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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 3375398, member: 7511"] If you shoot the ball in the dead center of the basket all the time, then the arc doesn’t really matter. However, if you’re slightly off center, like most shooters, than the arc you put on a shot matters greatly. The basket is roughly the width of 2 basketballs, so the higher the arc, the more likely the surface area that is exposed to the basket is circular providing a greater margin for error that will still allow the ball to go through the hoop. Flatter shots, which is the way Megan used to shoot at times last season, create a greater, elliptical surface area at the basket and a much greater possibility of catching some portion of the rim and ending up as a rebound rather than a bucket. In addition, a high arcing shot, even if it catches the rim has a much greater chance to bounce straight up and then through the hoop, providing the proverbial shooter’s bounce. Flat shots that hit the rim tend to come off hard as rebounds on the opposite side of the rim. [/QUOTE]