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...Geschwindner can. He developed the formulas 13 years ago in his hometown of Würzburg when he began working with a lanky 16-year-old named Dirk Nowitzki, voted Most Valuable Player of the NBA in 2007. Through their work, Geschwindner found that most players shoot the ball on too flat an arc. "The higher the arc, the better, but you can go too high. The optimum is around 60°," he says...
Geschwindner, an unofficial shooting coach for the Dallas Mavericks, Nowitzki's team, relies on more than physics. He runs a basketball academy in Würzburg that he calls "the Institute of Applied Nonsense," and its name captures its unconventional approach. Players split ball-handling drills with tutorials in opera, literature, fencing, ballet and jazz...
...finally healthy after extensive rehab, and Walsh is excited to see Prince in action.“He was hopping down to first base [last season] and you could see that potential,” Walsh says. “We think he can put the ball in the seats.”Rouches began his Harvard career in dramatic fashion last year by smashing a home run for his first collegiate hit, but saw limited action in 2007. This season, Walsh is intent on getting Rouches into the lineup, whether he plays at first base or elsewhere. After...
...When we need a key performance, [Madick] is going to step up and do that,” Allard says. Madick, on the other hand, asserts that dominating hitters is not her aim.“I don’t ever feel that pressure to keep the ball in the catcher’s glove,” Madick says. “My goal is to let [the batters] put the ball in play in a way that my defense can handle.”That last bit, about relying on her team, underscores what makes Madick...
...Just see it, hit it,” sophomore Lauren Murphy said of her batting tricks last season. Yet, according to modern science, it is actually impossible for a batter to trace the ball with her eyes when the ball gets close to home plate. So, should we trust a scientist, or a first-hand expert? If anyone has the credibility to speak on the matter, then Lauren Murphy is certainly that person. Known as just “Murph” to her teammates and coach, Murphy had an extraordinarily impressive season last year in her Crimson debut...