Ever wonder why NBA slam masters like the slam dunk.
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Believe it or not, Vince Carter, Vince Carter gets so much air because he has such a powerful push-off when he goes up for a slam.
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A jump of four feet leads to a hang time of one second. That's an unusually high jump and as it turns out, most basketball players, including Vince Carter, don't jump that high. A three-foot-high jump has a hang time of 0.87 seconds. That means all the reverses, twists and turns of NBA Slam Dunk Contest, take place in just eight or nine-tenths of a second!Slam Dunks - Do They Actually Fly? 523k2w
So why does it seem like high-flying NBA stars make it seem longer because they hold onto the ball longer than other players before dunking, waiting until they're on the way down from their jump to dunk the ball. Players also create an illusion that they are floating or flying by pulling they're legs up and extending their arms as the jump progresses. This makes it seem like they're higher than they really are.
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Imagine if Vince Carter ever played b-ball on earth, Vince Carter would be able to rise six times higher and remain in flight six times longer than on earth. That means Carter would weigh 37 pounds on the moon, would perform vertical leaps of 24 feet and hang in the air for nearly six seconds. That's like jumping over a small two-story building in a single jump!
