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| Thursday
November 15 '07
Waltham Y Gym |
Basketball Begins To Interest Me as I Watch
the Y Basketballers
The basketballers who play full court basketball started their games
at 728 AM and continued till 848 AM. I was thinking, why do they reserve
the whole court from 700 AM when they start at 728 AM?
I admit that as I watched them play, I was thinking to myself,
that 'alot of people, are what they think others think they should be, not
what they themselves think a person should be'.
This one basketballer, nice looking,clean shaven black
haired adult male with a hairy chest, slim to average build,
asked me if I wanted to play, he told me that they count jump shots
outside the 3 point line as 3 points, I told him this was important to me
because I could hit 40% of pro distance 3 pointers on the run. He
was the basketballer that stood out during the games as I watched. He
plays very unselfishly, very good at teamwork, alot of hustle, smart
passer, smart rebounder, good on defense, good at everything other than
shooting and not a bad shot.
As I watched I observed how long their games were; I saw 5 games,
that averaged 12.6 minutes in length. The breaks between games averaged 3
minutes in length. I need to know such stuff if I decide to get in the
kind of condition that will allow me to excel if I join their games. I'd
like to join in their games but soberly speaking I realize that time and
energy put into basketball is time and energy that could be put into
soccer. |
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| Friday
November 16 '07 |
Basketball Drills Chart
Link for Copying |
Basketball Drills/Moves Chart that can be Copied
Seems like there has developed alot of basketball playing at the Y.
They play full court games at 7 AM and noon almost every day, the
Cambridge School of Weston practices very earnestly almost every afternoon
at 300 PM.
So I caught the basketball bug, I went back to the kind of heavy
thinking and planning regarding basketball dribbling moves I used to do
years ago. This morning I made some quick breakthroughs sitting at my desk
thinking out the chess-like strategy of the basketball dribble move; then
as time wore on the thinking became hard, almost head-achy.
Just as I came to realize that being very thoughtful is important in
soccer, so also I figure the importance of being very thoughtful is
under-rated in basketball.
I decided not to share with the world the details re
the basketball moves that I have developed. I am ahead in soccer, I
share with the world my knowledge and experience of soccer; but I am
behind in basketball. Reminds of the scripture:
Gen 1:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light
to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night
But one thing I will share with the world of necessity, is that
in US college, US high school, and international FIBA rules, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling_(basketball)),
when you end your dribble by catching the ball, after you catch the ball,
the foot that hits the ground first has to be the pivot foot; and if both
feet hit the ground simultaneously, either foot can be the pivot foot. You
are then free to step forward with the foot that is not the pivot foot,
and then step forward with the pivot foot, so long as you release the ball
before the pivot foot hits the ground.
So please do not falsely accuse me of 'traveling'.
(apparently going by NBA rules you can move more after ending the
dribble by catching the ball but I am ignoring that for now)
I am willing to share with the world, with regards to
basketball, a chart that can be printed that I will use when I dabble in
basketball, to keep score re my performance doing drills in which I start
at one point on the court, dribble to another point on the court, and then
shoot. This chart can be found at:
I really feel, that the kind of practice drills the chart
is made for, and recording the scores for the practice
drills the way the chart is designed to record them, is the
smart approach to excellence in basketball; I have alot of experience at
forging ahead in soccer using scored drills.
You might want to copy the chart from the page at the URL I have
given, paste it into a new HTML page somehow using an HTML or Email Editor
and then print it so as to avoid printing the advertisement on the
page.
Clerical Note: This Log Entry is 505 words in length. |
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| Saturday
November 17 '07
Waltham Y Gym
525-723 pm;
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118 minutes
A (1-4) and B (1-4) basketball scored drills
Approx 40 mins
First time played basketball in at least 10 years
0 mg Melatonin previous 24 hours; drank approx 0.6 liter
Paul Masson Burgundy wine in 24 hours before
practice; today was a 01 C day. Also a 5-CG day.
Before practice consumed 2 cups coffee with non-dairy cream
& cane sugar, wheat germ oil, hemp oil, vitamin E, fish oil, cod
liver oil, mineral pill, tangerine juice, brewers yeast, cheese,
peanuts, candy bars
Ate ??? 24 hours previous to practice |
A1-4 and B1-4 Basketball Dribble/Shoot Drills
I devised 4 basic dribble and shoot basketball moves the past couple
of days. I call these 4 moves A, B, C, and D. Each of these as of now has
4 variants. Today I practiced the four variants of A, and the four
variants of B. The starting point every time today was a point approx 5
feet outside of the top of the key, 11 feet away from the free throw line,
horizontally in the middle of the court.
This was the first time I have played basketball in I guess at least
ten years.
I was more intelligent with the basketball than I have been in the
past. Seems working every day with a computer has made me more intelligent
and/or more skilled; and also I am more aware of the importance of the
intellectual element in games like basketball.
Everything was counted from the first shot.
First segment I did not attempt to spin the ball or bounce it off the
backboard. Results were (drill goals/attempts): A1 3/10; B1 2/10; A2 2/10;
A3 4/10; A4 3/10; B2 1/10; B3 not recorded; B4 1/10. Total 19/70
27%.
Second segment I tried to put backspin on the ball but did not
try to bounce the ball off the backboard. Results were (drill
goals/attempts): A1 3/10; A2 5/10; A3 1/10; A4 4/10; B1 3/10; B2
3/10; B3 4/10; B4 3/10. Total 27/80 34%.
Third segment I did not try to put backspin on the ball but I
tried to bounce the ball off the backboard every time. Results were (drill
goals/attempts): A1 2/10; A2 0/10; A3 3/10; A4 6/10; B1 3/10; B2
1/10; B3 3/10; B4 2/10. Total 20/80 25%.
Simplistically speaking you could say results indicate that for most
shots I am not a rebound the ball in off the backboard guy. But this fails
to take into account that all my life I have almost never used the
backboard when shooting.
Each attempt consisted of dribbling and shooting. The footwork and
the dribbling part went smoothly despite the Rip Van Winkle like absence
from the game for so many years. I achieved alot of penetration fast, the
penetration in feet per dribbles made ratio was high, the moves worked out
well, the moves were clever, I was smooth and quick up to the point of the
shot, the shots were clumsy.
My plan for the next basketball outing is to try out ways of shooting
such as: stylistic off backboard; stylistic spin; off backboard with spin.
By stylistic I mean that there is an emphasis on grace and style in the
taking of the shot.
About half way through the practice I began to feel sad, sadder than
I have for a while.
I remember when I last played basketball, the USA, the nation I have
lived in most of my life, was in better shape than it is now; and when I
played basketball as a child it was in much better shape. Memories of such
are sad.
It is sad how the economically nationalist USA of old, which was an
economically healthy force for moderation as opposed to a force for
hyper-elitism in the world, has been replaced by the USA of today, an
economically sick force serving the cause of hyper-elitism in
the world.
It is sad how the USA of old, which was managed the way middle class
parents would want to see the government their children are citizens of be
managed, has been replaced by a government uninterested in the children of
middle class parents. The USA's middle class you might say has a certain
star quality to it, this makes the demise sadder.
For me basketball brings to mind the USA nation, living in the USA
nation, my American born mother; and my mother has passed away. Strange
how I never felt as sad about my mother's demise, as I began to feel about
half way through the basketball practice today. Today was the first time
that I played basketball since my mother died. Maybe I've been avoiding
basketball because I knew it would depress me.
