A Quick Lesson From One of the Game's Best: Stephen Curry
Here at Royal Basketball School, we are always searching for ways to help your child develop their basketball skills off the court. If you ever wanted to know how to shoot like Stephen Curry, here is how he does it. We believe it is important to try and replicate the tactics of the NBA's best athletes. Curry is argubably the greatest shooter of all time. So, here's what we can take away: Alignment: Curry keeps his shooting shoulder, elbow, and hip aligned. You can see that his shoulder is directly behind his elbow, in line with his hip. His forearm is slightly tilted away from this line, keeping the ball above his shooting eye. Hand Position: Stephen uses a relatively relaxed hand position on the ball, with his index finger and thumb making a V-shape. Also, notice that his hand is on the side of the ball, and rotates towards the net as he extends his arm. The Set-point: When Curry shoots, the ball first, travels backwards towards his head, before traveling forward towa...