Widdershins
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Do you repeat the same errors, time after time, in ways which are unique to you but different than the errors made by others?
A recent study in basketball suggests this happens with Pros shooting free throws. A system called SportVU has been set up in 13 Professional Basketball arenas which has 6 different camera angles recording the action 25 frames per second. A computer analysis evidently shows that when players miss free throws they make the same kind of errors on most misses yet those errors are different than the errors made by other players. So each player has a "signature" way to miss the shot.
It seems to me that a putt in disc golf has certain similarities to a free throw in basketball (each is basically an easy shot in terms of physical difficulty, no one plays defense against the shot and consistency is mostly a function of mental focus and mental toughness/confidence). So perhaps the basket study extends to disc golf as well.
To look at the study go to: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/10/31/study-reveals-why-nba-players-miss-free-throws/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fscitech+%28Internal+-+SciTech+-+Mixed%29
I know that when I miss a putt it often happens in the same ways. I seldom miss to the left or too high. I am much more likely to miss too far right on longer putts or too low on closer putts. At least this is my impression without the benefit of 6 camera angles recording my shots at 25 frames per second. What would we learn if our shots were analyzed by speed, spin, launch height, loft, angle, right/left deviation and off axis torque? I don't know the answer but I would love to make use of this technology.
So what do you think? Do you have a "signature" kind of missed putt? Or is this just high-tech nonsense?
A recent study in basketball suggests this happens with Pros shooting free throws. A system called SportVU has been set up in 13 Professional Basketball arenas which has 6 different camera angles recording the action 25 frames per second. A computer analysis evidently shows that when players miss free throws they make the same kind of errors on most misses yet those errors are different than the errors made by other players. So each player has a "signature" way to miss the shot.
It seems to me that a putt in disc golf has certain similarities to a free throw in basketball (each is basically an easy shot in terms of physical difficulty, no one plays defense against the shot and consistency is mostly a function of mental focus and mental toughness/confidence). So perhaps the basket study extends to disc golf as well.
To look at the study go to: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/10/31/study-reveals-why-nba-players-miss-free-throws/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fscitech+%28Internal+-+SciTech+-+Mixed%29
I know that when I miss a putt it often happens in the same ways. I seldom miss to the left or too high. I am much more likely to miss too far right on longer putts or too low on closer putts. At least this is my impression without the benefit of 6 camera angles recording my shots at 25 frames per second. What would we learn if our shots were analyzed by speed, spin, launch height, loft, angle, right/left deviation and off axis torque? I don't know the answer but I would love to make use of this technology.
So what do you think? Do you have a "signature" kind of missed putt? Or is this just high-tech nonsense?