I could tell from my performance that I can eventually be good enough
to be at least an NBA scrub. True tall players could watch me and imitate
me but they will always be a step behind. True they could victimize me
when I was on defense but I can compensate for such by scoring 3 point
shots, offensive teamwork, drawing fouls as I drive on the hoop. I could
tell that if I was ten percent taller than I am now I could easily be a
basketball star. But still I felt sad.
Faces in the Crowd There was a white brown haired mother and her white brown haired
daughter shooting baskets in the same side of the gym as me at the
beginning. Then later there were some kids shooting baskets, and some kids
being taught mountain climbing. Seemed to me that a few of them had wry
smiles on their face as they watched me; which in my mind is a sign of
perceptiveness on their part, because the moves I was executing are as
clever as clever can get, and they dribbling and the footwork was executed
smoothly and quickly.
Clerical Note: This basketball Log Entry is 902 words in
length. Took approximately ??? minutes to write/type.
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Adidas Powerpoint Cross-trainers, light brown
sweat-socks.
Old (approx 13 years old) Spalding NBA ball inflated to 8.0
psi |
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Sunday Nov 18
Waltham Y
612-??? |
A1-A4 & B1-B4 Shooting Drills
Approx 40 minutes |
A1 is a jump shot off the dribble preceded by a swivel from the left
side from approx 15 feet. A2 is a close shot, taken from approx 6 feet or
less, shot while moving fast towards the basket, driving on the basket
from the left. A3 and A4 are like A2 but slightly different. B1 is like A1
but taken from the right. B2 B3 and B4 are like A2 A3 and A4 but the hoop
is driven on prior to the shot, from the right.
1. Stylish shots, with emphasis on backspin:
A1: 0/10; A2: 5/10; A3: 3/10; A4: 2/10
B1: 4/10; B2: 4/10; B3: 5/10; B4: 4/10 |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding
Old (approx 13 years old) Spalding NBA ball inflated to 8.0
psi |
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Monday Nov 19
Waltham Y
510-640 PM |
1. Stylish shots, ball aimed to bounce off backboard on every shot,
no deliberate emphasis on backspin:
B1 4/10; B2: 2/10; B3: 4/10; B4: 3/10 Total 13/40
2. Stylish spinners off the backboard
A1: 1/110; A2: 1/10; A3: 1/10; A4: 6/10
B1: 3/10; B2: 4/10; B3: 4/10; B4: 4/10
total 24/80
3. Stylish non-spinners not off backboard (no deliberate emphasis on
spinning the ball)
A1: 3/10; A2: 4/10; A3: 3/10; A4: 5/10; B1: 2/10
total 17/40
Nov 19 total for day: 54/160 33.75% |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel' padding Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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Tuesday Nov 20
Waltham Y
524-540 PM |
B2-4 Shooting Drills
15 minutes
No pre-workout vitamins minerals juices etc. |
1 Stylish non-spinners, not off backboard
B2: 2/10; B3: 2/10; B4: 4/10
I could feel the lack of nutrients such as vitamins minerals juices
oils that were not taken before the practice this time.
The practice was cut short because of gym activities that had been
scheduled.
Faces in the Crowd
I was coughing. A nice Hispanic boy who plays soccer said to me re
the cough, 'you OK, buddy?'.
The Brazilian who works at the Y was talking to me. He calls the
Hispanic boys 'Spanish boys'. He said to me, 'too much little Spanish
boys'. |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding
Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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| Wednesday Nov 22 647-910 PM |
A1-A4, B1-B4 shooting drills
143 minutes
A non-C day (C does not stand for vit C or cocaine, but I keep some
things secret).
Tangerine and carrot juice, fish oil, cod liver oil, mineral pill,
vit E pill,
hemp oil, wheat germ oil consumed before practice |
1 Non-stylish spinners off the backboard (non-stylish means no
emphasis on shooting stylishly)
A1 2/10; A2 2/10; A3 3/10; A4 2/10
B1 1/10; B2 1/10; B3 4/10; B4 6/10
total 18/80
2 Non-stylish non-spinners not off the backboard (non-stylish
means no emphasis on shooting stylishly)
A1 2/10; A2 5/10; A3 5/10; A4 4/10
B1 3/10; B2 5/10; B3 3/10; B4 5/10
total 32/80
3 Non-stylish spinners not off the backboard (non-stylish means
no emphasis on shooting stylishly)
A1 3/10; A2 5/10; A3 6/10; A4 5/10
B1 5/10; B2 3/10; B3 7/10; B4 5/10
total 34/80
4 Non-stylish non-spinners off the backboard (non-stylish means
no emphasis on shooting stylishly)
A1 4/10; A2 3/10; A3 5/10; A4 7/10
B1 4/10; B2 5/10; B3 4/5;
total 32/65
Total for Nov 22 116/305 38.03% |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding
Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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Friday Nov 24
Waltham Y
225-428 PM |
A1-A4, B1-B4 Shooting Drills
123 mins
A non-C day (C does not stand for vit C or cocaine, but I keep some
things secret).
Tangerine and carrot juice, fish oil, cod liver oil, mineral pill,
vit E pill,
hemp oil, consumed before practice, no wheat germ oil consumed before
practice
Felt sickly, a sleep-deprived day |
1 Non-stylish non-spinners off the backboard
B3 3/5; B4: 3/10
total 6/15
2 Stylish spinners not off the backboard
A1 2/10; A2 5/10; A3 3/10; A4 4/10
B1 7/10; B2 2/10; B3 3/10; B4 4/10
total 30/80
3 Stylish non-spinners off the backboard
A1 3/10; A2 1/10; A3 8/10; A4 7/10
B1 5/10; B2 1/10; B3 3/10; B4 8/10
total 36/80
4 Stylish spinners off the backboard
A1 3/10; A2 6/10; A3 6/10; A4 5/10
B1 1/10; B2 4/10; B3 6/10; B4 5/10
total 36/80
Total for Nov 24 108/245 44.1% |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding
Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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Sunday Nov 25
515-745 PM |
A1-A4, B1-B4 Shooting Drills
A C day (C does not stand for vit C or cocaine, but I keep some
things secret).
Tangerine and carrot juice, fish oil, cod liver oil, mineral pill,
vit E pill,
hemp oil, consumed before practice, no wheat germ oil consumed
before practice
A sickly, sleep-deprived day |
1 Stylish non-spinners not off the backboard
A1 3/10; A2 2/10; A3 3/10; A4 6/10
B1 4/10; B2 4/10; B3 6/10; B4 4/10
total 32/80
2 Non-stylish spinners off the backboard
A1 2/10; A2 6/10; A3 8/10; A4 5/10
B1 2/10; B2 5/10; B3 5/10; B4 6/10
total 41/80
3 Non-stylish non-spinners not off the backboard
A1 3/10; A2 4/10; A3 6/10; A4 5/10
B1 1/10; B2 5/10; B3 10/10; B4 7/10
total 41/80
4 Non-stylish spinners not off the backboard
A1 2/10; A2 6/10; A3 4/10; A4 6/10
B1 1/10; B2 6/10; B3 8/10; B4 7/10
total 40/80
Total for Sunday Nov 26 154/320 = 48.1%
During the practice I noted that for B3 type shots I should get as
close as possible to the basket before releasing the ball; and I should
pause a little but not too much during the dribbling/footwork preceding
the shot.
