Paper Guiluo City 丨 with scientific training to overcome talent bottlenecks, small discussion about how James can improve shooting

James' shooting talent cannot be considered good, and there is a clear gap compared to Jordan, Kobe, Curry, Durant, etc.; But for the whole career, James's shooting is not bad, which is inseparable from scientific hard training (science is no less important than hard work).

Shooting talent is a technical talent, he is a combination of feel, balance, direction, rhythm and coordination, good shooting talent can form stable muscle memory. That's where super pitchers like Jordan have an advantage.

James's shooting talent is relatively average, the hand is slightly stiff, the forward swing (adjusting the time before the shot) is longer, and the rhythm is inferior. This is related to his excessive strength in shooting small muscle groups, too high density, too wide shoulders, and easy elbow valgus. In order to make up for the problem of excessive strength, James shoots near the basket, will turn the arc up and unload part of the power; And shoot more threes, because the three separate hoops farther away, can reduce the impact of excessive strength. He sometimes leans back deliberately in the near basket or mid-range position, for the same reason.

His muscle memory is not good, relying on consistent training to maintain muscle memory, and often relying on short-term muscle memory before competition. In short, in terms of shooting, he is a representative of diligence.

Students who know James well should know that James has been changing his shooting posture throughout his career, constantly seeking a way to suit himself.

Hard training is also inseparable from scientific guidance, and in recent years, training science and high-level data have reached a very high level, which can provide scientific guidance for shooting. Lakers assistant Phil Handy is a leader in training.

James values scientific training guidance to improve his talents. Under the guidance of high-order data, you can find your own scoring "dessert position" and optimize the distribution of shots to improve the shooting level; And training can optimize and improve the manual work.

In the shooting hand movement, James uses a soft hand shot (commonly known as a solid hand shooting).

Note: The PE teacher taught us: "When shooting, you can stuff a finger between the palm and the ball. "This is actually the traditional way of shooting, called hard hand shooting (commonly known as empty-handed shooting), which Jordan Kobe and Peja use.

Micah Lancaster, basketball technology development coach, said: "Empty-handed hearts are a popular myth created by Pistol Pete Maravic. Curry and Klay did teach people to use "empty hands" on instructional videos, because that's what the textbooks read. Micah Lancaster explains: "Except for a few players such as Peja who are deliberately empty-handed, most of the players Bird, Nash, Ray Allen, Curry, Klay are empty-handed, even if they say so when they teach. But they use solid palms in actual combat. ”

These are the two major schools of shooting science: soft hands and hard hands (and the middle hard hand, represented by Irving, this is not subdivided for the time being). Strictly speaking, there is no complete "solid palm", because the muscle texture of the palm is not flat, which will make a small gap between the basketballs. We now agree that the hard hand or empty hand refers to the deliberate empty hand, only using finger force and wrist force, the arc is flat, the range is short, the ball rotates less, the close range is very stable, suitable for medium shots. The soft hand and solid palm also have to use palm power, which is more labor-saving, the ball rotates larger, and the range is longer. There is no difference between the two, the former is more suitable for shooting and the latter is more suitable for three points.

Because James's finger muscles are stiff and the ball is not smooth; And the power is too great, he is more suitable for three points than near the basket, he chose the soft hand.

In terms of shooting action, James gradually adjusted from 2 motion to 1.5 motion.

There are also three genres in this piece:

1 motion: Pay attention to the combination of jump shots, using the power of the jump (before reaching the highest point) to complete the shot, represented by Curry. The advantage is that it is quick to shoot and make full use of leg strength; The disadvantage is that the shot point is low and it is easy to be interfered with.

2 motion: Jump and shoot separately, and shoot after a momentary pause when jumping to the highest point, represented by Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Ray Allen. The advantage is that it jumps with full strength, high shooting point, is difficult to be interfered with, and can complete the shot under harsh conditions; The disadvantage is to jump with the help of leg explosiveness, but the shot completely relies on the finger power and wrist strength of the moment in the air, which has high requirements for physical fitness and physical fitness.

1.5 motion: In between, jumping to the highest point and shooting the basket, there are both the advantages of 1 motion using leg strength and the advantage of 2 motion shooting high, represented by Klay, Irving, and Durant. From the point of view, 1.5 motion is downward and up, and 2 motion is backward to forward.

James has been using 2 motion, making full use of explosive power to complete jump shots. But as explosiveness declined, by the time of the Lakers, he began to choose the mainstream investment method of 1.5 motion to save energy and reduce the dependence on leg explosiveness.

After changing 2 motion to 1.5motion, his elbow posture changed from a high-elbow shot to a low-elbow shot. The shot point is reduced, and the shot speed is increased, but naturally it is more likely to be disturbed.

Ball Position: In high school, the Rider lifted the ball for the right shoulder. Soon after entering the Cavaliers from the draft, James gradually changed to a head-to-head shot, which is in a straight line with the rim for easy aiming, but there are problems such as weak power, improper finger picking, and easy elbow outturn.

Starting path: James generally sinks the ball on the left and then starts again, moving to the middle of the head to shoot, in this case, the lifting path must not be straight, but it can better resist interference and prevent the ball; Like Durant often does.

This kind of starting path is not as stable as the straight up the ball, but the straight up ball has the risk of being copied and needs to be combined with a backward step shot.

Shooting position: Cavaliers 1.0 period ~ the first year of the Heat, James used a positive body shooting. Starting with the Heat's second year, James adopted sideways shots to compensate for his elbow valgus. During the Cavaliers 2.0 period, he further adducted his elbow and resolved the elbow valgus.

James's shooting has the above characteristics, and in actual combat, his mid-range shooting rate is about 40%, and his three-point shooting rate is about 34.5%, which is a passing level; Holding the ball to a sudden stop and suddenly apply a cold arrow, and a back-turning jumper will be used.

In the area of catch-and-shoot shots without the ball, he is limited to open spots, and the width of his body makes it impossible for him to do a lot of catch-and-shoot around cover.

His shooting level is cultivated through hard work and scientific training, and his lack of shooting talent is his bottleneck, but for his main style of play, which is bursting, open cutting and back, it is completely enough.

(Text/L.A. Van Cidy)