When should you release the ball

when your shooting,

Top of your jump
on way down
or on way up

[Essen]

At the peak - belief is that it gives a better arc.

shooting at top of ur jump takes away from the power your legs gives you, sshooting on the way up, you still have that power and you get a beter arch, as you are going upwards,

[Wallitron]

Correct. It's impossible to give additional upward acceleration once your feet leave the ground, unless you have rocket boosters as we vertically challenged folk would believe. Of course that at the top of your jump, you are closer to the height of the basket which is an advantage in close..

Ever wonder why tall players hardly ever jump, and tend to have really flat jump shots? I believe it's because they practice mostly close to the basket, we're shooting from a high point is more important than arc.

So the question should really be, where do you shoot from most?

[curious]

So whats the conclusion?

wait :D

[Franklin]

At the top. you're body's stopped moving, you should be balanced at that point, allows for smooth arm action.

Not while you're going up (or down): it's jsut too awkward. You've got to continually compensate for the movement and you've aready got the power through your leap.

Sure some guys make shots on the way down. Usually when a shot blockers got up there and they've had to hold their shot back. They usually only shoot it coz it's do that or travel. Admit it: even if it goes in, it doesn't look good.

[MAIN_MAN]

Who cares !! If you can shoot, you can shoot. There are many ways to release the ball. No right answer.

ok, but you dont jump at the same height, so each time your shooting it, your shooting from a different distance

if you always shoot on way up, thats consistent (generally, some people who jump really high all the time would be a exception to the rule if they didnt release it quickly)

Who cares !! If you can shoot, you can shoot. There are many ways to release the ball. No right answer.

what if your teaching someone who cant shoot

[MAIN_MAN]

Who cares !! If you can shoot, you can shoot. There are many ways to release the ball. No right answer.

what if your teaching someone who cant shoot

If you want to start hitting...shoot it like me :wink:

your good, i know that, but hey, your not THAT good!

ever dropped 50 threes straight or 100ft's straight

do u hit from 28ft consistently with someone closing you out

btw, Main_Man.. can actualy shoot the shit out of it, and i am jsut messing with him
! :P

[MAIN_MAN]

haha nahh...i love the art of shooting and it's great. Nothing better than hitting a big 3 in a game.
My advice is just stick to a form you're most comfortable with and practice, practice, practice!!!

My shooting technique: I dont jump very much as i actually prefer shooting the 3 without jumping (Yes im THAT lazy) and never force shots just "flick" the ball in. Have a nice arc on your shot too not to high but not to low.

[revolution]

Check out your foul shot technique. Most players complete the motion by straightening their legs and arms at the same time. So the motion starts on the way up but completed at the peak.

maybe thats why aussies cant shoot free throws :P

[aussieBaller]

two words
Eddie Palubinskas

[BlowJoggs]

I'll vouch for the effectiveness of Main's long range shot. He really doesn't leave the ground and the release is damn quick so it's hard to block. Low release point, though. :wink:

[MAIN_MAN]

ha ha i'm working on that. nahh i had a bad shooting day when we met up Cez. Nothing special there.

let us know when you wanna meet up again Cez ! Anyone else is most welcome.

[revolution]

two words
Eddie Palubinskas
FIBA Assist 07 2004 (http://www.fiba.com/asp_includes/download.asp?file_id=299) ... bottom of page nine, "At the moment the ball is being released the knees and the elbow should be locked or straight." - from the great man himself. This would suggest Mr Palubinskas would instruct you to release the ball from the peak. I wonder if he has voted ...

... and I'm just a ref. :wink: :P

your knees arnt locked pretty much as you leave the ground and on your way up?

:wink:

great article in that assist, people pay alot of money to lern that, iw as about to fork out USD$100, but ill just read the article i tihnk

All the mechanics used to complete a free-throw are an exact duplicate during a jump shot. The only difference is that you release the ball at the top of your jump or just a fraction of a second before you get to the peak.


so peak or on way up from the man himself, well doesnt that make this interesting :lol:

I'll vouch for the effectiveness of Main's long range shot. He really doesn't leave the ground and the release is damn quick so it's hard to block. Low release point, though. :wink:

hard for you to block... what about the rest of us :lol:

[SLICE23]

quote="aussieBaller"]two words
Eddie Palubinskas[/quote]

2 letters "MJ"

[MAIN_MAN]

MJ wasn't that good a shooter. He had to develop it in the pros.

1 name = STEVE KERR

[Trappist Monk]

I teach peak of the jump release. There's a moment of inertia (hang time) where a player can make confident adjustments and decisions, and be assured of being composed and balanced. A thing of beauty :)

That said, early release players are much harder to block becuase they throw you with their dodgy timing. I get advance kids to work on early release layups when a defender is coming across to block.

tryed ed's way today, that is fucking ahrd.. he wants the tip of your index finger to be the last thing touching the ball, but your middle finger is longer...

wants your hand streached as far as possible, this makes the ball alot more insecure than letting it rest in your fingers,

will stick with it though, see how we go

day 1 : disliked

[Cee_em_bee]

One thing not to do when releasing the ball is to stop momentum of your arms, that can totally fuck your shot up.

Coach Norland Says

This idea has been around a long time. I found a book in the San Jose library by one of the legends of the game, written in 1966, that stated very clearly you should NOT use any of the jumping motion in the shot. Rather, you should wait until the top of the jump and then shoot. When I asked the kids if they had been told this instruction, about the same number(referred to as 80%) said "Yes."

I think most coaches know that leg power is effective in powering and controlling a shot. This instruction is probably conceived to help players elevate them to shoot over an opponent. It may also be to try to make the leg drive consistent. However, if it is literally perceived by the students, they wait until there is no lower body power left and then shoot, thus sabotaging the shot.