People fail to realize that the "pocket" in your hand is a natural occurrence when you go to follow thru your release. It makes no sense to gather your shot with that pocket because it's ultimately detrimental to controlling the ball.
if you're like me and playing for fun, sure, but he's for kids who are hooping. They have limited time, have to compete with others, and having shaky fundamentals will plateau them much earlier at a much lower level.
Adding to the video: 1. Turning your body in the air when you shoot increases power and accuracy. (But only if you control the turn properly, if you're doing it right you'll feel it in your hips. Sorta like punching in boxing or swinging in baseball/golf) 2. Thumb flicks don't harm the jumpshot unless the flick is strong enough to make you shoot with both hands. (You should never flick your thumb hard enough for your guide hand to face the basket)
I agree regarding the thumb flick, however I would strongly recommend against turning your body while shooting, especially with the intention of generating power. You want to minimize side-to-side movement as a shooter so that when you do miss a shot you miss it either short or long, and can adjust with your legs, which is where your power generation should be coming from. A small amount of rotation is obviously fine, but purposely turning a lot in order to increase power will wreck your mechanics completely. I've also heard stories that in can lead to persistent back problems in high-level players, nothing definitive but something to consider.
Just to be a slight contrarian, Reggie Miller actually had a very hard thumb flick akin to what you described. Not discrediting you or your point, just saying.
Turning your body also will make your shoulders less tense when you’re shooting, which would help increase your power. You’ll feel a lot more tension if you shoot squared up
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Getting my feet perfectly aligned does help my shot become more accurate, but getting that perfect position can mean the difference between getting closed in by an aggressive defender and getting the shot up in time. I’ve learned to shoot at weird angles. Some of my positions looks like I’m about to pass or drive. If I adjusted to point my feet at the basket, that would be a dead giveaway to tight defenders.
bro these myths were the reason i was so inconsistent for the longest time. except the thumb flick, still working on removing that bad habit completely😅
Other than the quick release, the thumb flick was also one of the reasons why I was able to shoot from half court. It helps a lot in stabilizing my shot to go straight to the basket
The thing is when you get tired it is way less consistent. I’ve seen people hit two threes in the first 5 minutes, then never even get close to the rim. Though the hooper is the most important part. Most of the time is high, it is a bad thing. MOST, not always but most
The only thing I have to dispute is the pocket. I agree that if you shoot well with no pocket, then don’t change. But with coaching some younger kids it does help some of their shots. So it’s not a have too fix, but I think it can be used. You’re 100% right about the rest. I think it’s better to teach off balanced or varied shots. I’ve heard coaches tell kids not to shoot floaters. I had a really short PG this year, first thing I asked him. Can you shoot a floater? You have to challenge yourself, no one take 8-10 perfectly lined up and set up shots a game.
good tips. another outdated piece of advice is jump straight up and land in the same spot. most good shooters have their feet sweep forward after jumping which adds power as well as allows the shoulders to sway back and naturally ease tension and add arc. look at patty mills as an example.
Thumb flick is fine for control & adjustments but I think everyone can agree turning ur hand like your going to high five the rim is too much movement to be consistent. I think its taught like that that to make it easier for young players
I get great ball rotation and the most friendly bounces when I palm shoot. And my wrist feels very springy with I flick on the follow thru. Never going back to stiff hand shooting. This is me.
I have spent a lot of time thinking about the thumb flick and I’ve come to conclusion the thumb flick is actually superior. If the thumb is in the middle of the ball it acts as an axis point for the ball to spin around on your follow through. If you pull your have off or separate your hand out it will reduce your backspin.