The practice made me feel physically better, I felt good during the
practice. |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding
Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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Tuesday Nov 27
200-400 PM
Waltham Y |
A1-A4 & B1-B4 Shooting Drills
120 mins
Using 3 of the 4 Methods I Determined At the Time to Be
Superior
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Today I reviewed the data I had gathered, and determined that four of
the methods were superior (this judgement re which methods are superior is
tentative). This took into account both the 15 foot shots off the dribble
and the swivel, A1 and B1, and also A2-4 and B2-4 which involved hurtling
in to the basket off the dribble and swivel at a high speed and releasing
the ball from less than 7 feet away from the basket.
1 Stylish non-spinners off the backboard
A1 1/10; A2 4/10; A3 5/10; A4 8/10
B1 3/10; B2 8/10; B3 7/10; B4 8/10
total 44/80
2 Stylish non-spinners not off the backboard
A1 3/10; A2 3/10; A3 5/10; A4 6/10
B1 3/10; B2 6/10; B3 8/10; B4 5/10
total 39/80
3 Non-stylish non-spinners off the backboard
A1 4/10; A2 5/10; A3 8/10; A4 10/10
B1 3/10; B2 6/10; B3 7/10; B4 9/10
total 52/80
Total for today Nov 27: 135/240 56.3%
The fourth method that I determined tentatively to be superior as of
today was the non-stylish spinner not off the backboard but I did not
get a chance to practice it today. |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding
Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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| Thursday Nov 29 |
Notes Taken Off the Internet re how to shoot the ball |
I took these notes re how to shoot the basketball in my spiral
notebook with my pen, as I was using my library computer, since my
computer had been in the shop since Nov 18, due to it having come down
with a bad virus. Thus the notes are not as complete as they could
be.
According to www.howtodothings.com , the elbow
should be under the ball, ball on finger tips not on the palm of the hand,
and the eyes should be on the front rim, the ball should be aimed just
beyond the front rim.
According to another source, the foot on the same side of the body as
the shooting hand should be 11/2 foot forward ahead of the other foot, and
it does not matter what is aimed for, but one should be consistent in
terms of what is aimed for. This source advocated putting a high arc on
the ball.
According to howtoplay...com, one should keep one's eyes on the
target when shooting.
Another source advocated aiming for the back of the rim, focusing the
eye before shooting.
Another source advocated keeping the eyes on the back of the rim when
shooting.
Another source spoke of the thumb placement on the ball when
shooting, it said the thumb should be at a 45 degree angle.
I reviewed the contradictory data re which foot should be forward
when shooting. www.coachlikeapro.com said
that for a right handed shooter, the left foot should be forward. Others
disagreed. Coaches clipboard said for a right handed shooter, the right
foot should be forward. Five other sources agreed with this idea that
for a right handed shooter the right foot should be forward.
Focusing the eye on the left of the rim, the right of the rim, the
front of the rim, the rear of the rim, were all said to be methods of
aiming in use.
A source said that one should shoot with the fingertips, just prior
to the highest point of the body in the jump shot.
A source said that the lowest and the middle joints of the fingers
should be on the ball when shooting.
Some sources said the eyes should be on the front of the rim when
shooting, others said the back of the rim.
I advised the Waltham Public Library that they should put the Google
Toolbar or some such toolbar on the library computers. These toolbars
allow you to hilite certain words in the text, and/or to jump to these
words in the text. The Head Librarian said he would pass my suggestion on
to Todd Strauss their technical guy. |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding
Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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Thursday Nov 29
626 PM -950 PM |
A1 and B1 15 foot off the dribble and swivel shots, using the style
advocated by basketball coaches, elbow in, under the shooting hand
Estimate 204 mins |
At this point I decided that the close-in shots such as A2-4, and
B2-4, had basically been mastered, and that I needed to concentrate on the
shots from further out, from 15 feet, which are for now A1 and B1. Today I
decided to for basically the first time in my life, shoot with the elbow
under the shooting hand, the elbow in, as advocated by the coaches, using
different ways of aiming the ball. All my life I had been shooting with
the elbow of the shooting hand to the shoulder side of the shooting hand,
which is what had come naturally to me. None of the shots today were
intended to bounce off the backboard
1 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) Spinners, eye on back
of rim, intend to put ball just short of back of rim
A1 1/10; B1 2/10; A1 2/10; B1 1/10
total 6/40
2 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on front of rim, intend to put
ball just beyond front of rim
A1 3/10; B1 4/10; A1 2/10; B1 2/10
total 11/40
3 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on empty area in middle of
hoop, intend to put ball in middle of hoop
A1 3/10; B1 5/10; A1 1/10; B1 0/10
total 9/40
4 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on empty area in middle of
hoop, intend to put ball in middle of hoop
A1 0/10; B1 2/10; A1 3/10; B1 5/10
total 10/40
5 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on front of rim, intend to put
ball just beyond front of rim
A1 2/10; B1 3/10; A1 1/10; B1 4/10
total 10/40
(Apparently warmed-up at this point)
6 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) Spinners, eye
on back of rim, intend to put ball just short of back of rim
A1 5/10; B1 5/10; A1 6/10; B1 4/10
total 20/40
NOTE: re the following, what I mean by non-spinner, is no deliberate
emphasis is made to spin the ball. The ball still spins to some
extent.
7 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) non-spinners, eye
on back of rim, intend to put ball just short of back of rim
A1 4/10; B1 4/10; A1 3/10; B1 1/10
total 12/40
8 Coach's Good Form non-spinners, eye on front of rim, intend to
put ball just beyond front of rim
A1 3/10; B1 4/10; A1 4/10; B1 4/10
total 12/40
(Apparently warmed-up with re non-spinners at this
point) 9 Coach's Good Form non-spinners, eye on empty area in middle of
hoop, intend to put ball in middle of hoop
A1 3/10; B1 6/10; A1 5/10; B1 3/10
total 17/40
10 Coach's Good Form non-spinners, eye on empty area in middle
of hoop, intend to put ball in middle of hoop
A1 4/10; B1 5/10; A1 3/10; B1 3/10
total 15/40
11 Coach's Good Form non-spinners, eye on front of rim, intend
to put ball just beyond front of rim
A1 4/10; B1 3/10; A1 4/10; B1 3/10
total 14/40
12 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) non-spinners, eye
on back of rim, intend to put ball just short of back of rim
A1 2/10; B1 5/10; A1 3/10; B1 5/10
total 15/40
Total for today Nov 29:
Coach's Good Form (elbow-in) Spinners: 66/240 27.5%
Coach's Good Form (elbow-in) non-spinners: 88/240 36.7%
Total: 154/480 32.1%
(all coach's good form (elbow-in))
Eye on Back of Rim, Spinners: 26/80 32.5%
Eye on Front of Rim, Spinners: 21/80 26.3%
Eye on Middle of Basket, Spinners: 19/80 23.4%
Eye on Back of Rim, non-spinners: 27/80 33.4%
Eye on Front of Rim, non-spinners: 29/80 36.3%
Eye on Middle of Basket, non-spinners: 32/80 40.0% (all coach's good form (elbow-in))
Eye on Back of Rim, Spinners + non-spinners: 53/160 33.1%
Eye on Front of Rim, Spinners + non-spinners: 50/160 31.3%
Eye on Middle of Basket, Spinners + non-spinners: 51/160
31.9% |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding
Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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Saturday Dec 1
526-750 PM
Waltham Y |
A1, B1 15 foot off the dribble and swivel shots,
Using Own Natural Elbow-out style
No deliberate emphasis on spinning ball
144 mins
Today was a c-day, all the usual juices oils mineral pill consumed
before practice. Only 1 cup tea before practice. 1 5 mg melatonin pill
taken in previous 24 hours |
Today I tested out various methods for aiming the ball, all using my
own natural style (elbow-out) as opposed to the style advocated by
coaches.
