Its called an air ball because it soars in the air as it misses the net.
When you are blocking a shot it is critical that you look at the basketball. If you don't then you will not know where the basketball is and you just might hit the person and get a foul. Once you at least smack the ball away then you look where it went and not stare at it but then go after it.
An air shot.
there was an 80's movie about a junior girls tennis tour which is actually called "Hit me with your best shot" and had the song in it.
Getting shot by anything is not an experience you want.
A ball hit diagonally across the court on a baseline ground stroke is called 'Crosscourt Shot'.
In basketball, the shot clock counts down the time a team has to take a shot (which must hit the rim in order to qualify) after taking possession of the ball before a violation is called. In the NCAA, the shot clock is set at 35 seconds, which is 11 seconds longer than that of the NBA.
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On October 1, 1932 Babe Ruth hit his "Called Shot" home run against the Chicago Cubs in game 3 of the World Series.
Usually called a Lob shot. It is used to either draw your opponent to the back of the court or to hit over him if he is at the net.
No, it is not legal to hit someone's hand in basketball.
Michael Jordan is a tall basketball player that hit the shot for the Chicago bulls in 1989. This shot won the 5th game in the 1989 Eastern conference first round.
3 Actually it is 5, the highest shot you can hit would be a three-pointer, but if you were fouled flagrantly, then you would get two free throws, and could have a rare five-point-play.