There is no doubt that Stephen Curry has become the greatest shooting master in the history of the NBA, and he has left his own distinctive name in the history of basketball with one incredible precision shooting. But who knows how many untold stories are hidden behind what he has achieved today? In high school, Curry was also punished by his father for inaccurate shooting posture.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > father</h1>
In addition to his own efforts and talents, Stephen Curry's achievements are inseparable from the words and deeds of his father, Dale Curry (hereinafter referred to as "Curry" refers to Stephen Curry alone). Old Dell not only relied on his excellent human resources to create many opportunities for Curry to learn and grow, but also played a key role in Curry's growth process.
Before Stephen became famous, Dale Curry had already carried the Curry surname forward. Dell has played 16 seasons in the NBA and averaged 11.7 points per game in his career, which is definitely a player above the rotation level. He is the ten-record holder in the history of the Hornets, won the honor of the best sixth man during the Hornets era, and is also the record holder for the highest total score of substitute players, so it can be said that the basketball resources and valuable experience he has accumulated in his career are Curry's unique growth advantages.
Curry began to follow his father to the NBA from a young age to feel the atmosphere of various teams, and even directly contacted the daily training of top NBA players such as Carter at the training ground. Being fortunate to have the "true pass" of each player, these opportunities have formed a subtle influence on Curry and have also played a great role in Curry's growth.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > the birth of the shooting machine</h1>
The most distinctive feature of Curry's shooting is that the shooting speed is extremely fast, according to the statistics of relevant agencies, Curry from the jump preparation shot to the basketball shot, the time required is only 0.4 seconds. His movements are not like other stars jumping up and then there is a noticeable pause in the air, from jumping to shooting is more like a one-shot overall action.
As a small player with no obvious advantage in height, arm span, and bounce, Curry faces a lot of sealing pressure when shooting. And because the body is relatively thin and cannot open up space through the physical confrontation before the shot, the fast shot is the only way for Curry to gain a foothold and become famous in this league.
Being able to shoot with lightning speed is largely due to his excellent ball sense and shooting rhythm, and he can shoot and hit directly without aiming after jumping. Another feature is that unlike others aiming in the air and preparing for the shot, his shots do not have any pauses.
To this day, no one has been able to define Curry's shot, which is a unique shooting posture between a jump shot and a "topsy-turvy shot". Since his wrist strength is not strong enough to hit the ball in a short period of time when shooting from a long distance, Curry will use his arm to shoot and let the ball fly to the expected parabola height. This action has also been maintained until now.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > evolutionary path of the first shooting master in history</h1>
At first glance, ordinary people will think that Curry's shooting posture is very different from the traditional textbook shooting. But in fact, if you look closely at Curry's shooting slow motion, you will find that this is not the case, but Curry's shot is too fast to make people have this sensory illusion. In slow motion, his shooting moves are not "ugly and awkward" even if they are not textbooks.
Of course, a good posture will make your shooting training more effective. But when everyone tries to imitate the star shooting, the first thing to realize is the gap between their physical fitness and the shooting teaching players, especially the huge gap in core strength. The first step for ordinary people to train shooting is to first find the most suitable shooting posture for themselves, and then gradually approach and standardize through training, not blindly imitating others. For example, Curry's shooting posture is not something that ordinary people can practice.
In fact, there is no standard definition of shooting posture, and the "Ray Allen" shooting style that is generally respected in basketball circles is only relatively suitable for most people's shooting posture, and it also has a good ornamentation. Curry's fame has also made his shooting posture an object of learning for many people on the court, but can ordinary people practice Curry's shooting accuracy and posture?
If you only talk about posture, ordinary people can completely practice Curry-style shooting, because relatively speaking, his half-push and half-shot shooting posture has lower requirements for waist, abdomen and wrist strength. But in terms of shooting speed, presumably no one can reach Curry's shooting speed, even the NBA with the highest basketball level, few people have a shooting speed comparable to Curry, let alone ordinary people with mediocre talent.
The reason it's hard to imitate is his super sense of the ball, he can shoot directly through a simple glance before shooting, while normal people need a aiming time for the basket. Moreover, the above-mentioned lower requirements for waist and abdomen strength are in the case of slow shots, and once you want to make Curry's shooting posture in actual combat, you must have a strong core strength as the foundation.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="11" how is > sharpshooter trained? </h1>
Failure is the mother of success, and Curry is no exception. It was only after step-by-step and continuous training that he reached the great achievement of today's historical three-point shooting master. In junior high school, he was limited by his thin body and relatively poor wrist strength, and his shots were more "pushed" out by the power of the whole body after jumping, the shooting point was extremely low, and even in many cases, he began to shoot directly from the waist.
From historical experience, this kind of shooting action is a problem to try to gain a foothold in the NCAA, let alone want to gain a foothold in the great NBA. His father, Dell, also quickly discovered his problem, and in his sophomore year of high school, Dell decided to rectify Curry's shooting posture, and he asked Curry to practice 1,000 shots a day during the summer vacation.
While hard work doesn't necessarily pay off, sweat doesn't lie. After the third year of high school, that is, from this summer vacation, Curry's shooting posture began to change significantly, and gradually stabilized to his current posture. Dell played a very important role in Curry's upbringing, and it is because of his words and deeds and timely supervision that Curry has the possibility of achieving what he is today.
Curry in the case of general physical talent, through shooting to make himself one of the legends of NBA history, the effort behind it can be imagined, behind each of his seemingly understated shots, are exchanged for countless times of shooting training, the Golden State Dynasty stopped, but the legendary journey belonging to Curry is still ongoing.