Okay, okay, so this video doesn't amount to a mathematical "proof." It's more of an observation of a statistical trend. The point still stands though - this is the future of shooting technique.

I used to try to change my one motion, low set point shot because my favorite players at the time were Kobe, Allen, etc.. once curry came to the scene, I realized that the one motion shot is pretty normal and actually beneficial to smaller players

This really shouldn't surprise anyone. The 1-motion shooting, like set shooting has always been more accurate due to a simpler motion and reliance on leg strength. But it's harder to get off due to lower shot point, thus requiring more separation. The 2-motion jumpshot is less accurate due to a more complex motion and more reliance on arm strength. But the higher shot allows you shoot over players, thus requiring less separation. They both have their pros and cons. The best dynamic players who have great mid range game like Jordan, Kobe and Wade would uses the 2-motion because it allows them to just straight up shoot over their defenders, making them almost indefendable. Meanwhile, almost all 3pt specialists are all 1-motion shooters because they are more accurate but needs ways to create separation such as using screens and etc. Players like Curry or Dame are special because they have such great speed, handle and body control to create their own separation.

Your analyzes are excellent , I learned with your videos how to shoot the ball, and today thanks to the knowledge that you share, I shoot superb, naturally and distant from the hoop. tks

Love how he went into detail about this most coaches and people dont

One thing to be careful with early release as a guard or a short wing is the amount of power you jump with, I as a more athletic guard low set point and early release timing struggled with the problem of jumping to high when I shoot, but when my coach told me to try and use less power when I jump to shot, my 3pt% increased by 3-4%, huge difference. Great vid, keep up the good work dude

this is such a thorough research! appreciate all the effort you put into this man!

Excellent content as always. Keep it up.

Another amazing vid! Great work bro!

Love this analytic video, put so much effort in the research Thank you :)

Love your vids

nice channel lad! keep up the good work

So glad someone else has figured this out, great vid

You always have such great footage of the best shooters

I shoot with a 2 motion and I've always been a good mid range shooter. I tried the 1 and was BRICKS the whole day🤦

Outstanding video👍🏽

Your voice makes me fall asleep. Great video man! Subscribed

Love you Scot Shot Basketball

how about relating the effectiveness of these players with their shooting motions within the 2 point range?

Great video keep up the good work.

I have a 1 motion low, quick release and this whole time I was trying to change it, but it seems like its the most used and best jumpshot to use

After researching on my own physically and by tape, I've been changing my form for 2 years almost every single day. Focusing on every single detail such as which finger, how your fingers spread, thumb flick or no flick. How high you release, or releasing more horizontally, everything points to high release low arc being better for me as a short player at 5'7. Also, I've come to develop a very different thing for a baller, shooting two different forms. I started playing ball to make my shot look like Ray ray. I've achieved that imo and I currently use that for catch and shoot, one bounce and shoot, midrange and fade aways. However, for any shooting that starts with a dribble combo I switched to a one motion shot but with the hand starting at a horizontal 90 degree angle with the fingers on the left (right hand) and a thumb flick to help stabilize. With this form, I could shoot half courts EASILY and it always come out straight because of how the wrist works. With the wrist on the horizontal when you hold the ball it naturally curves and shoots straight right when you straighten your arm, as you should do to shoot consistently. Release point is eye brow height. Body always with the shooting side nearer to the rim of course. It REALLY helps.

I believe this has more to do with the fact that the league has turned to the 3pt shot more than back in the day when it was mainly 2 pointers. 2 pointers are more likely be more contested, which also means you would have to raise up higher over your opponents to get the shot off. When I played ball a lot I played with both styles growing up. Early release was much more fluid and easier on the arms for 3’s. But I used a 2 motion late release for inside the perimeter. Fadeaways and high contested shots.

keep up the good work bro

Matt Bonner was wrecking the league with his low set point barely jumping early release leaning forward jimmy.

Great video!

I noticed that athletic and strong players have 2 motion shots, (MJ, Kobe, Lebron, Kawhi, Ray Allen, Westbrook) and not so athletic / strong players have 1 motion or close to a one motion shot (curry, harden, KD, lillard, trae, ) and it makes sense. If you have athleticism/strength over your opponent than the first thought is ima take it to the basket or get close to it and shoot (mid range, post game). However if you dont have athleticism like that you would tend to shoot where the defense isn't so uptight, usually around the 3 point area. Also you have to take into account the rule change. Back in the days the guy would literally put a hand on your hip and play smothering physical defense forcing you to jump first and then shoot. Compared to nowadays where there is more space and leeway for the shooter to shoot. Thats why I believe shoot the shot that is most suited for your body type. Yes there are certain shots or play style you can't have because of your shot, Curry will never be able to shoot post fades, pull up mid ranges like MJ or Kobe, however at the same time MJ or Kobe won't be able to shoot with the range or quickness like Curry's. You can be a great 3 point shooter with a 2 motion shot or a have a great mid range game with a 1 motion shot. But it would be more efficient and wiser to take your strengths and amplify it so that it opens up the game for your team mates.

