NBA Shooting Secret: The Boost Step 

I would say it's more so that Nurse isn't a perfect shooter rather than he's a hypocrite, which is basically what you're implying.

Skyler Drabing No... not a HYPOCRITE... I said "In the fog" I assumed most people would understand the reference. The reference is about the "pro shooting system". They coined "in the fog" to mean people who teach one thing without realizing that they aren't actually doing that thing. The example they are referring to is that COUNTLESS coaches, NBA players, shooting coaches, etc... actually refer to squaring up their shoulders and their feet with the basket... but they don't. Steph Curry is actually one of them. These people, when they are teaching someone to shoot, actually tell people to point their toe at the basket and have their shoulders symetrical for the shot. In actuality, they all are actually leading with their shooting foot. Another example from the series are people (like JJ Redick) that advise that you jump straight up and down when you shoot... but that's not what they do. JJ Redick sweeps and sways (and so does everyone else) but people "in the fog" still claim that they line up their feet and jump straight up and down. That's what I'm saying. This guy is saying that squeaking is an indication of sound form... but when he actually shoots, he finds it oddly impossible to maintain "squeaky" form. That's because squeaking your shoes requires you to tense your muscles... but dipping for a shot requires controlled relaxation of your muscles. Also, your feet are highly responsible for getting your balance prior to jumping, but if you are punishing your feet to the floor, your pedal musculature isn't actually being utilized for balance, and when you jump, you will be off balance. When he catches the ball and wants to squeak his feet... and fails... he doesn't necessarily know WHY he finds it so difficult to BOTH squeak his feet AND put up a shot... and perhaps he hasn't noticed. Perhaps if he were asked, he would have told you that he DOES squeak his shoes when he shoots on the catch... but he won't look at it the same anymore. ;)

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I teach both and let the player decide which feels better. But we work on both in most shooting drills. I personally think the hop is better but like you said there are situations where you'll have to 1-2 so you should work on both. Also imo it depends on if you are a set shooter or jump shooter. For a jump shooter the hop has a much better rhythm and generates more power for the jump. Set shooters can go either way because generally you use your legs less(when you're older and stronger) so you need less force generated.

There is virtually no shot you can take 1-2 that you can't hop. I believe to be the most consistent, you have to do one or the other at least 3/4 of the time

When you are not facing the basket and you are about to catch the ball. It's much easier to square and turn to the basket as you take a 1-2 step as opposed to hopping and turning to the net.

+BBALLBREAKDOWN This is false, as a shooter, curling into a shot of a pindown can only be done with 1-2 footwork. Hopping into it is very inefficient and tough to do. But I hop into most of my set shots because it leaves less room for error and it has a more mechanical, consistent feel to it.

+rterrell12 that is awesome!! Keep me updated

+EveryDayIsAGoodDay the shooting turn. Where your feet are tilted towards your weak side so you can align your shooting hip and shoulder to the basket

+EveryDayIsAGoodDay just look at currys feet.

essentially yes

the sway us your feet swaying/swinging toward the hoop and your shoulders dipping back the turn is your feet are tilted so the shooting hand and foot are closer to the hoop

We teach The Turn as having your hip and elbow aligned to the hoop before you jump - meaning your feet will be pointed at 10 or 11 o'clock (if you're a righty) or sometimes more. The Sway is when you let your feet sway forward, hinging at the waist

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Awesome, thanks!

fax bro i feel like this will make you too tense and tight while you jump

Weisswoscht well it's actually the opposite

Dennis Đặng Why is that?

Weisswoscht not really the opposite, this move is very explosive and quick which makes your upper body pretty tense. Doesnt work for players with loose and fluid short forms eg. kd

Thanks! And the way my knee feels today, I don't know if can even jump! Ay Ay!

nba players probably dont do this, its a way for beginners to build consistency

Curry and Redick do this quite a bit.

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You lose power on the hop because you catch the ball in the air, usually at the peak of your hop. With the boost step, you don't jump high enough to thud on the ground. I haven't actually tried it, so I don't know for sure, but that's what it looks like.

I get what you're saying, but I don't think people really jump that high when hopping. I would say most players I see hop either lower or at the height David jumps in the video while shooting. Isn't that why it's called the hop anyway? You just hop, not jump. But I will test it out if I remember.