They aren’t lies, just recommendations. You should try all of them and just check out n experiment with ur jumper. The feet to the basket thing make my jumper silky smooth, only a few days of training it
If you train enough and if your technique is good enough its going to go in. Dont get obsessed with the perfect shot. Instead, find a way that fits you
Those widely considered the greatest shooters from each era starting in the 90s, all had a thumb flick. Reggie miller, ray allen, steph curry. All flickers
like i always tell my players on my aau team, shoot the way you feel most comfortable, there’s no point in changing what they do when there so used to it, yes sometimes it needs fixed but again
All the comments are right, some things work better for all sorts of people. I think the only myth that actually helps improve a shot is keeping your head still. Every shot demoed has everything still shoulders up
Palm shooting is actually an advantage for shooting off the dribble because you can get the ball in the right position quicker . I shoot with my finger tips and try to change it for exactly that reason . Any kind of step back of fast pick-up off the dribble shot is more difficult if you shoot from the finger tips
Trainer here. Nice video but some errors: It’s not that you’re supposed to keep feet directly straight with the basket it’s more to force a muscle habit of trying to position your BODY align with the basket. Steph Curry doesn’t actually thumb flick he thumbs the ball on the gather but he doesn’t keep his thumb on the ball during the release (also hints why the ball doesn’t tilt or turn sideways or lack rotation) Also Thumb flicking isn’t bad but it is NOT NEEDED. It develops from shooting too far or having a bad habit of shooting using two hands from being too weak (most people get it from childhood) it harms the shot and throws off your trajectory. It’s about making the game as simple and easy as possible. If your jumpshot is MONEY then don’t change it. But 3/4 should get rid of it. If you wanna see why look at people like Fred Van Fleet or Trae Young (Thumb flickers) in the 3pt contest in slo motion. They try to not thumb flick on their shots but when they get tired or rush their shot with the clock winding you see the thumb flick and they start to drift and miss shots repetitively. Also the palm on the ball isn’t crazy bad but also not preferred. What’s more important is that your hand is already “locked and loaded” for when you bring the ball up.
imma just say, i didnt watch the full video, but based off the thumbnail, yes flicking your thumb in DEFINITELY matters. jj reddick told his story when he started out flicking his thumb in, correct me if im wrong, but im pretty sure he dislocated his thumb twice, then he realized "ok i have to change this"
It all depends on the person. Thumb flick can be bad, and I also agree you don’t have to be square, but your upper body should always be square or else your shot will most likely be off.
What do I tell to old heads? I just chill and play in the court and then this dude comes in and tells me those shooting myths and while I told him I prefer tilting my leg, he told me i shouldn't palm by ball and that I should shoot at the top of my release. It was uncomfortable as heck and I just left the court after because i dont like talking lol
Whenever its the most important moments of the game. I just stare at the rim, use muscle memory and chuck that thing up. I could have two guys guarding me and I'll shoot that thing with 0 follow through, ill just throw it up. and those are the shots that go in. especially if you're not playing at nba level, just practice repetition, I have a super fast shot with no follow through, but a nice smooth motion every time, I just chuck that thing.
The thumb flick is super unnoticeable when ur doing it, I never knew I did till I recorded myself. I think it comes from trying hard to hold the ball in place all the way up until flicking the wrist
I forget who I saw shot with ZERO pocket but it was some nba player, I think it might have been buddy hield, but having the ball off your fingertips allows for a harder flick allowing the ball to leave your hand straighter and fly better
Yo I was so pissed for a month cause these people on RUclips said u shouldn’t shoot with ur palm on the ball and I air balled the championship game winner. Coach made me lose 3 pounds in 2 days
I have found that having a thumb flick has improved my spin and shot. Without it for me any way I get a frick ton of side spin. I was looking at my film and I realize that my shot slightly changed from high school I don't have a thumb flick now and I have a ton of side spin.
Some habits don’t matter to some players that played like that for years like kyrie thumb flick is insane sometimes his guid hand facing basket with his shooting hand 😂
Kyrie has a thumb flick. Steph just does that with his thumb after the ball is gone already. But I agree that as long as the index and middle fingers of the shooting hand are the last to touch the ball, what you do with the other finger doesn't much matter if you can do it consistently.
i use all of those and i’m still find at shooting. maybe not the thumb flick i think i fixed it somehow on accident (i’m not even sure how lol i think i just suddenly found shooting without it is better)
I have a pretty nasty thumb flick and was considering trying to re train my shot. but i remembered i saw a kyrie analysis a couple years ago and he thumb flicks every time
I feel they tell us cause basketball comes in stages In early you are told what to do In latter stages you would come to realization stage(which is important if you ask me) cause you find what works best for you And NBA players are way past realization stage comparing them with relatively new players is not fare
Honestly, if it works it works. I don't even have my fingers really spread out and my thumb is basically right next to my index. When I shoot my thumb immediately goes under my index and middle finger. Just because it works for me that way, can consistently knock down shots so aye just shoot your shot
The last one: your palm shouldn't matter that much. Your focus when it comes to hands should be making sure you get a good roll off of your fingers, that's the real magic for putting up accurate, soft shots.