1 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on middle of hoop, aim for middle of hoop
A1 0/10; B1 2/10; A1 4/10; B1 5/10
total 11/40
2 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on back of rim, aim for just short of back of rim
A1 3/10; B1 4/10; A1 3/10; B1 4/10
total 14/40
3 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on front of rim, aim for just beyond front of rim
A1 0/10;
AVERAGE INITIAL WARM-UP POINT
B1 4/10; A1 2/10; B1 5/10
total 11/40
4 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on front of rim, aim for just beyond front of rim
A1 2/10; B1 2/10; A1 4/10; B1 2/10
total 10/40
5 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on back of rim, aim for just short of back of rim
A1 5/10; B1 3/10; A1 3/10; B1 2/10
total 13/40
6 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on middle of hoop, aim for middle of hoop
A1 4/10; B1 2/10; A1 2/10;
total 8/30
Total for today Dec 1, own rebellious elbow-out style, 67/230,
29.1%
(all own rebellious elbow-out style):
Stylish non-spinners, eye on back of rim: 27/80 33.8%
Stylish non-spinners, eye on front of rim: 21/80 26.3%
Stylish non-spinners, eye on middle of hoop: 19/70
27.1% |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding
Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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Monday Dec 3
447-??? PM
Waltham Y |
A1, B1 15 foot off the dribble and swivel shots,
Using Own Natural Elbow-out style
Emphasis on spinning ball
est 90 mins
Today was probably: all the usual juices oils mineral pill
consumed before practice.
2 Gaia Brand 'Sound Sleep' 'Liquid Phytocap' sleeping pills were
taken during the 24 hours before practice today. |
Today I tested out various methods for aiming the ball, all using my
own natural style (elbow-out) as opposed to the style advocated by
coaches. Today I emphasized putting backspin on the ball.
1 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on middle of hoop, aim for middle of hoop
A1 0/10; B1 1/10; A1 2/10; B1 3/10
total 6/40
2 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on back of rim, aim for just short of back of rim
A1 1/10; B1 4/10; A1 1/10; B1 4/10
total 7/40
3 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on front of rim, aim for just beyond front of rim
A1 1/10;
AVERAGE INITIAL WARM-UP POINT
B1 1/10; A1 3/10; B1 0/10
total 5/40
4 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on middle of hoop, aim for middle of hoop
A1 3/10; B1 2/10;
total 5/20
5 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on back of rim, aim for just short of back of rim
A1 3/10; B1 4/10;
total 7/20
6 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on middle of hoop, aim for middle of hoop
A1 2/10; B1 1/10;
total 3/20
Total for today Dec 3, own rebellious elbow-out style, 34/180,
18.9%
(all own rebellious elbow-out style):
Stylish spinners, eye on back of rim: 14/60 23.3%
Stylish spinners, eye on front of rim: 5/40 12.5%
Stylish spinners, eye on middle of hoop: 15/80 18.8%
The Gaia Brand 'Sound Sleep' sleeping pills seem to have thrown off
the shooting badly. Also, the basketball court was filled with noisy
teenagers the first half or so of the practice. Combo of these 2
factors seems to have radically reduced shooting percentage.
With the noisy teenagers running all over the court, the percentage
was 16.7%. With nobody on the court the percentage was 21.1%. One would
expect a percentage of around 30% at least. Overall the percentage of 18.9
was then about 37% below what one would expect; the noisy teenagers caused
a reduction of about 10% taking into account that the first shots of the
practice are less accurate than the later shots.
Thus I estimate that about a quarter of the blame for the unusually
bad shooting can be put on noisy teenagers and about three quarters on the
herbal sleeping pills (the pills might be great for some people, great if
you are not shooting basketball).
Then you have the fact that this was a short practice and shots get
better as the practice goes on' and several of the methods were
practiced for only 20 shots at stretch instead of 40 so there was not as
much time to get used to a method.
My estimate is that herbal sleeping pills etc cause less damage to
things like basketball shooting as you get used to them. But as you get
used to them they also have less of an impact in terms of helping you to
go to sleep.
Faces in the Crowd
A black teenage female who was shooting baskets at the same basket as
me muttered something about sleeping pills as she watched me missing
shots. She seems clever, seems an institution like Harvard
University would want to fawn over her, give her a scholarship or a
job. |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel' padding Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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Wednesday Dec 5
720-??? PM
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A1 and B1 15 foot off the dribble and swivel shots, Coach's Elbow in style est 145 mins
All the usual oils and juices and mineral pill consumed before
practice. A non-c day; a non-cg day;
4 Whole Foods Brand 'restful sleep' herbal sleeping pills consumed in
24 hours previous to practice. |
Today I returned to testing the style advocated by the coaches
elbow-in.
NOTE: re the following, what I mean by non-spinner, is no deliberate
emphasis is made to spin the ball. The ball still spins to some
extent.
1 Coach's Good Form non-spinners, eye on front of rim, intend to
put ball just beyond front of rim
A1 1/10; B1 3/10;
total 4/20
2 Coach's Good Form non-spinners, eye on empty area in middle of
hoop, intend to put ball in middle of hoop
A1 1/10; B1 5/10;
total 6/20
3 Coach's Good Form non-spinners, eye on empty area in middle of
hoop, intend to put ball in middle of hoop
A1 0/10; B1 1/10;
total 1/20
4 Coach's Good Form non-spinners, eye on front of rim, intend to
put ball just beyond front of rim
A1 1/10; B1 1/10;
total 2/20
(Apparently warmed-up at this point) 5 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) non-spinners, eye
on back of rim, intend to put ball just short of back of rim
A1 4/10;
AVERAGE INITIAL WARM-UP POINT
B1 4/10;
total 8/20
6 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) non-spinners, eye
on back of rim, intend to put ball just short of back of rim
A1 4/10; B1 4/10;
total 8/20
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7 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on front of rim, intend to put
ball just beyond front of rim A1 2/10;
AVERAGE SECONDARY WARM-UP POINT
(Apparently warmed-up with re spinners at this
point) B1 6/10;
total 8/20
8 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on empty area in middle of
hoop, intend to put ball in middle of hoop
A1 4/10; B1 6/10;
total 10/20
9 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on empty area in middle of
hoop, intend to put ball in middle of hoop
A1 2/10; B1 5/10;
total 7/20
10 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on front of rim, intend to
put ball just beyond front of rim
A1 5/10; B1 4/10;
total 9/20
11 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) Spinners, eye
on back of rim, intend to put ball just short of back of rim
A1 4/10; B1 2/10;
total 6/20 12 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) Spinners, eye
on back of rim, intend to put ball just short of back of rim
A1 3/10; B1 5/10;
total 8/20
13 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) Spinners, eye
on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push imaginary
penny downwards with the ball. The nice black young man who coaches
basketball at the Y emphatically declared to me that this eye on the
imaginary penny is the way to aim, and that the aiming methods I have
been using are not correct.
