Defying gravity with vertical leap
The illusion of hang time
Collision and the rim reaction
Biomechanics of the slam
How does a double-clutch maneuver help a basketball player adjust their body in mid-air?
What physical law allows a basketball player to spin faster in mid-air by pulling their limbs inward?
What must a basketball player apply while still on the ground to spin during a 360-degree dunk?
If a basketball player has a 7-foot wingspan, how does this affect their required jump height to dunk?
dave Physics of the Slam Dunk
Tuck your knees to the chest! (yeah, keep it high!) Shift your center of mass to float! (oh, we float!)
By extending the time of impact during landing by just milliseconds, what do players successfully reduce?
Safe landings: Bending knees to a 90-degree angle on landing extends impact time, reducing joint forces by thousands of pounds.
To what angle should a basketball player bend their knees upon landing to safely reduce joint impact?
The quantity of motion of a moving body, measured as a product of its mass and velocity. During the 1988 Chicago contest, Michael Jordan converted horizontal momentum to launch a historic dunk.