You must throw the ball upward because of gravity, you have gravity forcing the ball downward as you push the ball with force upward, and as they say what goes up must come down, which in the end results to the ball coming down towards you.
In order to throw a snowball as hard as you can and it come back to you, you must throw the snowball straight up into the air.
Throw the ball straight up in the air. or Throw the ball against the wind.
Throw it straight up.
In the sentence, 'Throw the ball as hard as you can.', the word 'throw' is the verb. In this imperative sentence, the subject of the sentence is implied; the subject is you.
Throw it straight up.
It depends on how hard you throw it, obviously!
Elementary Watson, gravity, throw it upwards.
Actually, it's not the surface of the ball that has any effect. It has to do with gravity. For example, say you are 5'3 tall. It would have to be the speed you throw it onto the ground, and how hard you throw it. The way it comes back up, reflects the way you have thrown it.
Your pretty much goning to have to walk over and get it. However - if you threw it really really hard then you could in theory put the ball into orbit and catch it when it comes back round behind you.
Well when you throw the ball you need to throw it quite hard and spin the ball backwards and throw it down. If you throw it too flat then it will merely skim the surface, instead of skipping it. Some people find it easier to use a flat ball, like myself.
Use your whole body (hips, legs, etc) to throw the ball as hard as you can at a 45 degree angle and remember to follow through.
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