for me, shooting was always about rhythm. There's no technique or drills I could ever run that could improve my shot. if my adrenalin is high and I'm locked in, that's it, if not, hope I'm lucky. technique goes much harder into just about everything else though.
i used to have a thumb flick and since i stopped flicking my thumb i’ve been able to hit shots more consistently. also it looks like it but steph doesn’t have a flick
Bad thumb flick : mine was so bad both of my wrists matched as i finished , it’s normal we get it from strong passes but mine was actually blocking my own shot
You don't have to be square. But you should build your initial shot from square. That is going to be really helpful when you start to shoot on the move and you have to go left and right. If you shoot archer, then it's going to take a long time to get into a jumper while moving to your strong hand.
I recently sprained a ligament in my foot playing basketball in some vans and I’ve been out for 2 weeks now and I all ready forgot how to shoot a ball I just keep missing my 3s and middys
They are definitely bad habbit for shooting coming from a D1 player. But you can learn to master your own shot. Fixing small things like that when your young can increase the amount of shots you make. But i know dudes with some straight gabage jumpshots that make buckets. Look at lonzo balls shot he shot buckets in high school and college and see what happen when he went to the nba. Markel fultz was the same.
Feel like the pocket between hand and ball actually ruined my shot when I was younger. Couldn’t really shoot any threes like that… It’s way better now with the whole hand and I’m wondering what could’ve been😐😐
I actually added a thumb flick after learning that Curry does it and started shooting with my palm after learning Lillard does it. I used to unnaturally avoid these things. Embracing them makes my shooting feel more natural and leaves my arm less fatigued after shooting around.
I agree that these mistakes are not the end of the world, but I wouldnt say thay are myths. The truth is we still should be teaching the correct fundamentals to the kids and through practice and repetition they will find what works best for them once they actually know the fundamentals and correct way of doing things.
Technology is allowing us to study and learn that a lot of what we were taught as fundamentals may not make sense, especially when they are analyzed using data and physics. For example, for some players, getting rid of that shot pocket and allowing ball to rest in the palm will improve control and rotation. For most players as the Pro-Shot OGs have explained throughout RUclips, adding a "foot turn" to your shot to align the shooting hip relieves tension in the shoulders and allows for a more fluid, smooth stroke. As a coach, especially with shooting, I think it's better to guide players based on their individual body mechanics, rather than focusing on what we were taught as fundamentals.
Much better way is teaching the basics like having good follow through, getting the hand under the ball and good flick on the wrist and then letting them shoot how it is comfortable and not push these things that aren't for everyone.
I’m the best shooter on my team, yet my coach tells me my form is not good because my feet are not parallel and I flex my knees inwards a bit. Like man, if it ain’t broken don’t fix it. I shot about 38% from three and 70% mid range so I’m doing fine
The pocket comes naturally as you release the ball in your shot. Don't focus too hard on trying to set up the pocket, focus on your release point and flick of the wrist.
u should do tutorial workout that people can play n follow while doin those workouts
You mean like a follow along type of video?
@@z4gee12 thats not a bad idea
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No, it's not, I'll say it again, watch the slow motion video of him throwing
@@z4gee12 yea basketball workouts to follow along
People fail to realize that the "pocket" in your hand is a natural occurrence when you go to follow thru your release. It makes no sense to gather your shot with that pocket because it's ultimately detrimental to controlling the ball.
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This is facts, a lot of trainers for sum reason tend to teach or try to adapt players to certain things witch are not coachable 100% since is natural.
As someone who has a thumb flick I’ve been told all my life to get rid of it and I never have because it just feels natural for me
yea ppl say it’s not natural but like it feels normal and it has no effect on my shot and when I take it off I only go to the right side of the basket
Same bro, i tried switching it up but that wasn’t the move
I think it's important to master all kinds of releases. Some releases are better for a certain situation.
