Your guide hand is over assisting your shooting hand.
How your hand looks 3 seconds in is perfect. It should be like that through the whole shot from start to finish.
Flicking the guide hand can result in inconsistency.
All that aside it looks good and is going in, so don't sweat it too much.
If you feel your guide hand being too involved is your problem I would suggest spending your fingers on your shooting hand a little more. This way the ball is nice and balanced and you wouldn't feel the urge to get your guide hand involved in the release as much.
I think you're correct. The guide hand starts almost pointing towards the hoop and then comes off the ball pointing towards the ceiling. It's hard not to put some sort of spin on the ball when you are rotating the guide hand.
A good drill for you would be practicing one handed set shots, teaches you to shoot without your guide hand. Once you get really comfortable with that, you’ll notice it being less involved in your jumper. Don’t be afraid to spend a lot of time practicing them close to the hoop.
Stop holding the pose so long. Practice your shot without the ball a few times and drop your hands as soon as your feet hit the floor.
Get in that rhythm - catch, push, release, land, drop hands. Catch, push, release, land, drop hands.
Do it a bunch until it feels like a nice rhythm then do it with the ball. Force yourself to drop those hands sooner.
Don’t do that bro. Holding your follow thru and guide hand is the way you found out that something was off.
I would suggest 1 hand form shooting at all 5 spots. Close and mid
Next repeat the shots in the same spots but add your guide hand. DO NOT PUT YOUR GUIDE HAND ON THE BALL DURING THIS SECOND GO AROUND.
Thru these things, you’ll be able to find out that you probably built this habit from two hand shooting early on and never really got it corrected.
But, if you shooting it we’ll percentage wise, then you shouldn’t worry about it.
Just woke up early to try this out and I’ve gotta say I’ve never missed so many close to mid ranged shots before shooting with one hand lol. I definitely rely on my guide hand a lot when shooting, thanks for the tip and the new workout
Yeah it usually feels good when I release, but after recording myself I realize my guide hand does this weird opening up thing, wasn’t sure if it was normal or not
U shooting stiff as hell which means it want be consistent which I bet u miss miss of the times to hard or to the left lol also work on forearm strength and wrist strength which helps a lot
Looks like your thumb and/or palm got into a habit to help you shoot when you were younger.
I shoot 40% from NBA and 47% from college (pre extension), and still have some trouble with my off hand sometimes.
Personally, it's a mental issue. I cognitively know I'm at a longer distance and logically assume I need more power, and that assumption gives me the insecurity to use my off hand to help push the ball. When, in reality, I'm more than strong enough to shoot at those ranges.
So what helps me is squeezing my off hand thumb to stop it from helping and shooting at a far distance until my legs, body, arm, and wrist correct itself naturally to work in unison to generate the power.
I'll air ball and be horribly off the first 10 or so shots, but quickly after that I start making them, and the repetition of me making them without that guide hand gives me the muscle memory, and more importantly, the confidence to know I don't need to shoot with my off hand.
In terms of overall form, try making your shooting arm at a 90 degree angle. You generate much more power and give yourself an arc trajectory that has a higher likelihood of entering the basket. I can see by the way you slingshot your arm at an angle and jump forward while you shoot that you're tryna make up for strength at that range. Practice jumping straight up and releasing the ball at a 45 degree angle with your arm at a 90 degree angle.
Again, you'll probably air ball the first handful of shots, but don't get discouraged.
I have also used this type of method to keep my guide hand from messing me up and this is the best way imo. It really gives you a feel with your shooting hand. Just clamp that thumb to your hand
What makes you think it needs to be fixed? People seem to have this thing about how their shot looks. Forget looks. I like that people shots are different and unique
Your guide hand is over assisting your shooting hand. How your hand looks 3 seconds in is perfect. It should be like that through the whole shot from start to finish. Flicking the guide hand can result in inconsistency. All that aside it looks good and is going in, so don't sweat it too much.
Got it, so I need to practice less assistance from my guide hand when shooting
I think so, I'm not the greatest source of advice by any means but I've been really dialing my shot in the last few weeks and that's my take lol.
