A Conversation for The Mental Aspects of Free Throw Shooting
Air Ball
Steve K. Started conversation Sep 27, 2002
In an academic journal article titled "Air Ball: Large Group, Spontaneous, Precision Chanting", a professor describes how large groups watching a basketball game can chant "air ball" (after a shot that misses everything) in unison, perfect pitch and rhythm. This in spite of choirs who have difficulty doing this.
As part of his research, the prof videotaped a lot of games, including one NBA game where a star player fired up an air ball on a free throw. No chant was noticed, probably because the fans were rolling in the aisles laughing. 
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