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Steph Curry's Quick Release and overall Shooting Form
<< Curry is ridiculous! I know these are game 4 highlights but still--who has ever had a quicker release than this guy? >>
An average NBA player’s release time is 4 seconds but Curry does it in just 0.4 seconds.
Stephen Curry Shooting Form Slow Motion (2019):
>> Alignment: Alignment is the most important part of Steph Curry Shooting Form. The weirdest thing about his shooting form is that he doesn’t always keep his elbow, hips, and shoulders aligned. Most of the players align their bodies towards the basket to shoot the ball. All he does is a little tilt with his forearm. By doing this, he positions the ball with the shooting eye.
Once it is done, he makes the shot. He does all these tiny movements so quickly that even before the opponent can react, he shoots the ball. If he gets an open shot, nobody can beat him. He properly aligns his shoulder with elbow and hips when he gets an open shot. He is a deadly shooter with a killer aim.
Quick Release: He doesn’t hold the ball or position it for too long. He gets the ball, and he quickly releases it. An average NBA player’s release time is 4 seconds. But Curry does it in just 0.4 seconds. He has a different shooting curve.
The shooting curve starts from SET and ends at release. Steph Curry starts the ball near the waist level. After that, the ball travels continuously towards the shot line. He first gets in the position, gets to the SET, and follows the shooting motion.
One Motion Shot: The best thing about his shooting form is that his shots are always in one quick motion. He doesn’t stop or halts with the ball. He follows the release of the ball in one motion.
One motion shots are only suitable when you are shooting from a distance. If the shot is made from near the basket, it will get blocked. As Steph Curry mostly shoots from a distance, his form is perfect.
Balance: Curry uses the BEEF acronym for shooting the ball. It stands for Balance, Eyes, Elbows, and Follow through. Stephen Curry can accurately throw balanced shots as well as off-balance shots.
Balance is very important for a shooter. The feet should be apart at shoulder distance. After that dominant foot need to be ahead, and knees should be slightly bent while shooting. <<
Not just today's greatest pure shooter (which he is generally currently accepted as being) but 6½ years ago ESPN ranked Steph as the 4th best point guard of all-time behind only Magic Johnson (1), the Big O (2), and John Stockton (3) but ahead of Isiah Thomas (5), Chris Paul (6) Steve Nash (7), Jason Kidd (8), Walt Frazier (9) and Bob Cousy (10)