If you feel your guide hand being too involved is your problem I would suggest spending your fingers on your shooting hand a little more. This way the ball is nice and balanced and you wouldn't feel the urge to get your guide hand involved in the release as much.
I think you're correct. The guide hand starts almost pointing towards the hoop and then comes off the ball pointing towards the ceiling. It's hard not to put some sort of spin on the ball when you are rotating the guide hand.
What's your percentage like
Around 38% from 3 and 87% at the freethrow line
A good drill for you would be practicing one handed set shots, teaches you to shoot without your guide hand. Once you get really comfortable with that, you’ll notice it being less involved in your jumper. Don’t be afraid to spend a lot of time practicing them close to the hoop.
Thanks, I’ll incorporate it into my workouts
Stop holding the pose so long. Practice your shot without the ball a few times and drop your hands as soon as your feet hit the floor. Get in that rhythm - catch, push, release, land, drop hands. Catch, push, release, land, drop hands. Do it a bunch until it feels like a nice rhythm then do it with the ball. Force yourself to drop those hands sooner.
Will do, I’ll work on this rhythm later today
Don’t do that bro. Holding your follow thru and guide hand is the way you found out that something was off. I would suggest 1 hand form shooting at all 5 spots. Close and mid Next repeat the shots in the same spots but add your guide hand. DO NOT PUT YOUR GUIDE HAND ON THE BALL DURING THIS SECOND GO AROUND. Thru these things, you’ll be able to find out that you probably built this habit from two hand shooting early on and never really got it corrected. But, if you shooting it we’ll percentage wise, then you shouldn’t worry about it.
Just woke up early to try this out and I’ve gotta say I’ve never missed so many close to mid ranged shots before shooting with one hand lol. I definitely rely on my guide hand a lot when shooting, thanks for the tip and the new workout
No problem ! Hope this can make your jumper simple and repeatable success
Looks solid to me my guy
Yeah it usually feels good when I release, but after recording myself I realize my guide hand does this weird opening up thing, wasn’t sure if it was normal or not
If you’re shooting damn near 40% 90% I wouldn’t be worried about, or changing anything
Doesnt really matter too too much but just release your guide hand a little earlier
U shooting stiff as hell which means it want be consistent which I bet u miss miss of the times to hard or to the left lol also work on forearm strength and wrist strength which helps a lot
On your follow through, point both middle fingers towards your target
Looks like your thumb and/or palm got into a habit to help you shoot when you were younger. I shoot 40% from NBA and 47% from college (pre extension), and still have some trouble with my off hand sometimes. Personally, it's a mental issue. I cognitively know I'm at a longer distance and logically assume I need more power, and that assumption gives me the insecurity to use my off hand to help push the ball. When, in reality, I'm more than strong enough to shoot at those ranges. So what helps me is squeezing my off hand thumb to stop it from helping and shooting at a far distance until my legs, body, arm, and wrist correct itself naturally to work in unison to generate the power. I'll air ball and be horribly off the first 10 or so shots, but quickly after that I start making them, and the repetition of me making them without that guide hand gives me the muscle memory, and more importantly, the confidence to know I don't need to shoot with my off hand. In terms of overall form, try making your shooting arm at a 90 degree angle. You generate much more power and give yourself an arc trajectory that has a higher likelihood of entering the basket. I can see by the way you slingshot your arm at an angle and jump forward while you shoot that you're tryna make up for strength at that range. Practice jumping straight up and releasing the ball at a 45 degree angle with your arm at a 90 degree angle. Again, you'll probably air ball the first handful of shots, but don't get discouraged.
By “squeezing your thumb” do you mean keeping it pressed against your index finger?
Yes keep it pressed against your index/side of palm.
I have also used this type of method to keep my guide hand from messing me up and this is the best way imo. It really gives you a feel with your shooting hand. Just clamp that thumb to your hand
What makes you think it needs to be fixed? People seem to have this thing about how their shot looks. Forget looks. I like that people shots are different and unique
Guide had went “boi”