For most players at a distance of 10 to 25 feet, the least-effort angle ranges between 47 and 52 degrees. Using that system, you can calculate the ideal free-throw angle. It’s 13.75 feet from the free ...

Suppose you throw some object near the surface of the earth. If the only significant force on the object is the constant downward gravitational force, we call this "projectile motion." Yes, that ...