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Grunting

Posted 2014-11-10 15:42:17 | Views: 446
Grunting In Tennis
Have you ever wonder why tennis players Grunt? Cause I have, every time I watch a game of Maria Sharapova,  I wonder why tennis players shout in every opportunity they get. First I though it was because some random player started to do it and then because of him it became tradition to keep grunting but then I thought it was because they teach these player to grunt because it helps them with their technique. As many people say, science has an answer for everything, we are going to use science to explain the real reason of why players grunt while playing tennis.
According to ESPN, there is a real scientific reason of why tennis players grunt or shout. The shout actually aids in the explosion of the serve and in the return of the ball. According to studies made by Sports Science, some players grunt is even louder than some motorcycles and this grunt helps the player to open the lungs and expose the air inside it, this air and lung push gives more power to the serve or any given time the player smash the ball. The studies also states that when a player shout, there are less probability a player hit the ball out, this means that the grunt helps the player with the direction of the ball.

Hitting a Baseball

Posted 2014-11-09 16:00:01 | Views: 469
How hard is to hit a baseball?
Hitting a baseball during a game of America's favorite summer past-time is not an easy mission. Some players are good at it right of the bat, but even those great hitters only get to hit safely three times out of ten and also fail to put the ball in play two times out of that same ten opportunities.
According to Ted Williams, arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all-time hitting a baseball is no easy task. When asked about the difficulty of hitting safely Williams stated that " I think without question the hardest single thing to do in sport is to hit a baseball.”
This comes from one of the most successful hitters not only of his time, but in the history of the game, and he still considers hitting the hardest thing to do in sports. Taking this into account, and the information stated previously, it just generates one simple, basic and obvious question: What makes hitting so difficult? And the answer to this question is simple, the answer is timing.
According to Robert Adair, a Yale physicist who has studied the science of baseball, a batter takes 100 milliseconds for the eye of the batter to see the ball, 25 milliseconds to identify the speed and location of the pitch, 25 milliseconds to decide whether to swing or let the ball go by, another 25 millimeters to decide to swing high or low, inside or outside, 15 millimeters to start and finish the swing, as a result, the batter must hit the ball within an eight of an inch of dead center and at precisely the exact millimeter. In conclusion, it is pretty hard to hit a baseball, but with the correct timing you may find yourself in the MLB.

The Science of Shooting

Posted 2014-11-06 18:08:49 | Views: 455
The Science and Math of a Three-Point Shot 
"Ball's Life", the sweet sound of the net, and the sight of the defense are all signs of a beautiful rainbow three pointer made by science and math.
The Science and Math of a Three-Point Shot
For many basketball players shooting a basketball is as simple as putting butter to a bread, but there is actually a complex science and math behind making any shot, especially a three point shot. Obviously there are many variables that are involve in a shot, but here we will be talking about angles and equations from the cream of the crop shooters from the NBA and not some crazy trick shots that J.R. Smith can make from time to time.
There are some factors involve in the shooting process that are essential for banking a shot. These factors are the elbow's angle, the height of the jump and rotation of the ball. When we are analyzing a three point shot, the first thing we need to observe is the elbow's angle. According to scientist the perfect angle for an elbow to be while shooting a three pointer is between 48° and 54°. If your elbow is between these degrees, the probability of missing or that your shot is blocked go down, and the probabilities of going in sky rock.
The elbow's angle is not the only influential factor involved in shooting, the height of the jump is very important too. According to studies the closest your jump is to being parallel to the basket, the more likely the shot will go in. Ray Allen the NBA's leader in three pointers made in history, usually release the ball when is nine feet away from the floor, only  one feet of different of being completely parallel to the basket.
Lastly, the rotation that you give to the ball should be a backspin. This backspin is what players and coaches call "The Shooting Touch". Every sharp shooter from the NBA, including Stephen Curry, Ray Allen, Kyle Korver, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant have this so called touch.