A1 2/10; B1 4/10;
total 6/20 Total for today Dec 5:
Coach's Good Form (elbow-in) Spinners counting new Waltham Y
Coach's penny-aim style: 54/140 38.6%
Coach's Good Form (elbow-in) Spinners NOT counting new Waltham Y
Coach's penny-aim style: 48/120 40.0% Coach's Good Form (elbow-in) non-spinners: 29/120
24.2%
Total counting the new penny-aim style shots: 83/260 31.9%
Total NOT counting the new penny-aim style shots: 77/240 32.1%
(all coach's good form (elbow-in))
Eye on Back of Rim, Spinners: 14/40 35.0%
Eye on Front of Rim, Spinners: 17/40 42.5%
Eye on Middle of Basket, Spinners: 17/40 42.5%
Eye on Back of Rim, non-spinners: 16/40 40.0%
Eye on Front of Rim, non-spinners: 6/40 15.0%
Eye on Middle of Basket, non-spinners: 7/40 17.5% (all coach's good form (elbow-in))
Eye on Back of Rim, Spinners + non-spinners: 30/80 37.5%
Eye on Front of Rim, Spinners + non-spinners: 23/80 28.8%
Eye on Middle of Basket, Spinners + non-spinners: 24/80
30.0%
Eye on imaginary penny in middle of hoop, spinners: 6/20 30.0%
Seems the herbal sleeping pills and the shooting only 20 shots in a
row for each style instead of 40 may have prevented the expected progress
from taking place. But the Whole Foods Brand 'restful sleep' herbal
sleeping pills seems to damage the shots less than the Gaia brand 'sound
sleep' herbal sleeping pills.
Seems a good idea would be to stick with 40 shots per segment instead
of switching between 20 and 40 shots per
segment. |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel' padding Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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Saturday December 8
515-748 PM
Waltham Y |
A1 & B1 shots off the dribble and swivel from 15 feet, using own
rebellious elbow-out style instead of coach's style
153 minutes
Prior to practice I had all the usuals: tangerine juice, carrot
juice, mineral pill, fish oil, cod liver oil, wheat germ oil, hemp oil,
and some organic multi-grain 12-grain bread.
Today was a non-c, non-cg day. No melatonin was consumed in the 24
hours prior to practice. But I did have 4 of the Whole Foods Brand
'Restful Sleep' Herbal sleeping pills.
|
1 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on back of rim, aim for just short of back of rim
A1 2/10; B1 4/10;
total 6/20
2 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on front of rim, aim for just beyond front of rim
A1 0/10; B1 4/10;
total 4/20
3 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push
imaginary penny downwards with the ball Waltham Y B-ball coach style.
A1 1/10; B1 2/10;
total 3/20
4 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push
imaginary penny downwards with the ball Waltham Y B-ball coach style.
A1 3/10; B1 2/10;
total 5/20 5 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out)
style eye on front of rim, aim for just beyond front of rim
A1 2/10;
AVERAGE INITIAL WARM-UP POINT
B1 3/10;
total 5/20
6 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on back of rim, aim for just short of back of rim
A1 1/10; B1 2/10;
total 3/20
(Apparently warmed-up at this point) 7 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on middle of hoop, aim for middle of hoop
A1 4/10; B1 8/10;
total 12/20
8 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on middle of hoop, aim for middle of hoop
A1 3/10; B1 8/10;
total 11/20
9 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on back of rim, aim for just short of back of rim
A1 4/10;
AVERAGE SECONDARY WARM-UP POINT
(Apparently warmed-up with re spinners at this
point) B1 6/10;
total 10/20
10 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on front of rim, aim for just beyond front of rim
A1 4/10; B1 6/10;
total 10/20
11 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push
imaginary penny downwards with the ball Waltham Y B-ball coach style.
A1 6/10; B1 5/10;
total 11/20
12 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push
imaginary penny downwards with the ball Waltham Y B-ball coach style.
A1 3/10; B1 7/10;
total 10/20 13 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out)
style eye on front of rim, aim for just beyond front of rim
A1 5/10; B1 6/10;
total 11/20
14 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on back of rim, aim for just short of back of rim
A1 1/10; B1 5/10;
total 6/20
15 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on middle of hoop, aim for middle of hoop
A1 4/10; B1 6/10;
total 10/20
16 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on middle of hoop, aim for middle of hoop
A1 5/10; B1 5/10;
total 10/20
Total for today Dec 8:
Rebellious anti-coach (elbow-out) Spinners counting new
Waltham Y Coach's penny-aim style: 78/160 48.8%
Rebellious anti-coach (elbow-out) Spinners NOT counting new
Waltham Y Coach's penny-aim style: 57/120 47.5% Rebellious anti-coach (elbow-out) non-spinners
counting new Waltham Y Coach's penny-aim style: 49/160 30.6%
Rebellious anti-coach (elbow-out) non-spinners NOT
counting new Waltham Y Coach's penny-aim style: 41/120
34.2% Total counting the new penny-aim style shots: 127/320
39.7%
Total NOT counting the new penny-aim style shots: 98/240 40.8%
(all rebellious anti-coach style (elbow-out))
Eye on Back of Rim, Spinners: 16/40 40.0%
Eye on Front of Rim, Spinners: 21/40 52.5%
Eye on Middle of Basket, Spinners: 20/40 50.0%
Eye on Penny in Middle of Basket, Spinners: 21/40 52.5%
Eye on Back of Rim, non-spinners: 9/40 22.5%
Eye on Front of Rim, non-spinners: 9/40 22.5%
Eye on Middle of Basket, non-spinners: 23/40 57.5%
Eye on Penny in Middle of Basket, non-spinners: 8/40
20.0% (all rebellious anti-coach style (elbow-out)) Eye on Back of Rim, Spinners + non-spinners: 25/80 31.3%
Eye on Front of Rim, Spinners + non-spinners: 26/80 32.5%
Eye on Middle of Basket, Spinners + non-spinners: 43/80
53.8%
Eye on imaginary penny in middle of hoop, Spinners +
non-spinners: 29/80 36.3%
This was the first basketball day in which I could enjoy the pleasure
of this guy not harassing me by leaving 2-3 messages a day on my phone
that I would not return, even after I told him not to call me. I had to
tell him not to call me a second time. Thus I had some peace of mind.
After the first hour, I realized that 'shoot your style not the
coach's style', is too vague an instruction to the body from the mind.
Previously with soccer I had also realized that vague instructions from
the mind to the body do not work well. Perhaps this principle has
application in terms of our minds instructing our bodies to do things that
are good for us. After the first hour I changed to telling my body to
simply shoot with the 'elbow out', which is a clear and concise
instruction to the body.
Today was big victory for me once I got warmed up, after the first 6
segments, over the last 10 segments, I shot very well for 200 shots,
taking into account that I was experimentally switching shooting styles
every 20 shots.
Faces in the Crowd
After I started shooting really well, a couple of Y staff, a white
lifeguard and the black guy 'Donald' who I used to call 'Black Buddha'
came out to throw a football around in the gym as they watched me shoot
seemed they somehow knew I had gotten really 'hot' at the shooting. And
this guy who looked like this guy named 'Moe' came out to shoot baskets
for a while. And as I walked the hallway after the practice this tall gray
haired white guy with glasses said "Moe was right". "Moe" or "Mo" best I
can recall had been predicting that I would become a good shooter in
basketball. |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel' padding Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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Monday Dec 10
447-635 PM
Waltham Y
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Coach's Good Form
Spinners, A1 & B1, 15 ft jump shots off the dribble and
swivel
Prior to practice I had all the usuals: tangerine juice, carrot
juice, mineral pill, fish oil, cod liver oil, wheat germ oil, hemp oil,
and some organic multi-grain 12-grain bread. Not sure re vitamin E
pill.
Today was a non-c, non-cg day. No melatonin was consumed in the 24
hours prior to practice. But I did have 2 of the Gaia Brand
'Sound Sleep' Herbal sleeping pills.