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Here is a tip: train again and again; repeat a lot of times more than you think is enough. You'll improve
if you're like me and playing for fun, sure, but he's for kids who are hooping. They have limited time, have to compete with others, and having shaky fundamentals will plateau them much earlier at a much lower level.
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Adding to the video:
1. Turning your body in the air when you shoot increases power and accuracy. (But only if you control the turn properly, if you're doing it right you'll feel it in your hips. Sorta like punching in boxing or swinging in baseball/golf)
2. Thumb flicks don't harm the jumpshot unless the flick is strong enough to make you shoot with both hands. (You should never flick your thumb hard enough for your guide hand to face the basket)
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I agree regarding the thumb flick, however I would strongly recommend against turning your body while shooting, especially with the intention of generating power. You want to minimize side-to-side movement as a shooter so that when you do miss a shot you miss it either short or long, and can adjust with your legs, which is where your power generation should be coming from. A small amount of rotation is obviously fine, but purposely turning a lot in order to increase power will wreck your mechanics completely. I've also heard stories that in can lead to persistent back problems in high-level players, nothing definitive but something to consider.
@@trevorroberts9175 the more u know
Just to be a slight contrarian, Reggie Miller actually had a very hard thumb flick akin to what you described. Not discrediting you or your point, just saying.
Turning your body also will make your shoulders less tense when you’re shooting, which would help increase your power. You’ll feel a lot more tension if you shoot squared up
If it goes in it goes in, if it doesn’t, stop shooting 🤷🏾♂️
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Getting my feet perfectly aligned does help my shot become more accurate, but getting that perfect position can mean the difference between getting closed in by an aggressive defender and getting the shot up in time. I’ve learned to shoot at weird angles. Some of my positions looks like I’m about to pass or drive. If I adjusted to point my feet at the basket, that would be a dead giveaway to tight defenders.
bro these myths were the reason i was so inconsistent for the longest time. except the thumb flick, still working on removing that bad habit completely😅
Rule #4: Shoot where you'd feel comfortable at shooting. Its like how you punch at training for boxing, Dont change your form, practice makes perfect.
I really like using the thumb flick. It makes me more comfortable with my shooting and I got used to it and I always shoot my shots
Other than the quick release, the thumb flick was also one of the reasons why I was able to shoot from half court. It helps a lot in stabilizing my shot to go straight to the basket
@@Law-of-EnTropy true
The thing is when you get tired it is way less consistent. I’ve seen people hit two threes in the first 5 minutes, then never even get close to the rim. Though the hooper is the most important part. Most of the time is high, it is a bad thing. MOST, not always but most
@@sherkharvey5810 Thats weird. Normally when I shoot I don't use a thumb flick but when I'm tired, thumb flick is really useful for me
The only thing I have to dispute is the pocket. I agree that if you shoot well with no pocket, then don’t change. But with coaching some younger kids it does help some of their shots. So it’s not a have too fix, but I think it can be used. You’re 100% right about the rest. I think it’s better to teach off balanced or varied shots. I’ve heard coaches tell kids not to shoot floaters. I had a really short PG this year, first thing I asked him. Can you shoot a floater? You have to challenge yourself, no one take 8-10 perfectly lined up and set up shots a game.
I think If your shooting hand fingers are pointing down after the shot and you have thumb flick it's not a problem
I’m not that seasoned of a basketball player or anything but I figured that the most important things are your form/follow through and your touch.
good tips. another outdated piece of advice is jump straight up and land in the same spot. most good shooters have their feet sweep forward after jumping which adds power as well as allows the shoulders to sway back and naturally ease tension and add arc. look at patty mills as an example.
I removed my thumbflick, got better midrange shooting but airball outside the line lmao.
Same. I fixed my thumb flick and instantly lost range. My midrange is way better though.
I did the same, keep training those forearms
My right ones way bigger than my left now😂
fr man, like it's hard to maintain the form if u know it lacks range and power. So I just avoid 3s completely 😭😭
Thumb flick is fine for control & adjustments but I think everyone can agree turning ur hand like your going to high five the rim is too much movement to be consistent. I think its taught like that that to make it easier for young players
I get great ball rotation and the most friendly bounces when I palm shoot. And my wrist feels very springy with I flick on the follow thru. Never going back to stiff hand shooting. This is me.
