Shot Angle

Shot Angle can help you adjust the right angle shots.

Launch angle is simply the start of the basketball toward the basket your perspective. For our discussion here, and have your arms out straight and parallel to the ground, is 0 degrees. Let your arms straight up towards the ceiling is 90 degrees. Halfway in between these two extremes would be a 45 degree angle. Release from the target and the distance of your lens to determine the height of a slow-moving ball ideal launch angle in the basket. The more you get closer to the basket, a higher launch angle will be. Feet shot from 8 feet height release, the launch angle of 72 degrees required to produce the slowest to move the ball in the basket. When you leave from the basket, your launch angle decreases, throws about 51 degrees and a 3-point shot is about 45 degrees.