Professor Hyeong-ju Lee of Hongik University’s Institute of Liberal Arts and Education will publicly present the results of research he has been preparing for a year at the 2026 Winter Academic Seminar of the Society for Future Convergence and Convergence. In order to conduct experimental research to improve the accuracy of basketball free throws, Professor Hyeong-joo Lee has produced samples of basketballs with visual aiming lines applied and conducted actual experiments using the samples.
The topic of this presentation is “A Pilot Experimental Study on the Effect of a Visual Aiming Line on Basketball Free-Throw Accuracy”, and the research is organized with a focus on how visual clues in free throw execution affect shooting alignment, consistency of movement, and result accuracy. In particular, this study is noteworthy in that it is not a simple idea proposal, but presents the empirical possibility of human-centered convergence technology that can be used in sports fields, including the entire process from research basketball sample production → experimental design → data-based verification.
Through his presentation, Professor Hyeong-Ju Lee will present ▲ key results on the impact of visual aiming lines on free throw performance ▲ practical implications for application in training fields ▲ possibility of expansion into AI-based motion analysis and personalized feedback system in the future. In addition, “training and performance are areas in which not only technology but also human factors such as perception, cognition, and concentration of attention operate in a complex manner,” and “the process of exploring how visual auxiliary cues organize an athlete’s performance is an important starting point for convergence research where sports and technology meet.” This research presentation is expected to be an example of how convergence technology that focuses on human performance characteristics and training context can be applied in the field, going beyond a technology-centered approach. Professor Hyeong-joo Lee said, “We prepared for a year and directly carried out everything from sample production to experimentation to improve the completeness of the research,” and added, “Through this presentation, we would like to present a practical improvement model at the point where sports science and convergence technology meet.” The 2026 Winter Academic Seminar of the Society for Future Convergence and Integration will be held tomorrow at Seoul Venture Graduate University.
#Photo – Provided by Professor Hyungju Lee