I have spent a lot of time thinking about the thumb flick and I’ve come to conclusion the thumb flick is actually superior. If the thumb is in the middle of the ball it acts as an axis point for the ball to spin around on your follow through. If you pull your have off or separate your hand out it will reduce your backspin.
They aren’t lies, just recommendations. You should try all of them and just check out n experiment with ur jumper. The feet to the basket thing make my jumper silky smooth, only a few days of training it
If you train enough and if your technique is good enough its going to go in. Dont get obsessed with the perfect shot. Instead, find a way that fits you
I have preached all of this to my athletes
Thank you so much for all the good tips and insight
Those widely considered the greatest shooters from each era starting in the 90s, all had a thumb flick. Reggie miller, ray allen, steph curry. All flickers
As a person with thumb flick i find it helpfull but it is only an option for players
As a shooter. The last part is 100% the key. Palm, wide spread under the ball is the key.
like i always tell my players on my aau team, shoot the way you feel most comfortable, there’s no point in changing what they do when there so used to it, yes sometimes it needs fixed but again
All the comments are right, some things work better for all sorts of people. I think the only myth that actually helps improve a shot is keeping your head still. Every shot demoed has everything still shoulders up
I have a small thumb flick and it’s been that way forever and I’m never square to the basket
Palm shooting is actually an advantage for shooting off the dribble because you can get the ball in the right position quicker . I shoot with my finger tips and try to change it for exactly that reason .
Any kind of step back of fast pick-up off the dribble shot is more difficult if you shoot from the finger tips
He's absolutely right, I have a thumb flick but shoot just fine
Trainer here. Nice video but some errors:
It’s not that you’re supposed to keep feet directly straight with the basket it’s more to force a muscle habit of trying to position your BODY align with the basket.
Steph Curry doesn’t actually thumb flick he thumbs the ball on the gather but he doesn’t keep his thumb on the ball during the release (also hints why the ball doesn’t tilt or turn sideways or lack rotation)
Also Thumb flicking isn’t bad but it is NOT NEEDED. It develops from shooting too far or having a bad habit of shooting using two hands from being too weak (most people get it from childhood) it harms the shot and throws off your trajectory. It’s about making the game as simple and easy as possible.
If your jumpshot is MONEY then don’t change it. But 3/4 should get rid of it. If you wanna see why look at people like Fred Van Fleet or Trae Young (Thumb flickers) in the 3pt contest in slo motion. They try to not thumb flick on their shots but when they get tired or rush their shot with the clock winding you see the thumb flick and they start to drift and miss shots repetitively.
Also the palm on the ball isn’t crazy bad but also not preferred. What’s more important is that your hand is already “locked and loaded” for when you bring the ball up.
imma just say, i didnt watch the full video, but based off the thumbnail, yes flicking your thumb in DEFINITELY matters. jj reddick told his story when he started out flicking his thumb in, correct me if im wrong, but im pretty sure he dislocated his thumb twice, then he realized "ok i have to change this"
for me the thumb flick is vital for long range shots
It all depends on the person. Thumb flick can be bad, and I also agree you don’t have to be square, but your upper body should always be square or else your shot will most likely be off.
I always shot with my feet slightly tilted to the side cuz my shot felt more fluid than being straight towards the basket
Thumb flicks make my shot better/more straight… and has added power too.
Learned that from Kyrie
a bladed stance on the jumper helps keep your elbow actually tucked in for the follow through
What do I tell to old heads? I just chill and play in the court and then this dude comes in and tells me those shooting myths and while I told him I prefer tilting my leg, he told me i shouldn't palm by ball and that I should shoot at the top of my release. It was uncomfortable as heck and I just left the court after because i dont like talking lol
Whenever its the most important moments of the game. I just stare at the rim, use muscle memory and chuck that thing up. I could have two guys guarding me and I'll shoot that thing with 0 follow through, ill just throw it up. and those are the shots that go in. especially if you're not playing at nba level, just practice repetition, I have a super fast shot with no follow through, but a nice smooth motion every time, I just chuck that thing.
