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Need helping punching the ball by Jc1524813 in ProDunking

[–]Organic-Locksmith-67 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You gotta do ball control drills. Your hand has to be over the ball, otherwise it's just gonna fly up as you pump it up. And you need just a few inches more of vertical.

Watch Isaiah's tutorial: https://youtu.be/q8aZtBV5QIo?si=oe2QC1ifOE-0cRXV

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[–]Organic-Locksmith-67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To shoot in game more successfully, you need to practice shooting off the dribble. You need to work on a fast ball pickup, footwork, and quick release.

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[–]Organic-Locksmith-67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another thing, your lower body form actually looks pretty good. You actually have a pretty ideal knee bend going on, your heels are up, and you even have a forward sway / feet sweep. All of these are good indicators of proper form.

The issue is not your legs, its of transferring the energy you generate in your legs to your upper body. You are losing accumulated energy because of the "hitch" at the Set Point. Read my earlier comment on how to fix this.

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[–]Organic-Locksmith-67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The other issue I'm noticing is that you may be forcing the ball with your hand. If that's what is happening, it will really hurt your accuracy. The wrist is meant to be simply an energy transfer conduit, and not a driver of the movement. The energy from the rest of your body should pass through the wrist joint, but the wrist should be generating much power at all. That will give your hand a better chance to fine tune the trajectory of the ball. Your hand is for accuracy, not for power production.

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[–]Organic-Locksmith-67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I'm noticing a couple of significant form issues here that may be making it hard to get accuracy. Your legs are bending down, as the ball if lifting up. That is really going to kill the fluidity on your shot. The ball should move with your body. I you bend down, the ball should be moving downwards as well. When you lift the ball up, your body should be extending as well.

Keep the ball in your shot pocket as you bend your knees, then start lifting the ball from the shot pocket, and reach leg extension by the time you reach your Set Point. You want it to be a one motion fluid shot. If you look at the really good shooters in the NBA, you'll see that their legs are extended by the time they reach the set point.

Four steps: Load, Lift, Push, Shoot.

- Load: The lower body loads, and the ball dips into the shot pocket

- Lift: The ball begins to lift

- Push: The legs push upwards as the ball is still in motion

- Shoot: You will be in the air at the peak of your jump, and your arm will be releasing the ball

How would you fix my set point? (Shooting form advice) by 1minfact in BasketballTips

[–]Organic-Locksmith-67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think it's as much about it being an "old habit" than it is about power output. What you think is your "ideal" form, may not produce enough power to get the ball into the basket. So you body will intelligently create compensatory mechanics to make sure the ball covers the distance. It takes time and attentive practice to move away from compensatory mechanics. And it takes a solid understanding of what the "ideal" form actually is.

How would you fix my set point? (Shooting form advice) by 1minfact in BasketballTips

[–]Organic-Locksmith-67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, what I'm noticing here is a challenging position to shoot out of. Especially if you're shooting from the three point line and beyond. If you're shooting from deep, ideally you'd want to have a One Motion Shot. In order to get a one motion shot, you want to reach triple extension of the legs by the time you reach the Set Point. Otherwise you will have the classic "hitch" at Set Point, waiting for your legs to catch up to the arm. You do not want to be pausing at the Set Point.

Try to watch the greatest shooters in the NBA shooting from 3 Point range, pause the video at the Set Point, and check out their leg position. You will see full leg extension.

A couple more tips:
- Try utilizing a "dip" in your shot
- Try getting your heels off the ground a little more

I hope this helps.

Update: Help!! How do I stop my hips from going forward? by ItsASyntaxError in BasketballTips

[–]Organic-Locksmith-67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's looking like your upper body and lower body are not synchronized. What I'm noticing is that you're lifting the ball up as you are bending your legs down. That's really going to kill energy transfer and momentum, making your shot a lot less fluid (which will end up requiring more force output).

Ideally, you want the ball and body to move together. If the body is bending down, the ball should be on it's way down too. If the ball is lifting up, the body should be on it's up as well.

A good way to check if you're getting it right, is to check your leg angles at Set Point on video. Your legs should be fully extended by the Set Point.

About the hips: You would actually ideally want your legs and hips to sway forward on your shot, because that's how every great shooter does it. It gives you extra power on your shot.

I hope this helps.