Jumping In Basketball

Swoosh! Nothing sounds better to a basketball player, than the sound of the basketball when it goes through the net. It is, without a doubt, the most satisfying sound in the entire game. However, this sound doesn’t come easy. In order to hear this beautiful sound, a player must perfect the shot. The secret behind the ideal shot, lies in two incredibly significant steps; the position/grip of the ball and Jumping. Adding the following information to anyone’s shot would make it unstoppable.
The first step towards the process of shooting is jumping, which might sound simple and silly, but it actually is a very tricky process. It is difficult for athletes to shoot off a dribble, or jumping over other humans to get the shot off. All these situations that happen during a game need balance and correct foot stances for the proper jump. The in game athletes, like the in the NBA has to adjust their foot stances to have and maintain balance for the textbook shot. Also, they bend their knees before jumping to gain and add momentum to their shot. When shooting, athletes should jump upward not forward. They should also sweep their feet forward when they shoot, hence their feet don’t land in the same position where it started, because, if that happens, it can cause

lots of tension on their necks and shoulders and the ball would also lack a good arc if shot this way. In landing, players should land on both feet, which should be the same way they took off from, because if they landed on one foot, they can seriously injure themselves.
Another critical step to mastering the flawless jump shot is the position of the ball and the grip the athlete has over it. In order for the shot to feel great and smooth, position the ball in the dominant hand by just simply placing it on the front side of your hand. The hand is responsible for launching the ball. Place the non-shooting hand on the side of the ball to act as a guide, similar to holding a baby from the bottom by the dominant hand and the non-dominant hand is supporting the baby’s back. The palm and finger should all be touching the ball to have full control at all times. Then, in the process of shooting, the player’s arms should bend back and the hands should be in front of the face and align them with the backboard and the rim. After doing that, in the act of shooting, the player should extend the dominant arm towards the rim and follow through with the ball by bending the wrist forward, thus, after releasing the ball, the arm and wrist should look like a swan.
In Conclusion, these two key steps should be added to every player’s arsenal, which will exceedingly improve their skills.

Also, to acquire those skills, players must have plenty of practice. Basketball is an extremely quick game, and people won’t be capable of stopping the game and thinking exactly what to do and how to adjust their shot during the game. Therefore, athletes must develop muscle memory, which is doing something naturally with no thoughts, akin to riding a bike or walking. Muscle memory is developed by doing something repetitively. Hence, in a basketball game when the clock is running down, all what’s on the player’s mind, is shooting the ball and hearing the beautiful, striking sound of the net,

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