The Secrets To Steph Curry's Shooting Mechanics

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[uzr]

3:13 for the dip
3:30 for the alignment
3:49 for setpoint
6:41 for left hand dribbling

[formeyousee]

Curry:after watching this video: "Oh, that's what I be doing?"

[nekhmerXViet]

Steph is actually really strong as well. I heard he deadlifts the most out of anyone on the warriors.. A strong back + core + legs seems to be the best formula for a great NBA player.

[indianslaya]

The reason he tracks the ball through the air is because of feedback. If you follow the ball through the air, you can assess the power, angle and spin that you impart on the ball and whether that enables you to hit the shot. By doing this you can correlate that with your shot mechanics and make adjustments in subsequent shots that you take. Similar concept to most sports involving a ball e.g. soccer, baseball, tennis etc.

[MrShredGuyExtras]

Coach, you missed the most important part of Steph's jumpsuit. He's a one eyed shooter. He's also right eye dominant, so on his release, his arm blocks vision of his right eye, and his follow through directly follows this, pointing at the rim. Paired with turning his feet, this makes almost every shot for him a straight shot, and explains why his left and right misses are so rare.

[deutschluz]

Former math teacher here: as to why curry looks up from the rim to his shot. it is probably because the trajectory of the ball is parabola in math terms. So a parabola has a special property of symmetry, which means if you draw a parabola on a paper and fold it in half, it looks the same. What this means for objects like a ball following a parabolic path in the air is that once the object hits its peak in the air its path is already predefined. So curry is looking back up from the rim to measure where his shot hits peak and once he is satisfied that he hit the peak in the right spot he gets back on d without looking at the ball.

[BerkSonmez]

Even though i do not like the warriors a lot i have to accept the fact that steph is a phenomenal player. Awesome video coach!

[tabeentariq]

In short there is no secret, only hard work.

[tmillz]

Hes basically the posterchild for the Pro Shot Shooting System

[mbvglider]

I think the reason he follows the ball is not necessarily to shoot that shot better, but it's part of a feedback process. Like he wants to make that immediate connection between how the shot feels and how the shot looks, so he can continually keep his shot perfectly calibrated. His feedback is so good that if it leaves the hands well and looks right on the way up, he knows he doesn't even have to look at the shot to know he splashed it.

[Moshealthtips]

ive been waiting for this!! ive noticed that when i shoot one motion i make more of my shots but you feel like you arent controlling the shot so i revert back.
i notice klay uses this motion as well

id still want to know in more detail how he generates power from 45+ feet with a normal shooting stroke while other guys have to heave it to the rim.

[The_Paddle_Smith]

I feel kids back in the day have been naturally shooting with this "one motion" type of shot. They didn't have the arm strength so they relied heavily on the legs.

They just unlearned it as they get older/stronger because they see most of the pros shooting with that 2 motion shot at the time. (Prior to Steph Curry)

[weiqi]

Nice breakdown Nick. Curry uses the original knee bend to begin a "kinetic chain" and propels the energy up through all moving parts in the jump shot allowing Steph to shoot from farther out. Also, when Jerry West was making his jump shots, he was equally good at dribbling with his left hand and his right before going into his jump shot. I've seen Steph use both but Jerry often would start with his right hand and go to the midline. Steph is also such a great ball handler that he can create space so well. Thanks for the video.

[theChadRamroq]

This is the best breakdown I have seen on Steph imo. Thank you for making this, it's been a great help.

[Kay-gcgg]

Years after watching broski shoot I learned that a big thing is his elbow are always lower than the shoulder and snaps once they align rather than the other way where you snap after the alignment of shoulder and elbow

[martialmusicman]

To me, the way he catches or picks up the ball and minimizes the dip are the most important factors in making him a deadly shooter.

[danhtran]

this video should be a staple in all high school coaching facilities

[RedDued]

This is patched he shoots a different direction now

[johnnycakeess]

like you said, I feel watching the ball after release allows you to focus on mechanics, as well as give you some info whether or not the shot looks good leading to a chase down of the rebound, repositioning etc..

[JimParkGM]

Just fantastic. I remember Curry telling me a long time ago that there was a photoshoot of him and Seth where their motion and shot were exactly the same when captured in camera. I wonder if video shows evidence of that as well.