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Springbak Basketball Shooting Tips: Shooting a Jump Shot off the Dribble
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Article by William Crow – former professional basketball player – Chairman Springbak Inc.
* The key to any shot, especially a jump shot is balance, you must have the basketball up to chest level as you begin your jump.
* At this point, your Springbak Springsoles will further help your balance by aiding in stopping your momentum as you set your feet to begin your jump. The Springbak Springsoles will also increase your shooting range and give you much more balance and stability when shooting the basketball.
* The key to having the basketball at chest level and in control of your hands as you start your leap on a jump shot, is coordination between your footwork and your dribble.
* As you approach a defender before going up for your jump shot, the basketball should hit the floor between strides. Your last dribble before going up for your shot should be a quick, hard dribble in order to get the basketball to your hands as quick as possible.
* As the last quick dribble is made, do a skip step with your push-off foot. A skip step means pushing off horizontally close to the floor and simultaneously landing on both feet after pushing off with one foot. With that quick last dribble in mid-stride, the basketball should be in your hands and up to your chest as you land on both feet to begin your jump shot.
* This is the key to timing and balance on your jump shot. Have the basketball in your hands at CHEST LEVEL BEFORE YOU LAND ON BOTH FEET TO BEGIN YOUR JUMP SHOT! Before bringing your dribble into your shot approach, hold the ball at chest level while you do your foot work approach. Then take your shot and notice how good your balance is when starting your shot from chest level.
* After you get this down, then practice incorporating your dribble into your approach move. Our Springbak Springsoles will aid every step of the way, both in quickness, strength, spring and balance.
Enjoy these basketball tips and practice that jump shot.
Have fun!
William Crow – Chairman Springbak Inc.
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Springbak Basketball Training Tips – Footwork Skills
Posted by: | CommentsArticle by William Crow – Former Professional Basketball Player – Chairman Springbak Inc.
Great footwork skills are necessary to beat a defender on a drive to the basket. Why? This ability is extremely important because the more the ability the offensive player has to drive past a defender, the more a footwork skills come into play. Great footwork skills will cause the defender to play further off the offensive player making it easier to get off a jump shot.
How do I beat a defender on a drive to the basket?
Step one: Create a driving alley either left or right.
Step two: The first movement if driving to the left is to first (as quickly as possible) plant your right foot onto the floor for a quick push off to the left. The entire inside length of your right shoe should hot the floor at the same time (to take any stress off your ankle).
As soon as the shoe hits the floor, spring to the left. If you are wearing Springbak Springsoles in your shoes, the spring effect of the Springsoles will quicken your push off to the left. Your cut to the left is in effect a low lateral jump to the left, to move your body into that driving lane before the defender can react and get there before you do. If you get there at the same time and collide, the foul is on the defender. If you get to the alley before the defender, you have a drive to the basket.
As you spring off your right foot, you should simultaneously step out with your left leg and lean your shoulder to the left. When you left ankle hits, push off hard towards the basket. To drive to the right, (and you need a move in both directions) just reverse the move to the left instructions.
Have fun and practice great footwork to improve your game tremendously.
William Crow – Chairman Springbak Inc.
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Springbak Basketball Shooting Tips – Shooter / Scorer Needs A Quick Release
Posted by: | CommentsThe best basketball shooters all have an extremely quick release with no more than two motions. Here are tips you need to incorporate into your shot.
1) Straight up to the shooting stroke position off a pass reception or a dribble.
2) Never take the ball down to start a release, this just creates extra motion that slows the release
How long should the power stroke be? Only 3 to 4 inches max. Why?
3) This short quick explosion of the arm: upward push of the shoulder, quick extension of the forearm, all done at the same time
4) A quick release activates the elastic whipping action of the wrist and fingers.
How does a shooter get proper backspin on the basketball?
5 ) Backspin comes from the basketball rolling up the fingers at release.
The ball should be released off the middle finger. Why?
6) This allows the wrist to break directly at the rim
Should my elbow be in when I shoot the basketball? No. Why?
7) If your elbow is in when you shoot the basketball, this causes the wrist to be out of line with the basket.
Article written by William Crow – Former NBA Basketball Player * Chairman, Springbak Inc.
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Springbak Basketball Shooting Tips – The Shooting Stroke
Posted by: | CommentsThe Shooting Stroke – Line of Force:
From the legs, through the shoulder, then upward about a 60 degree angle.
Never break this line of force. Why?
1) You lose power from the shoulder.
2) You slow your release – remember when you break that line you just have to bring the ball back to the line, that all takes time.
On a jump shot, as soon as you reach the top of your release gravity immediately pulls you down. So, the balance point of your jump shot is short indeed.
That is the main reason when you reach the top of your leap you should have a quick, short, tight shooting stroke. You can be bring the basketball up to that position when you are still going up-but when you reach the top you need a short (3-4 inches) tight, quick (meaning a quick explosion) of the upward push of the shoulder and extension of the forearm.
The Springbak Springsoles will also speed up the entire process for you. This short, quick reaction will activate an elastic reaction inherent in the wrist and fingers.
This shooting stroke will speed the roll of the basketball out of the hand and up the fingers toward the rim. The quicker the ball rolls up the fingers, the better the backspin on the basketball while in flight.
Next week we will discuss exactly why the shooter/scorer needs a quick release. Have fun and try out this proven shooting technique for yourselves, NBA style!
William Crow – Former Professional Basketball Player – Springbak Inc.
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Basketball Shooting Tips – Springbak Training Tips
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“Want to become a star basketball shooter and scorer? What is the main key?
As a professional basketball player, I learned to develop a short, quick release to be competitive in the NBA.
Why, you ask? For several reasons:
1) A short, quick release will enable to get up more shots with less defensive pressure.
2) When you get to the top of your leap on a jump shot, you have a short, quick enough shooting stroke to start and release the basketball before gravity pulls you down and thus off balance. This is why you will never see a great shooter with a lot of arm motion in his or her shooting release.
What are the keys to a short, quick shooting release?
1) Have the basketball under control in both hands as you set your feet to start your upward jump on a jump shot. This is extremely important!
2) As you are on your upward jumping ascent, take the basketball directly up to the shooting or power stroke position without taking the basketball out of your line of force (from your legs, through your shoulder and on a 60 degree angle towards the rim).”
Article Written by William Crow – Former Professional Basketball Player – Chairman, Springbak Inc.
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