You're right that the upward energy is created the same way, but the idea behind the boost step is that you begin generating energy BEFORE you receive the ball so that you can get the shot up quicker once the ball is in your hands. Whereas with the hop, you only begin generating power after the ball is in your hands

because the move is called "boost" so you generate power

kite0impulse I understand the idea, but I don't think it really works that way, In both cases you want to create the energy as quickly as possible once you got the ball, and the primary objectives in both cases are good timing and adequate jump height. Just to make this clear, I'm really not arguing as much against the boost step, as I'm arguing that the boost step is just a hop with a fancy name.

+Mike Candy the best way is to practice with bad passes. Your body will figure out how to maintain form.

Well, if you're already a knockdown shooter, than let that fly how you feel comfortable!

+ED awesome! Keep me updated...

+SksXtrem nice!

i find that if youre a high volume shooter that will ear down your calves

Good point - I think what David is worried about is that there is an upward motion in the hop - the way I teach it, there isn't - we should just call it a Drop, which is what it really is.

That's a great way to say it! I'm going to steal that from you. lol. Also going to start calling it a Drop Stop instead of jump stop with my players. Whenever I say jump stop I have to spend a few minutes telling them to stop jumping like they are trying to dunk on every jump stop. lol. Drop stop makes me imagine exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks.

I certainly like the hop for the pivot choice!!

Hi. Thanks!

+BBALLBREAKDOWN your the best youtuber

That's where we were!

+fred hall Wut. David is the world record holder for 3s made in a minute.

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bahahaha i literally started cracking up laughing.

well its the motion your looking for not the angle so you can do the boost step just in an angle. or you can learn to turn as you shoot but thats pretty hard.

You could find the turn as you're planting the lead foot.

+Andras Szigeti using a turn is always a good thing, no matter the age...

But your already low ready to go up after the step instead of stepping 1,2 then bending your knees, then going up.

Its a hop into a 1-2

its just a hop. he jumps off one foot lands on two

"Boost step" is usually what people do to align quickly. Curry does it, but he doesn't punch the floor with his feet, it's a light bounce to the spot he wants to shoot. I think Nurse teaches it with a bit too much power. There should be more grace with it like Curry and Thompson's catch and shoot. Just jump into it, bounce and shoot.

Well, this does exactly what you're talking about: getting your feet set fast and in alignment...

Yeah but the whole driving your foot and making sure you make squeaking sound was too much. Like his explanation was too thorough for something simple. If you use a 1-2 and hop as a part of your game, the boost step will come naturally.

No one said it was new, and show me where this is being taught anywhere else..

The whole point of the video is whats this new thing called the "boost step"? Been teaching it for 20 years with my higher level shooters. Good video. i like to seeing more trainers teaching this technique. Come on by Saturday and I will show you my HS kids using this technique.

no, it's called having proper strength and getting it away

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there is no 'perfect' shooting form you idiot everybody shoots different. dumb af lmao

+謝卓言 Wut. His form is beautiful

Beautiful indeed but not prefect

The set point should not be next to the head

Just my opinion

good shooters dont need to because they already have great consistency. this is a way to keep your footwork consistent if your not already

Dang. You must be pure awesome. Can you teach me pure awesome?

This happens ALL. THE. TIME. At every level. Heck - the guy that hit the game winner in the NCAA tourney did this to make it

Haha almost every nba shooter that has a three point shot has done this dude.

Well if he made videos like that it would be very boring and completely useless. If you are a athlete that should already be expected from you to go to the gym and practice. That's the only way you will improve. Coach is adding ways that the bball player could improve his game. I know watching his videos had helped my game drastically.

+Paul Brown practicing with poor form is just practicing to miss.

+BBALLBREAKDOWN That's definitely not true. You might take longer to make shots consistently as oppose to someone that puts the same time in as you but have better form but again it's all about the amount of time you put in. Kevin Martin has bad form but I'll trust him making a free throw over Deandre Jordan or Dwight Howard or even Lebron James. Rick Barry shot free throws under hand & shot a better percentage than current NBA players. Truth is everybody has a different form but the time & work ethic you put behind it is what will make you a better shooter.