Only 1.5 hrs sleep in 24 hours prior to practice
|
1 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on empty area in middle of
hoop, intend to put ball in middle of hoop
A1 5/10; B1 3/10;
total 8/20
2 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) Spinners, eye
on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push imaginary
penny downwards with the ball. A1 2/10; B1 4/10;
total 6/20
3 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) Spinners, eye
on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push imaginary
penny downwards with the ball. A1 1/10; B1 5/10;
total 6/20
(Apparently warmed-up at this
point) 4 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on empty area in middle of
hoop, intend to put ball in middle of hoop
A1 3/10; B1 5/10;
total 8/20
5 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on front of rim, intend to put
ball just beyond front of rim
A1 3/10;
AVERAGE INITIAL WARM-UP POINT
B1 6/10;
total 9/20
6 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) Spinners, eye
on back of rim, intend to put ball just short of back of rim
A1 4/10; B1 4/10;
total 8/20 7 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) Spinners, eye
on back of rim, intend to put ball just short of back of rim
A1 3/10; B1 3/10;
total 6/20
8 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on front of rim, intend to put
ball just beyond front of rim
A1 1/10; B1 4/10;
total 5/20 Total for today Dec 10: Coach's Good Form (elbow-in) Spinners counting new Waltham Y
Coach's penny-aim style: 56/160 35.0%
Coach's Good Form (elbow-in) Spinners NOT counting new Waltham Y
Coach's penny-aim style: 44/120 36.7% (all coach's good form (elbow-in))
Eye on Back of Rim, Spinners: 14/40 35.0%
Eye on Front of Rim, Spinners: 14/40 35.0%
Eye on Middle of Basket, Spinners: 16/40 40.0%
Eye on imaginary penny in middle of hoop, spinners: 12/40 30.0%
Today was notable for how the quality of the shooting was relatively
high right from the start. The second and third segments were done using
the new push down the imaginary penny in the middle of the hoop style but
were still at 30%. The first segment and the fourth segment were at 40%.
Remember that I count every shot taken, from the beginning of the practice
in the percentages; no shots taken in the practice are not included in the
report and the percentages. The shooting percentage was high for the first
160 shots of a practice.
Seems with lack of sleep, the first 70 minutes were unusually good
this was followed by a decline in performance.
|
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding
Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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Tuesday Dec 11
623-728 PM
|
Conditioning
(recorded in both soccer and basketball blogs)
Treadmill, weights |
Conditioning and Weights
633-653: ran 1 mile on treadmill at 3 mph. Not winded at all but
slight pain in left calf
702: 90 lbs + bar, 25 reps, toes straight calf raise. Easy.
707: machine prone leg curl. 50 lbs, 25 reps. Easy.
711: 110 lbs + bar, 25 reps, toes out calf raise. Medium hard.
715 machine prone leg curl. 65 lbs, 12 reps, size L, medium
hard.
721 120 lbs + bar, 25 reps, toes-in calf raise. Medium hard.
726 machine prone leg curl, 80 lbs, 12 reps, size L, medium
hard.
730 Treadmill, 12 mph, 49 seconds.
Faces in the Crowd
The Philippino young man, John, was talking to a gray haired white
lady in the machine weights room, I was the only other persons in the
room, in the middle of the conversation he blurted out, 'he's one of the
few good men'. I felt I knew he was talking about me, I was wondering how
he knew about my quote of 1 Timothy 5:17-19 on all my resumes, or why he
thought I was good. |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding |
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Wednesday Dec 12
745-950 PM
Waltham Y |
Coach's Good Form (elbow-in)
non-spinners, & rebel (elbow-out) non-spinners, A1 & B1,
15 ft jump shots off the dribble and swivel
Prior to practice I had all the usuals: tangerine juice, carrot
juice, mineral pill, fish oil, cod liver oil, wheat germ oil, hemp oil,
and some organic multi-grain 12-grain bread. Not sure re vitamin E
pill.
Today was a non-c, non-cg day. No melatonin was consumed in the 24
hours prior to practice. But I did have 2 of the Gaia Brand
'Sound Sleep' Herbal sleeping pills.
|
Today I returned to testing the style advocated by the coaches
elbow-in.
NOTE: re the following, what I mean by non-spinner, is no deliberate
emphasis is made to spin the ball. The ball still spins to some
extent.
1 Coach's Good Form (elbow-in) non-spinners, eye on empty
area in middle of hoop, intend to put ball in middle of hoop
A1 1/10; B1 1/10;
total 2/20
2 Coach's Good Form (elbow-in) non-spinners,
eye on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push
imaginary penny downwards with the ball Waltham Y B-ball coach style.
A1 2/10; B1 2/10;
total 4/20
3 Coach's Good Form (elbow-in) non-spinners,
eye on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push
imaginary penny downwards with the ball Waltham Y B-ball coach style.
A1 2/10; B1 1/10;
total 3/20
4 Coach's Good Form non-spinners, eye on empty area in middle of
hoop, intend to put ball in middle of hoop A1 3/10; B1 3/10;
total 6/20
(Apparently warmed-up at this point) 5 Coach's Good Form non-spinners, eye on front of rim, intend to
put ball just beyond front of rim
A1 5/10;
AVERAGE INITIAL WARM-UP POINT
B1 6/10;
total 11/20
6 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) non-spinners, eye
on back of rim, intend to put ball just short of back of rim
A1 2/10; B1 2/10;
total 4/20
7 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) non-spinners, eye
on back of rim, intend to put ball just short of back of rim
A1 2/10; B1 4/10;
total 6/20
8 Coach's Good Form non-spinners, eye on front of rim, intend to
put ball just beyond front of rim
A1 5/10; B1 5/10;
total 10/20
Rebel (elbow-out) non-spinners:
9 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on front of rim, aim for just beyond front of rim
A1 0/10;
AVERAGE SECONDARY WARM-UP POINT
(Apparently warmed-up with re rebel elbow-out spinners at
this point) B1 5/10;
total 5/20
10 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push
imaginary penny downwards with the ball Waltham Y B-ball coach style.
A1 2/10; B1 skipped;
total 2/10
11 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push
imaginary penny downwards with the ball Waltham Y B-ball coach style.
A1 skipped; B1 skipped
total 0/0 12 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out)
style eye on front of rim, aim for just beyond front of rim
A1 skipped; B1 skipped;
total 0/0
13 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on back of rim, aim for just short of back of rim
A1 1/10; B1 5/10;
total 6/20
14 Stylish non-spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on middle of hoop, aim for middle of hoop
A1 1/10;
total 1/10
Seems alot of the 'non-spinners' that go in actually are spinning
quite a bit. To a lesser extent, it seems a fraction of the 'spinners'
that go in are not spinning.
Faces in the Crowd
The guy who taught me the aim for the penny in the middle of the
hoops style, is named Pat Ferdinand. Lest I forget, his email address is
pferdinand@ymcaboston.org
|
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding
Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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Friday Dec 14
825-950 PM
Waltham Y |
Conditioning
Treadmill
Weights
85 minutes |
825: Treadmill 12 mph, 60 seconds
835: 25 reps, 120 + bar, machine calf raise, toes straight
840: 12 reps, prone leg curl, 80 lbs
852: 12 reps, leg press on strive machine, 110 lbs
905: 12 reps, 110 plus bar, shallow squat, on max-rack machine
923: shallow free-weights squat, 90 plus bar, 12 reps, easy.
927: Incline machine squat, 12 reps, 180 lbs plus bar, easy.
