The maximum speed of a table tennis ball can be up to 180 km / h. 0.2 seconds after the opponent hits the ball. 1:03 What exactly happens in the Christian Suss reaction? 1:06 The ball is perceived by the eyes as an impulse that is processed in the brain and transported through the spinal cord to the muscles where the strike is made. 1:17 Often this is not conscious, it happens as a reflex. 1:20 I will explain it to you using a hammer. 1:24 Reflexes are not conscious of the brain. 1:28 The impulses instantly reach the muscles through the spinal cord, causing an immediate muscle contraction. 39Okay, that's enough! Apparently, I'm too old to play and develop reactions. 1:45 Is there an ideal age to play table tennis? 1:49 I think 30 is probably the right age to show the best table tennis. 1:54 But there are players and older who are 40 years old and still play great table tennis. 2:00 They can compensate for the lack of reaction with experience.
2:07 The people behind me are not only fast at the table, they are fast in their minds. 2:12 We had the opportunity to correlate 1200 students between their grades in school and their sports.2:18 We came to the conclusion that table tennis players and gymnasts have the best grades in school.2:23 Football players and tennis players - at the end of the ranking. 
"martial arts" with karate. Or: we say martial art - we understand - karate! ((c) V.I. Lenin). And yet, the technique that is shown in ANY karate book and that is taught in most karate classes CANNOT BE USED IN A REAL COLLISION, even with one opponent. And this despite the fact that karate is a martial art designed for real combat with one or more 
Answering the fans' questions, sometimes unexpected and tricky, the goalkeeper of PFC CSKA and the Russian national team talks about his own childhood, relatives, views on the world, as well as about the most interesting moments of his sports career. 
All elements of the game are considered from the point of view of the training schedule. 
But the Russian football players won bronze medals and made not only the domestic, but also the world sports community talk about themselves in enthusiastic tones. 
