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A Comparison Of The Effectiveness Of Two Free Throw Shooting Methods, Andrew J. May
A Comparison Of The Effectiveness Of Two Free Throw Shooting Methods, Andrew J. May
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The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two free throw shooting methods, the Ed Palubinskas Method (PM) and the Free Shoot Method (FSM), and their ability to improve free throw shooting accuracy. The experimental group, using the PM, and the control group, using the FSM, shot the same amount of free throws over a 13 week period. Subjects were 33 male intermediate basketball students at Brigham Young University. Subjects in both groups shot 26 free throws twice a week. Subjects were tested once every other week by shooting and recording the amount made out of nine …