In basketball (and derivatives like netball), regular jump shots or jumper is an attempt to rate the basket by jumping, usually straight up, and in mid-jump, bow into the basket. This is done by a player who brings his elbows up to parallel to the circle, then extends his arm to push the ball toward the inner circle of the high arc. This is considered the easiest shot to be made remotely. The goal of the jump is to shoot from a higher position and therefore make it more difficult for defenders to block shots. This is the most effective in open game but can prove to be difficult when there is a higher player in front of the shooter. There are also other variants of the jump thrown by the shoot during the upward motion of the jump to put more power behind the shot, the shot is usually performed by a woman or a player lacking the power to allow long-range shots. This shoot has other advantages such as faster release and therefore faster execution time (proportional to set shot ) and some losses such as lower shooting height and less time for shooters to shoot in comparison with mid shot jumping water. Other critics fear the confusion in the air.
The debate is still on about who found the leap. In his book The Origins of the Jump Shot, author John Christgau made a strong case that it was Ken Sailors in May 1934. Sailors went on to play for the University of Wyoming and were selected as the MVP of their 1943 NCAA Championship Team. Sailors also play for five different teams in the old American Basketball League. Other people who Christgau credits with jump shot are Glen "Glenn" Roberts, Myer "Whitey" Skoog, John "Mouse" Gonzalez, Bud Palmer, Davage "Dave" Minor, "Jumping" Joe Fulks, Johnny Adams, and Belus Smawley.
In the NCAA college archive, John Miller Cooper, who played at the University of Missouri in the 1930s, was recognized as the man who hoisted the first jump.
Hank Luisetti is credited with popularizing jumping leaps.
Currently, the jump shot has many variations, such as "turnaround jumper" (facing away from the basket, then jumping and turning towards him, shooting the ball in the air); "fadeaway" (jump go from basket to create space); and "lean jumper" (jumping towards the basket to move away from the trailing defender). Many, however, have ignored the "hook shot" as a kind of jump shot (an offensive player, usually turning perpendicular to the basket, gently throwing the ball with a movement sweeping his arm in an upward bow with follow-up ending over his head). This is a art that is controlled by very few, but those with skills have applied lasting impact on the game today.
Because a defender often has to jump to block a jump shot, an offensive player can try to get his defender in the air at the wrong moment by using a fake pump. If the offensive player then jumps into the defender, it is a defensive offense on the defender.
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Further reading
- Christgau, John (1999). The Origin of Jump Shot . Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN: 0803263945.
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References
External links
- How to shoot a basketball on YouTube
- BBC Sport: Jump jump
- How to Take a Picture of the Basketball Guide
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