"Aiming for the center of the basket increases the chance of hitting the front of the rim and having the shot drop straight down."
Has anyone ever seen a free throw drop straight down after hitting the front rim? Seems like the only way to make that happen would be to throw the basketball baseball style on a line, and nail the bottom of the front rim. Even Shaq had better mechanics than that.
"Aiming for the center of the basket increases the chance of hitting the front of the rim and having the shot drop straight down."
Has anyone ever seen a free throw drop straight down after hitting the front rim? Seems like the only way to make that happen would be to throw the basketball baseball style on a line, and nail the bottom of the front rim. Even Shaq had better mechanics than that.