Jalen Basketball Shot Analysis

Angle 1: Straight on- Camera under basket.

From the footage, the ball is brought up from my stomach to shooting hand side, my finger, knee and toe are all in the same plane, and my shooting fingers point down towards my forward foot when I follow through. My elbow ends up around my eyes and my off hand comes off the ball just before my release. I need to improve bringing the ball up, keeping it on my shooting hand side. I also need to improve finishing my elbow above my eyes to improve my ark.



Angle 2: Rear View- Camera is directly behind shooter.

From this angle, we can see that my shooting hand is directly behind the ball with my shooting fingers in the middle, my off-hand is at 9 o'clock, and my guide hand comes off the ball just before release. When the ball is released, my off-hand is at a 45 degree angle towards the net. I need to improve my off-hand release, my hand must stay vertical so it doesn't interfere with the shot, the shooting strap could be of assistance.



Angle 3: Side View- Camera on shooting hand side.

As I grab the ball to rise for my shot, I don't cock my wrist before the shot. Unfortunately, my cameraman, Mr. Lajoie, lacks knowledge of camera angles, so he didn't get my footwork on camera. My feet consistently land with my right foot in front of the other. The ball is always kept in front of my body and when I release the ball, my elbow finished around my eyes. I need to improve my pre-shot steps, instead of just grabbing the ball, I should be set with my legs bent and my wrists cocked to get the most efficient release possible. Again, I need to finish my elbow above my eyes for better overall ark on my shot,



Things That Need To Be Improved:

- Finishing with my elbow above my eyes for better ark,

- Bringing the ball up on my shooting hand side.

- Keeping my guide hand vertical so there's no interference with my shot.

- Keeping my wrist cocked and legs bent before shot to have an efficient release.

Shot Analysis

Tavian's Shot Analysis

Video Link: https://youtu.be/9xtdIqreX8c



Angle 1: On my straight on shot angle my ball is brought straight up on my shooting hand side (right side). All of my right side of my body is aligned when I shoot the ball. When i release the ball my fingers point down toward my right foot.My elbow finishes right around my eyes/ eyebrows. My hand off hand comes just off the ball on the last second of my shot.





Angle 2: On my rear view shot my shooting fingers are placed in the middle of the ball. My off hand stays on the ball till the very last second of my shot. The ball is released with one hand. My off hand goes rotated towards the ball then quickly to vertical this means that my off hand thumb is going with my shot.





Angle 3: On my final angle the side view my wrist is cocked before I shoot. My foot work is pretty consistent with my shoot. The ball is always kept in front of the body with my shot. When I finish my shot my elbows are near my eyes.






Conclusions: I find my shot consistent however I still could make improvements. I can work on taking my off hand off the ball earlier. Another thing I could change is not to push my thumb out when I shoot. My final thing is to maybe tuck my elbow in just a bit more. Overall I like my shot but I could still make some improvements.

Oliver's Shot Analysis

Angle #1: In front of the shooter: 
       In the first clip of my video, I was shooting a free throw. I brought the ball down with my knees bent, and then released with my elbows and knees faced toward the basket. My left foot was a ahead of my right foot by an inch. I released above my eyes and had my wrist, index and middle finger flicked down. My guide hand is also beside my shooting hand.

Angle #2: Behind the shooting arm: 
       In the second clip of my video, I shot another free throw but it was recorded from behind my shooting arm. I have a shooting window, and I finish with a follow through down, leading to a swish. You can partially see my guide hand staying along side my shooting hand. I also released above my eyes.

Angle #3: Full body shot:
       In the third and last clip of my video, I got my hands ready, but I didn't get my knees bent so I can fully spring into my shot. I also have a two motion shot because I take a shot dip then raise up and release. I released above my eyes, flicked my wrist and the ball came off my index and middle finger. I also followed through with my shot.

What are things that I should work on?

- Getting my knees bent so I can fully spring up into my shot.
- Go straight into my release instead of having a pause, then releasing.
- Getting a higher elevation so I have higher arc on my shot.
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Ryan's shot analysis

Angle 1 - Straight on- Camera under basket

  When I bring up the ball I need to hold the ball a little more to the side instead of being right in front of me. My fingers, elbow, knee are not all on the same plane and need to be more straight. My off hand is a little straight when it comes off the ball. What's good about my shot is that my elbow finishes a little above my eyes and my hand pointed down towards my feet. I feel i should jump higher when i shoot.


