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Using a bit of science for the

Using a bit of science for the high art of distracting free throw shooters. “If fans behind the backboard waved their balloons from side to side in unison, opposing players would perceive a field of background motion” and (over)compensate for that motion by shooting against the direction of the balloon motion at the time of the shot.