Some previous studies [2,3,4] measured shooters’ shoulder, elbow and wrist joint motions at release for jump
shots, and reported the effect of increased shooting distance. For free throws, Tsarouchas et al. [5] represented
shooting arm joint motions and studied the technique for high percentage successful shots. Their results and
measurements were varied because they investigated different sets of shooters’ skill and situations. To our
knowledge, no one has analyzed the kinematics of basketball shooting using a dynamic simulation model including
a ball and the shooter’s arm. In wheel chair basketball, Schwark et al. [6] used a two dimensional three-segment
simulation model to investigate the optimal release conditions and corresponding arm movement pattern for free
throws.