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PMID: 19485689 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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For successful basketball shooting, players must use information about the location of the basket relative to themselves. In this study, the authors examined to what extent shooting performance depends on the absolute distance to the basket (m) and the angle of elevation (alpha). In Experiment 1, expert players took jump shots under different visual conditions (light, one dot glowing on the rim in the dark, and dark). Task performance was satisfactory under the one-dot condition, suggesting that m and alpha provided sufficient information during movement execution. In Experiment 2, expert wheelchair basketball players performed shots binocularly and monocularly, under one-dot and light conditions. Performance under the one-dot condition was similar binocularly and monocularly, suggesting that distance information was not crucial for the online control of shooting. In Experiment 3, experts took jump shots under light, one-dot, and dark conditions while the basket's height was varied between trials unbeknownst to the participants. Players relied on alpha in combination with the official basket's height to guide their shooting actions. In conclusion, basketball shooting appears to be based predominantly on angle of elevation information. |
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Authors:
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Rita Ferraz de Oliveira; Ra?ul R D Oudejans; Peter J Beek |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance Volume: 35 ISSN: 0096-1523 ISO Abbreviation: J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-06-02 Completed Date: 2009-07-20 Revised Date: 2010-03-03 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7502589 Medline TA: J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 750-61 Citation Subset: IM |
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(c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Research Institute MOVE, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. rita.oliveira@rhul.ac.uk |
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Adult Basketball / psychology* Disabled Persons / psychology Distance Perception* Humans Male Orientation* Perceptual Masking Practice (Psychology)* Professional Competence* Psychomotor Performance* Psychophysics Wheelchairs Young Adult |
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J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform. 2009 Dec;35(6):1790 |
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