934: treadmill 12 mph 53 seconds
942: 25 reps, 120 + bar, machine calf raise, toes out
945: 12 reps, prone leg curl, 80 lbs
950: 25 reps, 120 + bar, machine calf raise
Treadmill input data: 165 lbs body weight, 0 incline. |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding |
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|
Sunday December 16
608-750 PM
Waltham Y |
Rebel (elbow-out)
non-spinners, & coach's good form (elbow-in)
non-spinners, A1 & B1, 15 ft jump shots off the dribble and
swivel
Prior to practice I had almost the usuals: tangerine juice, carrot
juice, fish oil, cod liver oil, wheat germ oil, hemp oil, vit E pill; the
mineral pill was replaced by an iron pill, a magnesium pill, a zinc pill,
and a chromium picolinate pill. Plus 1 slice organic multi-grain 12-grain
bread.
Today was a non-c, non-cg day. No melatonin was consumed in the 24
hours prior to practice.
I felt distracted since a usually talkative person had not returned
my phone call I felt unsure if he was alive or dead.
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1 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on front of rim, aim for just beyond front of rim
A1 4/10; B1 0/10;
total 4/20
2 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push
imaginary penny downwards with the ball Waltham Y B-ball coach style.
A1 3/10; B1 4/10;
total 7/20
3 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push
imaginary penny downwards with the ball Waltham Y B-ball coach style.
A1 1/10; B1 3/10;
total 4/20 4 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out)
style eye on front of rim, aim for just beyond front of rim
A1 2/10; B1 3/10;
total 5/20
5 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on back of rim, aim for just short of back of rim
A1 2/10;
AVERAGE INITIAL WARM-UP POINT
B1 1/10;
total 3/20
6 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on middle of hoop, aim for middle of hoop
A1 3/10; (at this point I moved from the dark rimmed basket I
shot poorly at on a previous day, where today there was a father teaching
his son basketball, to the red rimmed basket where I was
alone).
B1 2/10
total 5/20
(Apparently warmed-up at this point) 7 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on middle of hoop, aim for middle of hoop
A1 5/10; B1 2/10
total 7/20
8 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on back of rim, aim for just short of back of rim
A1 5/10; B1 0/10;
total 5/20
Coach's Good Form (elbow-in) spinners:
1 Coach's Good Form (elbow-in) spinners
eye on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push
imaginary penny downwards with the ball Waltham Y B-ball coach style.
A1 2/10;
AVERAGE SECONDARY WARM-UP POINT
B1 3/10;
total 5/20
(Apparently warmed-up with re rebel elbow-out spinners at this
point) 2 Coach's Good Form (elbow-in) spinners
eye on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push
imaginary penny downwards with the ball Waltham Y B-ball coach style.
B1 6/10; A1 1/10; (B1 went first by mistake)
total
7/20 |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding
Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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Monday Dec 17
817-950 PM
Waltham Y |
Conditioning
Treadmill, weights
93 minutes |
817 12 mph for 70 seconds on treadmill
826 prone leg curl, size L, 80 lbs, 12 reps
831 machine calf raise, toes straight, bar plus 120, 25 reps
836 machine leg press on strive machine, back-4, leg-2, 110 lbs, 12
reps
843 machine shallow squat, 110 lbs plus bar, 12 reps
852 machine incline squats, 200 lbs plus bar, 12 reps, easy.
857 machine incline squats, 230 lbs plus bar, 12 reps, easy.
901 machine incline squats, 280 lbs plus bar, 12 reps,
easy.
912 free shallow squats, 110 lbs plus bar, 12 reps, hard enough
922 12 mph for 60 seconds on treadmill
931 machine calf raise, toes out, bar plus 120, 25 reps
935 prone leg curl, size L, 80 lbs, 12 reps
940 machine leg press on 'strive' machine, back-4, legs-2, 110 lbs,
12 reps, easy.
945 machine incline squats, 360 lbs plus bar, 12 reps,
easy.
950 free shallow squats, 110 lbs plus bar, 12
reps. |
Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding
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Wednesday Dec 20
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ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM DEC 1 TO DEC 16.
CONCLUSION: CEASE PRACTICING SHOTS FROM 15 FEET OUT OR
FURTHER IN WHICH THERE IS NO DELIBERATE
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CONCLUSION BASED ON DEC 1 TO 16 DATA: DISPENSE WITH
PRACTICING SHOTS FROM 15 FEET OUT OR GREATER IN WHICH THERE IS NO
DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO SPIN THE BALL
First I tried to figure out, what is the average number of shots I
have to take before I am warmed up. I found that the initial warm-up
point, the point at which my shooting significantly improved was as
follows (number of shots taken before significant improvement):
Inititial warm up point
nov 29 200 shots dec 5 80 shots dec 8 120 shots dec 10 60 shots dec 12 80 shots dec 16 120 shots Thus the average not counting the weird nov 29 day which was my first day doing just 15 footers was: 460/5 = 92 shots. Then there was the question of how many shots I had to take to get
used to a new general method, when I switched from one general method to
another method, after I warmed up. This has to do with situations such as
switching from the coach's good form (elbow-in) spinners (shots taken with
deliberate attempt to backspin the ball) to the rebel (elbow-out as I have
always naturally shot) non-spinner. I found that this
secondary warm-up point, the point at which my shooting significantly
improved after switching general method, was as follows (number of
shots taken before significant improvement):
Shift of general method warm-up point nov 29 80 shots dec 5 10 shots dec 8 10 shots dec 12 10 shots dec 16 20 shots Average not counting weird nov 29 day: 50/4=12.5. Thus I conclude that the average initial warmed-up point is
after 90 shots; and the average secondary warmed-up point (after a shift
in the general method) is after 10 shots.
Thus I computed the scores in terms of goals/attempts, for shots that
occurred after the initial 90 shot warm up point, and in the case of a
switch of general method after reaching the initial warmup point, for
shots that were taken after the first 10 shots were
taken after the change of method:
Scores after inititial and secondary warm up points dec 1 rebel (elbow-out) nonspinners (no deliberate attempt to spin the ball) 42/140 dec 3 rebel spinners (deliberate attempt to spin the ball) 19/90 dec 5 coach's (elbow-in as taught by coaches) nonspinners 12/30 dec 5 coach's spinners 52/130 dec 8 rebel nonspinners 29/70 dec 8 rebel spinners 74/150 dec 10 coach's spinners 25/70 dec 12 coach's nonspinners 26/70 dec 12 rebel nonspinners 14/50 dec 16 rebel spinners 18/70 dec 16 coach's spinners 3/10 Then I computed the scores from shots taken prior to the initial
warm-up point which is reached after 90 shots have been taken, and in the
case of a second general method introduced in a practice, the scores from
the first 10 shots taken with the change of general method:
Scores before initial and secondary warm-up points
dec 1 rebel nonspinners 25/90 dec 3 rebel spinners 14/90 dec 5 coach's nonspinners 17/90 dec 5 coach's spinners 2/10 dec 8 rebel nonspinners 20/90 dec 8 rebel spinners 4/10 dec 10 coach's spinners 31/90 dec 12 coach's nonspinners 20/90 dec 12 rebel nonspinners 0/10 dec 16 rebel spinners 23/90 dec 16 coach's spinners 2/10 Thus the data showed the following result:
Shots taken after initial/secondary warmup total dec 1-16:
rebel nonspinners: 42/140, 29/70, 14/50, total 85/260
32.7%
rebel spinners: 19/90. 74/150, 18/70 111/310
35.5%
coachs nonspinners: 12/30, 26/70, 38/100 38.0%
coach's spinners: 52/130, 25/70, 3/10 80/210 38.1%
spinners % avg 36.8%; goals/attempts total 191/520 36.7%;
nonspinners % avg 35.35%; goals/attempts total 121/360
33.6%
Shots taken prior to initial/secondary warmup
rebel nonspinners: 25/90, 20/90, 0/10 45/190 23.7%
rebel spinners: 14/90, 4/10, 23/90 41/190 21.6%
coacbs nonspinners: 17/90, 20/90, 37/180 20.6%
coachs spinners: 2/10, 31/90, 2/10 35/110 31.8%
spinners % avg 26.7%; goals/attempts total 76/300 25.3%
nonspinners % avg 22.15%; goals/attempts total 85/370 23.0%
Totals counting shots taken both before and after warm-up
points:
rebel nonspinners: 130/450 28.9%
rebel spinners: 152/500 30.4%
coachs nonspinners: 75/280 26.8%
coach's spinners: 115/320 35.9%
spinners % avg
33.15%; goals/attempts total 267/820
32.6%
nonspinners % avg
27.85%; goals/attempts total 205/730
28.1%
Analysis of Data In totality, the spinners clearly excel the nonspinners; the average
percentage of the spinners is 19% to 16% higher than the nonspinners
depending on how you average things out.