Angle 2 -  Rear view- Camera is directly behind shooter

 My hand isn't fully under the ball and my follow through hand goes to the right and my fingers are pointing towards the right. Some good points about my shot is that my off  hands come off the ball and that it's on the side of ball at the 9 o'clock. I feel I should jump higher when I shoot.

Angle 3 - Side view- Camera on shooting hand side

When I bring up the ball it's directly in front of me and my wrist is cocked before I released the ball.
My elbows and knees are lined up and when the ball is released my elbows are at eye level. When I shoot the ball I don't jump high enough.

Jade's Shot Analysis.

Angle 1: Straight on: Camera under basket.

In the first clip of my shot, I was shooting a free throw. I dribbled the ball twice in order to get a feel for the ball. I bent my knees in order to generate a bit more power into my shot. My right foot is ahead of my left foot in order to keep my right side straight. My release is above my eyes. I flicked my wrist, index and middle finger down. I took my guide hand off as I released to make sure that it doesn't interfere with my shits trajectory.

Angle 2: Side Shot: Camera in the side.

In the second shot, the camera shows my whole body shooting. Before I shot I bent my knees. Although I bent my knees, it feels as if my shot didn't have enough lift. This might be because I didn't jump as high for my jumper. The ball was brought up from my crotch area to my head, to try and generate a rhythm.


Angle 3: Behind: Camera behind the shooting arm.

In the second clip of my shot, I shot another free throw but it was recorded from behind my shooting arm. I try to leave a window in order to have a good look at the hoop, before I shoot. My hand is behind the ball in order to gather more power behind my shot. My off hand seems to be above the ball rather than the side. This can cause some harm to my shot as it can alter my shot. The ball is released with one hand.

What are some things you can improve on?
Some things I can improve on are as follow:
- I need to get a higher elevation for my shot. Which means I need to use my legs more for my shot. I had realized I've been relying on my arms way too much.
- Having my off hand not interfere with my shot. Looking at my shot I can see that sometimes my off hand interferes with my shot, which can alter my shot.
- Lastly, my shot release is too high, and is pointed towards the sky rather than the rim.

Shot Analysis

Josh's Shooting Analysis

Josh's Shot Analysis

Shot Analysis Video: https://youtu.be/f69xZ2GkBBw

Angle 1: Rear View - Camera is Directly Behind Shooter

In my first shot, my shooting hand is directly behind the ball with the two shooting fingers pointing upwards, in the middle.The off-hand is at about 8 o'clock on the ball when it should be at 9. I released the ball partially with my off hand when I should only use my shooting hand. The off hand ended up in a horizontal position at release which means that my shot may have been crooked as off-hand interference had occurred. The shooting hand should only be used.

Angle 2: Straight On - Camera Under Basket

In my second shot, my arm was just a little too far to the left of my body when it should be more straight, in alignment with my body. My finger, elbow, knee and toe are not in the same plane. My elbow had ended up above my eye level, however I had taken my shooting form down too fast. My fingers point down towards my feet as I end my shot and my off-hand comes off the ball upon release. Again, I have used my off-hand to shoot the ball.

Angle 3: Side View - Camera on Shooting Hand Side

In my third shot, My wrists are cocked back before release. This can cause the ball to create an arc through the air for better accuracy. My feet are in the same line with each other when the left foot should be just back from the right. The ball is kept in front of the body the entire time and when the ball is released, my elbows lie just below my eye level. My off-hand is used to shoot the ball again. 

Conclusion: Thoughts and Improvements On Shooting

What I have noticed through analyzing my three shots is that my off-hand is often used to help me shoot the ball. I should be using only my shooting hand to shoot as I take my other hand off the ball in a vertical plane. I also noticed that I take my shooting form down too fast as I should keep it until the ball touches the hoop. The last point that I seen through all of my shooting positions is that I need to use more of an arc with my shot so that I can have a more accurate shot at the hoop.