Robert Tilitz's Basketball Articles
Power Shooting - techniques and tactics for the jump shot
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In the following articles, Robert Tilitz, basketball theorist and coach,
explains his new whole-body jump shot theory and describes its innovative techniques.
He also critiques the prevailing but all wrong elbow-in strokesnap jump shot theory.
- Crucial to the jump shot
The all wrong elbow-in strokesnap jump shot does not use the shooting shoulder.
By contrast, the shooting shoulder is crucial to the whole-body jump shot.
A cross-sports comparison with boxing is used to show how the shoulders add athleticism and power to the performance equation.
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- Protection, acceleration, turning the corner and the first step
The lateral dribble is the most important dribble in basketball.
It might not be fancy, but it is streamlined.
The lateral dribble is the all-purpose answer to most of the challenges faced by the ball handler.
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- Forward oriented with some strongside lateral capability
The forward-oriented whole-body elbow-out jump shot can be used to spearhead a strongside frontal attack on the defense.
The whole-body elbow-out jump shot has a significant degree of strongside lateral capability too.
Most players should use the whole-body elbow-out jump shot because most players favor a forward-oriented offensive game.
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- Strongside laterally oriented
The strongside reachback jump shot features a fallaway jump when shot correctly.
The fallaway jump and reachback shooting position create separation
that makes the reachback jump shot’s strongside mid-range lateral pull-up and strongside post-up fallaway very difficult to stop.
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- Shoot first, pass preferred
The threat of a reliable strongside penetration pull-up jump shot can disrupt the defense
and raise the point guard’s passing game to its highest level.
But not just any type of jump shot can do the job. The options are discussed.
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- Jump shot diversity
Kyrie Irving shoots two different types of whole-body strongside pull-up jump shot.
Both are attack jump shots. And both attack the defense in a different way.
Irving’s jump shot diversity keeps the defense on its heels.
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More basketball articles from Robert Tilitz
Player-Sourced Jump Shots
In the articles that follow on the next page, Robert Tilitz, the originator of the whole-body jump shot theory,
evaluates jump shots that do not conform precisely to either his whole-body jump shot theory
or the widely supported elbow-in strokesnap jump shot theory.
Instead, these jump shots consist of different ways to shoot that were developed by the players themselves.
Learn more about Robert Tilitz's jump shot articles.