Nice! Great video

I’m def a one motion off the dribble and open. But I use two motion on pull ups and fade aways. Also when I do two motion my release point is higher so agree with the trends of this video.

I’m gonna follow you on IG only for this video. You deserve it.

one of the best shooting videos ever, i played college ball the best shooters had one motion

Amazing!!!

Good video🔥🔥

In high school I was a 2 motion shooter like Jordan. My first year in college it was changed to 1 motion but it felt like my shot was more likely to get blocked. Unless I was wide open I wouldn't shoot it and I was pretty good. But the summer before my sophomore year I went back to jump shooting with the release at the peak of my jump. And it just felt much better to rise above the defense. I always felt that I could block guys with set shots but of course they still got it off in time Most of the time. I guess it's a comfort issue or maybe my issue was just fear. I sure made way more in practice than I did in games. Still I was a very good 3 pt shooter.

Im a bit late but huge thankyou for this amazing Video, it really helps me out

this diffidently changes the Game! Kids are taught from the beginning to shoot (2 motions, mid to late release, high set point)

That's fascinating analysis. I especially liked the inclusion that it's taller wing players who use the high set point and that shorter players from range tend to have a low set point or one motion shot for better power and control. Maybe the stats need to focus a bit more narrowly on the top 25 players to see if there's any trend as you narrow the list.

Just because of the hard work and research he put into this video. I left a like

ray's shot is sooo cleaaan

Quick shooting (one motion + low release) form could be an adopted strategy that tries not only to put the ball in the air before the defender can raise his arms, but also to save your ankles, Steph being the best example of that. If you release in two-motion + high release, you might be in the air so long that you increase the chance of defender getting under you (in your landing zone). They started calling it a foul more often - it's clearly illegal by the rule book, but what good does it do if you have to leave the game. Some defenders admitted it that getting under was their strategy. You can often see Curry or Klay already stepping back to the floor by the time the defender gets to them. That way you do not have to rely on the defender being a fair play guy. Thumbs Up for the effort for this video and presenting an interesting topic.

Hey scot could u do a vid explaining hand placement the process of releasing the ball and where your fingers should be aimed at in your follow through?

Yup, this is why Ive never been a 3 pt shooter ever since I stopped shooting from the chest. I am a 2 motion, late release high set point shooter. its so hard for me to get range.

Good work here, I wonder what the trend is like for the top 50 shooters of each season for the last decade. Tall task yes, but it might help get rid of noise caused by a single season outlier. I'd also be interested in a breakdown of player position/ size as additional pieces of information. I'd also like to see the stats on number of NBA players who use "1 motion + early release + low set point" before and after the breakout season of steph curry. Again great job here and keep up the good work !

When I started playing about a year ago, I had a set point between my nose to eye level. That was my natural form. I then saw Klay Thompson making a 3 pointer for the first time and I was like wow his form is amazing so I obsessed over his form and emulated it. Took awhile to get comfortable with a high set point but I got it down. To be honest though, I feel less accurate shooting 3s with my new form. I remember I made 5 3s in a row with the lower set point with little effort or much training. I probably need more practice with the new form but it for sure is more challenging to master than the form I started with.

you are amazing

i will teach this to my high school kids. good stats. you have an hypothesis and you use stats to arrive to a conclusion.. Great video for poor 3 point shooter. I did learn from video and it is applicable

One motion shot is so great especially if your not that strong and athletic... i used this myself and it feels more natural and easy for me...

my man u deserve a like and a sub :)

These ideas all seem to be logical to me. Just difficult to implement into your game

Coming from the a cycling background I started calling this early release timing in basketball "pumping" , It feels exactly the same, catching the timing that you generate with the up and down motion with your body and transferring it into the ball or bmx on the pumps.

Should add to the analysis the impact of rule changes in NBA fostering the change in shooting form. If you watch older film, most shooters were 2 motion, high set point shooters in order to even get the shot off with a defender so close. The one motion, low set point has been fostered by the space generated by the offense first rule changes.