The thumb flick is super unnoticeable when ur doing it, I never knew I did till I recorded myself. I think it comes from trying hard to hold the ball in place all the way up until flicking the wrist
I forget who I saw shot with ZERO pocket but it was some nba player, I think it might have been buddy hield, but having the ball off your fingertips allows for a harder flick allowing the ball to leave your hand straighter and fly better
Majority of time you won't have enough time to adjust perfect alignment as defenders will be on you!
I was taught to have no thumb flick and it fucked up my shooting so bad but I got my shot back without it. Took months though
Yo I was so pissed for a month cause these people on RUclips said u shouldn’t shoot with ur palm on the ball and I air balled the championship game winner. Coach made me lose 3 pounds in 2 days
wow
I have found that having a thumb flick has improved my spin and shot. Without it for me any way I get a frick ton of side spin. I was looking at my film and I realize that my shot slightly changed from high school I don't have a thumb flick now and I have a ton of side spin.
This dude knows ball
Some habits don’t matter to some players that played like that for years like kyrie thumb flick is insane sometimes his guid hand facing basket with his shooting hand 😂
All of it works so you can’t really discredit. Also in some cases I’ve seen thumb flicks take from the follow through and throws the shot off.
Kyrie has a thumb flick. Steph just does that with his thumb after the ball is gone already. But I agree that as long as the index and middle fingers of the shooting hand are the last to touch the ball, what you do with the other finger doesn't much matter if you can do it consistently.
I’m always told to keep my elbow in when I shoot but I’ve been shooting like that my whole life and it works
"LIES!!!!"
Or just a bunch of ideal form tips that any coach might teach.
i use all of those and i’m still find at shooting. maybe not the thumb flick i think i fixed it somehow on accident (i’m not even sure how lol i think i just suddenly found shooting without it is better)
Thank God for this Vid! I notice I had a thumb flick. Glad I’m not the only one 😅
I think the pocket one depends on the hand size. I have found myself shooting good with both from time to time depends on where I’m shooting from
Kyle Kover, Ray Allen. Text book perfect form, so what they teach you is actually right. Good habits and consistent.
I have a pretty nasty thumb flick and was considering trying to re train my shot. but i remembered i saw a kyrie analysis a couple years ago and he thumb flicks every time
I feel they tell us cause basketball comes in stages
In early you are told what to do
In latter stages you would come to realization stage(which is important if you ask me) cause you find what works best for you
And NBA players are way past realization stage comparing them with relatively new players is not fare
Honestly, if it works it works. I don't even have my fingers really spread out and my thumb is basically right next to my index. When I shoot my thumb immediately goes under my index and middle finger. Just because it works for me that way, can consistently knock down shots so aye just shoot your shot
I used to keep an open pocket on my shot but switched to no pocket and my shot got better.
The last one: your palm shouldn't matter that much. Your focus when it comes to hands should be making sure you get a good roll off of your fingers, that's the real magic for putting up accurate, soft shots.
If you make it more than you miss you doing something right
The most important thing is reps. Nothing matters more than reps in reality.
for me, shooting was always about rhythm. There's no technique or drills I could ever run that could improve my shot. if my adrenalin is high and I'm locked in, that's it, if not, hope I'm lucky. technique goes much harder into just about everything else though.
i used to have a thumb flick and since i stopped flicking my thumb i’ve been able to hit shots more consistently. also it looks like it but steph doesn’t have a flick
De hecho no es mantener los pies en dirección al aro , son las caderas las q deben de estar a la dirección del aro
These actually do work
Releasing the ball at the top of your jump.
All the best shooters have some sort of thumb flick: Curry, Kyrie, Klay, even Ray Allen had a slight flick
What are you watching not one of them?
