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The 15-foot jump shot or Hail Mary pass won't look the same after you try this experiment in projectile motion. Both athletes and scientists predict trajectories based on a projectile's initial angle and velocity. Can you fire a tennis ball 45 feet across Allstate Court and into the net? Prepare with some virtual coaching on achieving the perfect parabola. Then set your parameters and ready, set, launch!