Say what you will about Ray Allen's form... Ray Allen KNOWS his form. I see other shooters like Curry and Klay say things like "Point your toes at the basket" "Straight up and down" and "Shoot with 1 hand"... but Ray Allen actually describes his form AS IT IS. Ray Allen's form is much closer to the standard form coached for the last 50+ years. He jumps straight up and down. He Stops the ball in setting position (2 motion shot). Keeps his elbow in, Releases at the top of his jump. He holds his follow through (and there's now a debate that THAT may create shot tension in the shooting shoulder). Though these mechanics are actually not ideal, you can tell that Ray Allen hasn't only trained muscle memory in his shot... but he's actually built his shot around the coaching he received... not his natural body mechanics. That's both a good thing and a bad thing. The bad... we now know that Ray Allen's shot is... not optimal in several ways. BUT the good... we also know that Ray Allen's shot was built from the ground up... meaning no part of Ray Allen's shot has gone unattended to. Ray Allen has CERTAINLY put repetition to good work. If I were to guess (since there's not enough data to know for sure) I would guess that Ray Allen has put in the most structured repetition of any shooter in NBA history. Steph Curry for example tends to be more improvisational, but Ray Allen's shooting routine is the exact same every time. You can learn shooting from any of a host of shooters in the NBA... be it Curry, Dirk, KD, MJ... but you learn perfect practice habits from Ray Allen.

also, the categorization of release timing could be quantitative, e.g., the amount of the time before the moment of release / the period from jumping to reaching apex.

It's all about your stamina. If you are 2 motion, mid release timing, and high set point, each shoot drain your stamina a lot rather than 1 motion, mid release timing and low set point. I prefer use 2 motion shoot for deep 2 or midrange to avoid the defender

thanks this change my jump shot from 45% to 80%

Don't confuse one-motion with not having a set point, one motion simply transfers all the lifting power into your shit to extend range and increase release speed. I was recently in the biggest shooting slump I've ever had and realized it was because I had basically no set-point, since the lifting speed varied a little each time I took a shot, the shot would veer off very badly. The point of the set point in a one motion shot is to properly transfer the lifting energy, without a proper set point, the shot energy is not controlled

Hey i like your shooting mechanics can you do a video - jump shot tutorial ?

Ray Allen’s jumper changed over time. On the bucks, he had a high arch. On the Celtics and heat, he had a quicker release and a lower arch. He also didn’t really extend his arm out as much, but still had a great wrist flick. He still had a dip in his shot with a high release point that was a two motion shot throughout his career. He could have a low arch bc of how much he practiced his jumper

Can you please show us some NBA 3 point shooters below 6 ft ??? Tyler Ulis , Muggsy Bouges , Earl Boykins , Nate Robinson , Isaiah Thomas , Junior Robinson , Spud Webb ??? I wonder how they get their shots off being so undersized . Please I'd Love to hear you do a break down on whether the 1-2 or HOP is more effective for shorter guys . Love your content !

Please make a video about the deep

If height is somehow related to set point position, could arm length/wing span actually be the factor? Is there a correlation between arm length and setpoint?

You need to make a video on how jumping higher helps in the midrange and how to slowly integrate a higher jump for a pull up

Great stuff. How to practice early release time in general?

One motion low to mid set point also puts less wear on front delt and also increases range and conditioning

Int. Very interesting.

Just like those aracade basketball (pop a shot, ricardo reyes from jimmel kimmel), if u pretty much scale it, its pretty much what steph does

OVer the years I've tried all sorts of shooting techniques. For me the most convenient ones during practice are - low set point 1 motion early releases. However, in games I'll tend uncontrollably to shoot differently - mid set point 1 motion mid or late releases. That's because it gives me more time to place the ball in my palm correctly and also to find the target (basket) and estimate the distance.

What do you think about shooting the ball on the way up??

2 things I think you should take in consideration for the context : - 1 motion and quick release is probably trained more by players today because 3 pts is the main weapon and you need to be able to shoot quickly against defense, not only when you're open. It's necessary in NBA because game is quick. For me it's more to gain time on shooting than because it's more accurate (IMO) - Short guys have a better coordination of the body, so it's easier for them to coordinate jumping and shooting, taller guys are better in jumping to there high point and then shooting from there. The amplitude is larger too for tall guys, so it's less easy to reproduce the perfect timing in the combination of both jumping and releasing the ball. As best 3 pts shooters are usually guards, it's not surprising. But for tall guys, should be easier and more effective to shoot in 2 motions. For me it's more about game necessity to have a quick shoot and body size, more than efficiency in the technic. But I agree 1 motion is less exhausting too.

ohhh im part of that early realease timing

Please do zahari smith's shooting form, love your videos

Tbh it depends on what position you play. If you're a big man doing post moves and stuff use a two motion shot. But if your guard use a one motion shot

I’ve always been a good 3p shooter. I do the low jumping 3’s. But when I’m in mid range I do a higher jump.

