Pros-n-cons about doing a jump shot

Pros

Cons

Beats opponents vertically; reduce the chance of getting rejected by defenders The hangtime in the air can buy the shooter more aiming time Brings the basketball hoop closer to the eye-level of shooters You get a clearer look at the basketball hoop with your defender out of the way It helps create more space for you because the defender will jump more often to defend your jump shot It gives you more time to stabilize the ball in the air Let's be honest also, it's shooting with flair

The demands on wrist and vertical jump power are substantial It wastes much more stamina than set shots Easier to become off-balance in the air Almost impossible to get your own rebound after shooting Runs the risk of stepping onto your defender's foot and strain your ankle Jumping commits yourself more in terms of movement options

General step-by-step guide to shooting a jump shot

• Place your feet shoulder width apart.

• Put your shooting arm up and bend your wrist at a 90-degree angle.

• Place your other hand on the side to help stabilizing the ball.

• Hold the ball above your head at your desired height

• Elevate straight up while holding the ball tightly

• Square up with the hoop when you have reached the highest point.

• Extend your shooting arm up and snap your wrist to propel the ball towards the rim.

• The ball should leave the fingertips and they point towards the ground afterwards.

• Keep your eyes focused on a spot on the back of the rim

• Maintain a good follow-through with the wrist

Perfecting the jump shot allows an average player to become a scoring machine. However, in the face of tougher, taller, and smarter defenders, you need more than a jump shot. There are more advanced, air-borne basketball shooting skills like the fade-away and the leaner. You usually have to master jump shots before approaching fade-aways and leaners given that the latter two skills in a nutshell is a jump shot while maintaining both a vertical and horizontal momentum. Certainly, they are more than that. There are some more tricks in executing those two moves