Limitations

There are many factors that affect the basketball free throw including the velocity at the point of release, the angle at the point of release, the height of release, gravity and air resistance. The only factors that an athlete can control to improve the performance of the basketball free throw is the release angle, release height and release velocity. There are other factors that were encountered throughout this blog that there were potential limitations. The efficacy and reliability of Table 1 and Table 2 for the free throw from both the free throw line and the 3 pointer line analysis are inefficient, as the equipment and environmental factors were imperfect. This was impacted by the angle of the recording that was taken, which prevented the app “Hudl Technique” and “SpeedClock” to correctly calculate the release angles. Not only did the recording impact the results but also the software used, would not be considered to be completely reliable. This is due to these apps (used for the calculation and analysis of the velocity and angle of release) as the apps could not confirm an accurate and consistent reading. Additionally, the accessibility to the correct equipment used in this analysis may not have been the right size or shape compared to the ball that athletes would normally use in the real game context, which impacts the relatability of this analysis. Also when analysing the videos and the tables of the free throw form both distances the athlete shooting may not be consistent due to the pressure of being recorded (paying too much detail to what they’re doing in a way which is counterproductive and not being comfortable enough to relax and take the time needed to improve performance). Although these factors limited the research and analysis, the evaluation is still credible as further research and discussion is represented to back up the analysis.