Learning To Shoot A Basketball Created By: Ozell Sanders

 Have you ever played basketball?  Ever watched basketball?  Ever wondered how basketball players make incredible jump shots?  Let me answer that by explaining the mechanics of an effective jump shot

Why Is This Important?  Help with personal jump shot  Understand what goes into a jump shot  Appreciate Basketball better

Qualifications  Have played basketball for 15 years  Have coached basketball camps  Have attended basketball camps at the highest level  Worked on form during transition from post player to perimeter

6 main components in the mechanics of a Jump Shot  Feet  Knees  Elbow  Shooting Hand  Guide Hand  Follow Through

Feet  Square to basket  Shoulder width apart *image provided by basketballtraininggrounds.com

Knees  Bent like your about to sit in chair  About 45 degree angle  Bent BEFORE you catch ball *image provided by sythe.com

Elbow  Over knee, under ball  Triceps parallel to ground  Forearm perpendicular to triceps *image provided by basketballtraininggrounds.com

Shooting Hand  Wrist bent like waiter  Ball on pads of fingers *image provided by basketballtraininggrounds.com

Guide Hand  On side of ball  Lightly resting  Create window *image courtesy of raincity.com

Eyes  Always on basket  Look where you want the ball to go *image courtesy of sythe.org

Follow Through  Hand steady throughout shot  End with “hand in the bucket”  Hold it *image courtesy of basketballtraininggrounds.com

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