The next drill we'll discuss is basic jump shot. Okay, for your basic jump shot, your hand position is very important. A lot of people make a mistake--well, I won't say a mistake because everybody has their own individual way of shooting, and I'm not really trying to change up your shot or correct your shot, just teach you the basics as far as getting good ball rotation and distance. And the basic hand position that I use, I call it the T-shape, because this is what I was taught. And what it is--I'll turn around so you can see. With my guiding hand, since I'm a right-handed shooter, with my guiding hand I'll put it on the side of the ball, and with my shooting hand I put it here. If you see, my thumbs make a T, okay, and that's why I call it the T-shape hand position. And with your shooting hand you want your wrist to always be up under the ball. I'll stand sideways so you can see what I mean. When I'm shooting you see my guiding hand is on the side, just to aim with, and my shooting hand is up under the ball. You see, if I move my guiding hand, the ball still rests firmly in my hand, and that's how the ball should be. Because when you go up, that's the way it's going to look. And it's called the T-shape hand position. I'll show you from the front. Make sure the ball rests in your hand once you move your aiming hand. You want the ball to rest. If you're left-handed, same way. Your guiding hand will be the right, and your shooting hand will be the left, and it still should make a T. Okay, and that's your T-shaped hand position for jump shooting.
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