How Grippy does it get?
Physics and Astronomy
Makayla Wallace
- Grade:
- 7
- Teacher:
- Georgina Matzkin
My project is about the grip on basketball shoes. I chose this project because I am a basketball player and I always see players on the court wiping their shoes with their hands. This is interesting because I was wondering what they were trying to do when they did that. My conclusion is that wiping your shoes with your hand does have a positive effect on them while playing. My project is important because players can slip which leads to injury's if your shoes are not grippy enough.I wanted to find out if wiping your shoes helped or hurt the grip on them.
What a creative project! I had no idea that basketball players needed to wipe their shoes to make them grip better. I also love your idea to test different ways of cleaning the shoes to see what leads to the best grip.
Using a tilted wood surface to measure the angle at which a shoe slips is a creative way to turn grip into a number. That method worked and gave you clean, consistent data.
very clean and consistent data