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
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*image provided by basketballtraininggrounds.com
Wrist bent like
waiter
Ball on pads of
fingers
Guide Hand
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*image courtesy of raincity.com
On side of ball
Lightly resting
Create window
Eyes
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*image courtesy of sythe.org
Always on basket
Look where you
want the ball to go
Follow Through
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*image courtesy of basketballtraininggrounds.com
Hand steady
throughout shot
End with “hand in
the bucket”
Hold it
Conclusion