All of them shoot with her middle finger bro I think you should stop watching basketball and maybe watch baseball
Bad thumb flick : mine was so bad both of my wrists matched as i finished , it’s normal we get it from strong passes but mine was actually blocking my own shot
I stick to my Andre Miller line drive set shot.
my coach made me change my thumbflick it took me 2yrs to recover
My says that you can do it but we want to shoot perfectly and bc of it he was one of the best shooters in the country in 1990s
I have a small thumb flick
I love your videos can u do a video about the jab step hezi i feel like that will help i lot for my games Sunday thanks Duke
You don't have to be square. But you should build your initial shot from square. That is going to be really helpful when you start to shoot on the move and you have to go left and right. If you shoot archer, then it's going to take a long time to get into a jumper while moving to your strong hand.
I’m right handed but I have a double jointed left thumb so that makes it worse and double jointed elbows but I’m still a good shooter I would say
I shoot using the thumb flick because I am not really strong to shot like everyone shoot
This is
helpfull
I ain’t changin nothin. I stay getting buckets
Aren’t myths but they make your shot more consistent if you follow them, i follow neither, i just shoot how i feel comfortable.
Can you make a full workout for a small forward
I recently sprained a ligament in my foot playing basketball in some vans and I’ve been out for 2 weeks now and I all ready forgot how to shoot a ball I just keep missing my 3s and middys
They are definitely bad habbit for shooting coming from a D1 player. But you can learn to master your own shot. Fixing small things like that when your young can increase the amount of shots you make. But i know dudes with some straight gabage jumpshots that make buckets. Look at lonzo balls shot he shot buckets in high school and college and see what happen when he went to the nba. Markel fultz was the same.
Feel like the pocket between hand and ball actually ruined my shot when I was younger. Couldn’t really shoot any threes like that…
It’s way better now with the whole hand and I’m wondering what could’ve been😐😐
a.k.a shoot the way you feel confortable and works for you.
I have a thumb flick and I’ve been shooting pretty good for I’ve always had a thumb flick and no one has said anything about it
(I'm a decent shooter) I ALWAYS. AND I MEAN ALWAYS UNLESS IT'S A LAYUP I HAVE TO DO A THUMB FLICK
This is so true
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@@lordsky1353Look at the beginning of the vid that shi looked like kyle lowry
By the way, Steph Curry's thumb flick isn't intentional
Well this woulda been helpful before I completely changed my shot form and now am a brick
Change it again 🔥
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Honestly as long as your follow through is to the basket ur shot is 90% there the rest is just muscle memory
I actually added a thumb flick after learning that Curry does it and started shooting with my palm after learning Lillard does it.
I used to unnaturally avoid these things. Embracing them makes my shooting feel more natural and leaves my arm less fatigued after shooting around.
I agree that these mistakes are not the end of the world, but I wouldnt say thay are myths. The truth is we still should be teaching the correct fundamentals to the kids and through practice and repetition they will find what works best for them once they actually know the fundamentals and correct way of doing things.
Technology is allowing us to study and learn that a lot of what we were taught as fundamentals may not make sense, especially when they are analyzed using data and physics. For example, for some players, getting rid of that shot pocket and allowing ball to rest in the palm will improve control and rotation. For most players as the Pro-Shot OGs have explained throughout RUclips, adding a "foot turn" to your shot to align the shooting hip relieves tension in the shoulders and allows for a more fluid, smooth stroke. As a coach, especially with shooting, I think it's better to guide players based on their individual body mechanics, rather than focusing on what we were taught as fundamentals.
Much better way is teaching the basics like having good follow through, getting the hand under the ball and good flick on the wrist and then letting them shoot how it is comfortable and not push these things that aren't for everyone.
I’m the best shooter on my team, yet my coach tells me my form is not good because my feet are not parallel and I flex my knees inwards a bit. Like man, if it ain’t broken don’t fix it. I shot about 38% from three and 70% mid range so I’m doing fine
I always in bc i use thumb flick
My problem is when i dont have that pocket under the ball the ball grips my palm and ends up coming a little bit short, so i can see why thats a thing
Guys i need help my coach tells me i have a perfect shooting form but somehow the ball is not turning its my only problem 😅
I got taught by an old head while I was practicing to have a pocket between the hand and the ball and I shoot even better since then
The pocket comes naturally as you release the ball in your shot. Don't focus too hard on trying to set up the pocket, focus on your release point and flick of the wrist.
I was finna say I thumb flick but people say it's bad to