Sentences with phrase «underhand throws»

The team found that while underhand throws are best for reaching a target close by and above the shoulder, overhand throws are more accurate for targets below the shoulder — like a wastepaper basket — and are more forgiving to errors over long distances.
There were a few hot dogs who made some neat shots by simply arcing the cap in an underhanded throw, the way you might throw bird seed out on the lawn.
The researchers found that at both high speeds and longer distances, the overarm throw beats the underhand throw in accuracy.
If the ball comes down at the basket from a steeper angle, the way it does if tossed up in the high arc characteristic of an underhand throw, the margin reappears.
The movement of the underhand throw is a simple, easy - to - control upward pendulum motion.

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Considering how poorly so many basketball players continue to shoot from the free - throw line, it remains something of a mystery that more players haven't adopted the underhanded shot.
During the first half, the young Barry went 3 - of - 4 from the free throw line — all of which he attempted underhand.
Nevertheless, Tuesday's abrupt firing throws into question the future of the investigation into the Trump campaign's possible connections to Russia and immediately raised suspicions of an underhanded effort to stymie a probe that has shadowed the administration from the outset.
He compares the two like different approaches to basketball: vegetables are like a child throwing up a weak underhand shot and missing the hoop entirely while meats are like an NBA star soaring into a slam dunk.
It was the hardest thing in the world for me to throw a softball underhand from 20 feet away in that specific moment.
The result was just your classic run of the mill offset line, 4th & 10 fake punt thrown underhanded and incomplete.
He threw his cap underhanded and had that special knack of tossing it so softly that it would take one or two small bounces and stop near the line.
Gross Motor Skills for Toddlers at 18 Months: Walk alone Walk downstairs holding rail, one step at a time Run in a hurried walk Walk into a large ball to kick Throw underhand in sitting Pull toy behind while walking Stand on one leg with help At 24 months (2 years), most toddlers can complete the following gross motor skills:...
The long tails make it easy to throw underhand, and it also allows you to play tug - of - war to help tire out your pup.
«I'm convinced that from a physics standpoint, if everyone learned to throw underhand you'd see these statistics rise dramatically,» Brancazio says.
While the youngster's friends liked to shoot their foul shots, or free throws, in the respectable overhand style, the old man wanted Barry to toss them just as he did — underhand.
«With the underhand shot, I could make 80 percent of my throws with my eyes closed.
Doing underhand scoops, throw the ball as far as you can; with overhead throws, do the same thing.
Uncovering Alpha in Microcaps & Special Situations: Peter Rabover, Artko Capital (Harvest) Why don't terrible free throw shooters like Shaq, Wilt Chamberlain, DeAndre Jordan shoot underhand like Hall of Famer Rick Barry?
They do everything else underhanded so they must throw that way as well
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