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Jump Hook to the Lane Drill
(see video clip)
The same set-up and procedure are used in this drill.

 


Jump hook: A kind of shot taken while jumping, and really hard to block.
Jump shot: A shot taken while jumping in the air.

[edit] Jump Hook
Currently, due to the increasingly physical nature of low post basketball, the jump hook is a more popular hook shot (particularly by Shaquille O'Neal).

Jump Hook
A hook shot taken while jumping, popular among big men because it is difficult to block.
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The jump hook is executed just as you would a regular hook shot. The differences are that you jump when you shoot the hook shot. The ball is brought up higher and closer to the body and you flick the shot without using the arm.
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The jump hook will help you against taller defenders, so don't under-estimate or under practice it ... Study the jump hook basketball shooting tips carefully.
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SH6 - Jump hook - right handed - pivot on your left foot so a line drawn from your right hip to your left hip would point at the basket, jump off both legs and extend your right arm high in front of your right shoulder, ...

Use the jump hook when your being defended low. Use your baseline foot as the pivot foot on a rear-turn pivot. Use your non-pivot foot to step into the lane (don't step away from the basket, as this foot should point toward the sideline).

Low Block Shooting Basketball Practice Drill --- a) Drop step, power lay-up, b) Turnaround jump shot (baseline side), c) Turnaround, pump fake, up-and-under basketball shot, d) Drop step, middle jump hook shot.

here is a example of a pass to the 3 who in turn looks to pass(quickly)to the 4 or 5.3 should use a "jump hook pass"The defensive 5 will probally be nearer to the 3.
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Jump hook: A variation of the traditional hook shot in which the shooter takes the shot with both feet in the air.
Jump shot: A shot in which the shooter faces the basket and releases the ball after jumping into the air.

The next player goes through the same routine for thirty seconds. As the players get advanced, after they make the post move, he/she should jump quickly and touch the net before going to the next side. The post moves progress to up/under, jump hooks, ...

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