But Thomas doesn't just stop at 3 feet
不過,托馬斯可不僅僅下去90厘米
He goes all the way down to 2 feet 9 inches
他全力彎腰,離地只有83厘米
So how does he go from lane driving limbo to swishing over s 7-footer
所以他是怎么從彎著腰過橫桿突破,接著又頂著一個七尺大漢把球打進呢
Data from our motion tracking system reveals that he drops his center of mass to about a foot and a half
根據我們的動態跟蹤系統,他過橫桿時,重心會下降到離地45厘米
That's a height about 13 inches lower than a typical fire hydrant
這比一個標準消防栓還矮33厘米
This allows him to stay balanced as he goes into attack mode, even with only 2 feet of seperation
這樣讓他能夠在進攻時保持平衡,即便防守人離他只有60厘米

Thomas's 70 degree launch angle on his floater means the defender will have to reach 13 and a half feet in the air to block the shot
托馬斯的拋投出手角度達到70度,也就是說,防守人要跳到4米10左右,才能蓋到他
That's higher than the highest max touch on record set right here in the lab by Dwight Howard
這個數字,比德懷特-霍華德在我們這里創下的摸高最大記錄還要高
That makes you realize how short I really am
這也讓你意識到我有多矮了吧
Now the launch angle on his floater doesn't just help Thomas shoot over taller defenders
托馬斯的拋投出手角度不僅能幫他迎著高個子出手
Compared to a flatter 45 degree shot, this sharp angle increases the area of the hoop the ball can pass through by about 33%
與平緩的45度出手相比,這么大的角度可以讓球通過籃筐的面積增大約33%
For ESPN sports science. I'm John Brenkus
感謝收看ESPN體育科學。我是約翰-布倫克斯
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