Physics of Sports Video
Free throw
For this project, my groups goal was to replicate and explain the ideal physics of a Basketball Free-throw. To make it easily presentable and understandable, we made a video. My group members were Me, Jake Jossart, Nick Bergo, and Max VonBlankenberg. This project took about 9 full hours. The first hour or so, we were just brainstorming ideas and then we created a script and a storyboard. After that we started filming and editing. To create our video, we used the program iMovie. We had a lot of fun and really took advantage of our artistic license. Take a look at our final product.
Concepts:
In this project we used 4 major physics concepts.
Force: We used force in two instances, force of the ball on the shooter at rest; force=mass x gravity of an object in rest, and force exerted on the ball during the shot; Force exerted=(mass x velocity)/time force was exerted.
Velocity: We found the horizontal vertical and total velocity of the ball. We found horizontal velocity by using the formula Velocity = distance/time. Vertical velocity is acceleration due to gravity x 1/2 x time. Total velocity is; Horizontal velocity^2 + Vertical velocity^2 = Total Velocity^2
Momentum: We found the momentum of the ball with the formula; momentum = mass x velocity. The momentum of the ball is 1.595 mkg/s
Projectile Motion: Throughout the project we used the concept of projectile motion.
In this project we used 4 major physics concepts.
Force: We used force in two instances, force of the ball on the shooter at rest; force=mass x gravity of an object in rest, and force exerted on the ball during the shot; Force exerted=(mass x velocity)/time force was exerted.
Velocity: We found the horizontal vertical and total velocity of the ball. We found horizontal velocity by using the formula Velocity = distance/time. Vertical velocity is acceleration due to gravity x 1/2 x time. Total velocity is; Horizontal velocity^2 + Vertical velocity^2 = Total Velocity^2
Momentum: We found the momentum of the ball with the formula; momentum = mass x velocity. The momentum of the ball is 1.595 mkg/s
Projectile Motion: Throughout the project we used the concept of projectile motion.
Reflection:
Over the course of this project I enjoyed the concept of combining athletics and academics and filming and acting with my group. Our group worked together very well and edited like pros. What really challenged us was that 1. Nick was out sick most of the time and we kept getting off task. We also really struggled with our time management. I learned that i really take more of a leadership role, but I also learned that I try to control my group too much. We could definetly still work on having a more organized plan and focusing more.
Over the course of this project I enjoyed the concept of combining athletics and academics and filming and acting with my group. Our group worked together very well and edited like pros. What really challenged us was that 1. Nick was out sick most of the time and we kept getting off task. We also really struggled with our time management. I learned that i really take more of a leadership role, but I also learned that I try to control my group too much. We could definetly still work on having a more organized plan and focusing more.