I shoot 1 motion for threes and 2 motion for mid ranges works for me well

1 motion , early release point, mid range set point shooting is the best way to shoot. It makes it feel effort less and smoother plus the release is faster and more accurate. 🏀 By, 🎭

Its almost impossible to do early release with higher set point

I love this shit

I think it has more to do with the size of the player with growing up . Smaller player learn to have a faster and lower release point to get their shoot off faster .

It depends. There was hand checking before and it is so hard to pass a defender. That is why you need a jumpshot not set shot. It means you need to jump first, and in your peak , you release the ball. Remember Reggie Miller? His defenders are allowed to hold his jersey...

naturally I'm a mid release time shooter with a low set point and an arc similar to ray allen's. not sure how any of those correlate but its what i do

Bro even if I shoot backwards or even below my knees, if it goes in then it's good.

Basically 2 motion is better for mid range shots. And is it wise to have two different shots or just practice one way? I used a pull-up jumper a lot. So I just used same pattern for all my shots. Of course not all because we still have to use a set shot on free throws. Lol. If only I could go back in time.

Do gary Harris Jumpshot please

Unless u have incredible leg strength and endurance like ray Allen, u should try and aim for an early/mid release and with a mid set point

how can you be a one motion shooter and have a set point also?

Look at ammos shooting release. Morrow is my all time favorite shooter

Superb video. My theory is that good leaders TEND to have two motion jumpers. Is love to be proven wrong, but see MJ, Lebron and Kobe as prime examples. They relied more on their athleticism and are usually labeled as "scorers", not "shooters". I'm a two motion shooter and this video is finally the nail in the coffin that I need to change my shot, permanently, even though i'm in my mid-30s. However I like to shoot mid range jumper's in traffic so I'm going to experiment between the two using the two shot mid range and one shot from long distance.

Through my own practice, I have found early release one motion shots are only effective in the 3pt area. As you get closer to the rim, the release point and motion of the shot need to be extended as the shots need more arch and less distance. Not sure on the analytics of this statement, but I was personally trained for years to shoot in a high release, and to only use two motions if I need to elevate above a defender. Good vid tho

1 motion for behind the arc 2 motion for inside the arc

i´m 5´9´´ and i use a high set point / two time jump shot....i know you ve to be pretty strong or trained person but for me is the best or the most efficient way....and I try them all, its its easier and pretty accurate to be low releaser and 1 motion shooter but ... its not about range or accuracy it has to fit into your style offensively

my Dad taught me how to shoot my dad told me to shoot and took notes i had a pretty bad form and timing so my dad trained me he told me if i was inside the 3 point study Kobe if i was outside he told me to watch steph curry and watching both my favourite players shoot doing all the work off the court my dad taught me to forget about it and told me you make 50 here and then here and so on ive had the same shot form so has my dad dont change ur form change the training of your shot

where can i get this graph?

this guy should become a data scientist

Do the high school player Zion Harmon he’s only 5’11 can shoot from deep with a mid-late motion timing I don’t know how... maybe it’s his mechanics, but please you should do a video on him .. the way he shoots it’s interesting 🤔... sometimes he barely jumps other times he’s like 3 ft off the ground

No doubt

STEPHEN CURRY HEAD TO TOE AND 🔥🔥 VIDS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. (u were yelling in ur mind ain't it)

its about release timing,its about upper mechanics , speed of entering in set point... every shot is two motion you have to pick up your ball and release it in some point... activating antagonists by doing that, so it can not be one motion... that is a term by some yt coaches that started they business by selling crap ... like most shit on internet nowadays...

My dad is very old but shoots one motion, despite growing up in the forties(yes i know) and with the two motion. But he says ray allen has the prettiest and greatest ahot the NBA will ever see. 💯facts

I feel like it depends on the size. But most people aren't that big so I guess it works.

The only thing that sucks about being a 2 motion shooter is shooting off the dribble man.. especially trying to break someone off😭