Traditionally known as the foul line, the charity stripe as many refer to it today is one of the easiest places to get points in the game of basketball. There are no defenders, there is no contact, and it is only 15 feet from the face of the backboard. Simple right?
Although this seems like a relatively easy shot to make, for a lot of players it is not. I myself have struggled to make a free throw in my life, so I know it is not as easy as it seems. In a league of over 100 players who qualify for the NBA’s free throw percentage leaders, the 2016-2017 season has only 5 players shooting 90 percent or more from the free throw line and a few players just a couple percentage points shy of the 90 percent mark. You would think there would be more players making their free throws, seeing that it is a professional association. We even call it the charity stripe, meaning the points are being given away. So why is this?
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