Prior to initial/secondary warmup, again the spinners clearly excel
the nonspinners, the pre-warmup percentage for spinners being 21% to
10% higher than the pre-warmup percentage for nonspinners depending
on your statistical method.
And after initital/secondary warmup, the spinners are 4% to 9% better
than the non-spinners depending on how you average things out.
In addition I have to take into account that a large number of the
so-called non-spinners, balls shot without intention to spin, that
score, are balls that end up spinning significantly on their way in to the
hoop; compared to this a smaller percentage of the spinners, balls shot
with deliberate intent to spin, that go in, fail to spin significantly on
their way in to the hoop.
I have to take into account that:
1 although things are pretty even once warmed up between spinners and
non-spinners, overall counting warmup and prewarmed up states of shooting,
the spinners clearly excel the non-spinners;
2 often in games one must shoot without having had a chance to shoot
lots of shots one after the other from the exact point one will be
shooting from in the game;
3 in games one ends up facing a situation that is like a non-warmed
up situation because shots are taken after sitting on the bench or after
being in the game and not shooting;
4 the coach's spinner, which is a spinning shot, is the clear leader
for the not-yet-warmed up state of shooting;
5 the coach's spinner, which is a spinning shot, leads in total
score, pre-warmed up score, and warmed-up score;
6 the best performance of all was produced Dec 8 using the rebel
(elbow-out) spinner;
7 very tall men can sort of line drive the ball with little spin into
the hoop but I am not very tall and the backspin comes naturally for
arched shots;
8 and, when I last took a serious interest in basketball more
than ten years ago (I returned to a serious interest in basketball
Nov 2007 after not playing basketball at all for more than 10 years), I
was able to shoot a phenomenal 40% from 24 feet, pro-distance 3-pointers,
using this shot in which I would shoot on the run, right after dribbling
on the run to the shooting point.
Thus even though the non-spinners are fairly close to the
spinners after I have had a chance to shoot lots of warm-up shots
from the exact same point that I will be shooting the scored shots from, I
must conclude at this point that the non-spinners should be dispensed
with.
However at this point I am not prepared to conclude that deliberate
backspin is the best solution for close-in, driving shots. |
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Wednesday
December 19
740-950 PM
Waltham YMCA |
Rebel (elbow-out)
non-spinners, & coach's good form (elbow-in)
non-spinners, A1 & B1, 15 ft jump shots off the dribble and
swivel
Prior to practice I had almost the usuals: 'Noble' tangerine juice,
'Bolthouse' carrot/passion-fruit/apple juice, 'Spectrum' fish oil,
'Twinlab' cod liver oil; 'Spectrum' wheat germ oil, 'Nature's Way' hemp
oil, 'Whole Foods' vit E pill; 5 'Country Life' 'Total Mins' mineral
pills, 'Whole Foods' potassium pill, 'Whole Foods' B Daily Essentials Vit
B pill, 2 slices multi-grain bread; 2 cups double-strength Organic
Lipton tea (1 green tea teabag, 1 brown tea teabag in each
cup) w cane sugar and non dairy creamer
Today was a non-c, non-cg day. No melatonin was consumed in the 24
hours prior to practice. No sleeping pills. 1 liter Masson
white zinfandel in 24 hours prior to practice
Still I felt distracted as I felt unsure if this guy I know
is alive or dead. |
1 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on empty area in middle of
hoop, intend to put ball in middle of hoop
A1 4/10; B1 3/10;
total 7/20
2 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on front of rim, intend to put
ball just beyond front of rim
A1 1/10;
B1 3/10;
total 4/20
3 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) Spinners, eye
on back of rim, intend to put ball just short of back of rim
A1 1/10; B1 2/10;
total 3/20 4 Coach's Good Form (elbow in) Spinners, eye
on back of rim, intend to put ball just short of back of rim
A1 1/10; B1 2/10;
total 3/20
5 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on front of rim, intend to put
ball just beyond front of rim
A1 2/10; B1 4/10;
total 6/20
6 Coach's Good Form Spinners, eye on empty area in middle of
hoop, intend to put ball in middle of hoop
A1 2/10; B1 4/10;
total 6/20
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7 Rebel spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push
imaginary penny downwards with the ball Waltham Y B-ball coach style.
A1 3/10; B1 1/10;
total 7/20
8 Rebel spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on imaginary penny in middle of the hoop, intend to push
imaginary penny downwards with the ball Waltham Y B-ball coach style.
A1 4/10; B1 1/10;
total 5/20 9 Rebel spinners, own (elbow-out)
style eye on front of rim, aim for just beyond front of rim
A1 2/10; B1 6/10;
total 8/20
10 Rebel spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on back of rim, aim for just short of back of rim
A1 7/10;
B1 6/10;
total 13/20
11 spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on middle of hoop, aim for middle of hoop
A1 5/10; B1 4/10
total 9/20
12 Stylish spinners, own (elbow-out) style
eye on middle of hoop, aim for middle of hoop
A1 2/10; B1 4/10
total 6/20
I had a hot streak from segment 9 to segment
11. I found that when the shooting is off, it is good to extend the pause
at the end of the dribble before the swivel and the shot. I felt like I
need to: expose myself to more daylight, more sunshine, and less alcohol;
resolve the missing person issue that is bothering me.
Faces in the Crowd
Mark is this gray haired clean shaven
bespectacled white man; I was alone shooting in the gym and when he walked
in and started using the bowflex machine I got really hot at the shooting
even hitting five in a row. After the practice I told him that usually
people being around seems to bring down my shooting but that my shooting
got real hot when he came in. He told me that I looked to him like a 'real
Bob Cousy'. For some reason he always calls me (but not
everybody) 'sir', sort of slurring the first consonant in 'sir', the
way this yellow haired good looking woman did when she came on to me in
the gym at the Cambridge Y about 20 years ago (when she came on to me I
was too shocked to find her, then I made a half hearted attempt with a
letter to the Cambridge Y to find her, then I gave up on chasing
her).
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Adidas Bracara Indoor soccer shoes with 1 layer of 'Propel Gel'
padding
Spalding TF-1000 zk Microfiber Composite basketball bought 111/19/07
at
Tricon Sports
inflated to 8.0 psi |
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