Basketball Questions (please answer all)?

Question

ok is finding your own shot better then using other peoples shots just b/c they look good?

what is the proper way to jump?

ok im 5'8" and i can barely get a 10 foot rim BUT I CAN if i do air alert 3 when im done do you think i will be dunking

ok i know im a good driver in the hole but today i was playin basketball and i was playin against some dude that was really good at defence and i was kinda scared about drivin in the hole so i just took jumpers if im driving in the hole how can i protect the ball?

all my life when i shot jumpers i bent my knees a little bit and its worked and i changed my shot should i keep it the way im comfortable shooting?

i want to be a star how can i become one?

Please answer all my questions with good answers

thanks

Nate

Answer 1

Finding your own shot is better than emulating another because you feel comfortable with your shot. This is only not true if your shot form is horrible and your form makes you inconsitent.

There is no proper way to jump in general because there are different jumps needed for different actions. A jumpshot requires a push from your toes while a layup, dunk, rebound requires a regular jump.

I don't know about your dunking situation too well so I'm not answering that.

If you want to protect the ball while driving, dribble the ball away from the defender and use your other arm to put distance between you and him. For example, let's say you drive to the right. Shift your body a little to your right, keep your defender on you left, put your left arm out to your defender, but keep the forearm horizontal, dribble away from your defender and drive.

If your comfortable shooting that way and your consitent, then keep your shot. There's no one way to shoot a basketball.

I'm assuming when you say star, you mean an NBA star. First, you need to practice a lot and efficiently. That means keeping track of your progress. The second thing is to join teams. it's better if you join the school team, you'll get more recognition there if you're a student.