Optimal release conditions for the free throw in men's basketball

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1147-1155

  Tran, Chau M ^a   Silverberg, Larry M ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Basketball; Dynamics; Free throw; Release conditions

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; HAND MOVEMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 51649085329     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410802004948     Document Type: Article

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