Research penalty shots, What does Stephen Hawking see?

According to "physical prince" Stephen Hawking, the perfect penalty shot is on the top corner of the goal. But he was also embarrassed to say the bald player had a higher chance of scoring.

So far, the 2018 World Cup has seen four matches have to be determined to win and lose on penalties - Russia of Spain, Croatia wins Denmark and England, making Colombia go home and then Croatia itself must force the Russian team to Stop walking in the quarterfinals.

Going back in time, in 2014, the world-famous physicist - the father of the Black Hole theory and author of the Brief History of Time, gave a hypothesis about a perfect penalty penalty set. row of UK betting company Paddy Power.

Harry Kane's penalty shot in the game against Panama - (Photo: AFP).

His research on shots on the 11m mark indicated that:

Velocity is "key"

Hawking said that a powerful shot made the ball go faster and the goalkeeper would have almost no chance to stop.

Physicists also recommend that "put" the ball into the top corner of the goal to achieve the highest success.

Hawking's research shows that 84% of penalty shots aimed at the top corner of the goal were successful.

The most obvious demonstration at the 2018 World Cup is two Harry Kane penalty shots - England's striker - in the match against Panama.

Both shots have a very good ball speed and put the ball into the top corner.

In such shots, it is difficult for the goalie to guess the ball in the direction of the ball and only help "scoring the goal better".

The striker will perform better penalties than other positions

According to Hawking, the strikers have a higher success rate (81%) in front of a penalty kick, compared to the midfielders and defenders.

There is no advantage when kicking with your left or right foot

However, it is better if a player uses the soles of his feet to make the shot. The winning rate will be 10% higher than the finishing touches with the instep.

The blond or bald players will most likely win

Hawking was unable to provide a scientific explanation for this. But his analysis shows that blond or bald players have a higher success rate when standing in front of 11m than black-haired peers.

The reason for this thesis is unclear and it is still considered one of the greatest mysteries of science.