Honestly I've overanalyzed my shot a thousand times. I've been studying some Steph Curry and have tried my best to copy his hand placement and release. That being said I don't know what to do either. I've always felt way more comfortable with a lower set point. I know I lean forward too much sometimes, and that makes me sway my hips a little when bringing the ball up. There's always seemed to be a little bit of a hitch there. But as to getting my body right, I always try to release the ball when my hip and shoulder are aligned. So when I plant my last step sooner I get the shot off sooner, and swing my right leg, much like Lillard does (Think game winner against New Orleans his rookie year).
Have you worked on set fadeaways? When I was younger my shot was low and quick but after I worked on creating space my shot become much higher and more fluid. Man, this makes me wanna get into shape and play some ball...
Your release points are consistent, and at an efficient point in your jump that makes good use of the power from your legs. Your shoots look almost effortless. Good follow through. At first, I also had the impression that your shot was coming out low, however, after re-watching the video, have changed my mind. Your release point is high with good arm and elbow release position. Not sure about this, but it appears from compacting your shoot, you have combined two steps into one, which results in a faster release. Your shoot isn’t broken, just keep practicing. Think of your body as a machine. When a machine repeats the exact same motion, the results will be the same.
Yeah I really tried learning from Steph Curry with how he times his shot with his jump to get the most power possible and how his set point was low but release point is high. I think the biggest thing is I lean too far forward making my shoulder/elbow point downwards. It creates a little bit of a hitch and isn't as efficient as possible. That's the main thing I'll try to change. The other thing is I think my forearm is too diagonal. My elbows in but I'm n going to try to make my forearm more vertical.
I don't remember any regular set shots. Take a video, same angle and have someone feed you and just take 50 pure set shots. No jumping. I think that would give you a better idea of what your true form is.
With how quick your release is, the low release isn't as much of an issue. Keep doing what you're doing man, good stuff.
I CAN'T TELL, DO THE VIDEO AGAIN SHIRTLESS SO WE CAN PROPERLY JUDGE YOUR SHOOTING MECHANICS. MAYBE SOME OIL SO WE CAN SEE EVERYTHING A LITTLE BIT CLEARER
In all seriousness, fundamentally, you are releasing your shot on the way up instead at the top of your jump. Basically you are launching your shot, it looks a little weird because you shoot like a small undersized guard but you seem a little taller. EL-P, Award Winning Basketball Coach(TM)
This is a good point, it's like a tennis serve. The most control come from the peak of the lift and pushing the ball from below the head isn't going to work on a defender bigger than you are. My wife is the most accurate set shooter I've ever seen, she doesn't miss but she shoots from the chest so has to be wide open. When we were younger we played pickup games and she'd outshoot anybody unless someone got in her grill, then she'd turn it over. The other thing I noticed from the video is the Wesley Mathews dribble...hard pounding waist high dribble. Don't push the ball into the court, just keep it low and tap it...listen to the audio, too much force banging the hardcourt expending force instead of speed and control
Bones, if this is something you really want to do, go to the camps over the summer and go to the D league tryouts. Probably the first move would be to get an agent.
