Strange quirk in Lillard's shooting stroke

PCProductions · Post #21 » by **PCProductions** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:04 pm

Good catch, OP! Refreshing to see some informative material around here.

Wizkids12345 · Post #22 » by **Wizkids12345** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:21 pm

I went out and tried to shoot like this and it's so weird. I can't wrap my head around how you would even begin shooting like that. Great find.

kodo · Post #23 » by **kodo** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:27 pm

Thank you for this find OP.

no dice · Post #24 » by **no dice** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:33 pm

his left hand also over palms the ball a little more than others, perhaps to compensate the fact that the fingers are not in consistent contact with the ball? also seems like he uses the left hand to shoot the ball when he flicks it. really weird shot, good find dude.

TDotsfinest97 · Post #25 » by **TDotsfinest97** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:35 pm

Wow great find, you just got another and1 sir.

Saints14 · Post #26 » by **Saints14** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:26 pm

"If it looks stupid, and it works, it's not stupid"

Hope nobody tries to change this hitch, because it's worked extremely well for Lillard thus far. Or, what if he eliminates it and is a Steph Curry caliber shooter?

picc · Post #27 » by **picc** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:10 pm

Almost how you'd shoot a rainbow floater. Only he manages to line-drive it from range.

Crazy find.

StatLine · Post #28 » by **StatLine** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:13 pm

let's ask him why on twitter

Illmatic12 · Post #29 » by **Illmatic12** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:32 pm

This is the type of thread that should be on a basketball forum, good find op

DemonLizard · Post #30 » by **DemonLizard** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:34 pm

*tries to reinact this* *airballs*

th4d · Post #31 » by **th4d** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:52 pm

I have to try this. I love Lillards shot.

theforumblue · Post #32 » by **theforumblue** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:00 am

is it even possible to double pump on a shot like that?

Litany · Post #33 » by **Litany** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:31 am

Awesome find.

ChrisTheFuturePaul · Post #34 » by **ChrisTheFuturePaul** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:34 am

Seems to have a bit of a slingshot effect, but as others have stated, causes his shot to be a little flatter. Interesting concept, wonder if it was his natural stroke or he trained it into his shot?

SuperCoolMayo · Post #35 » by **SuperCoolMayo** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:35 am

OP has too much time on his hands

Cool thread, but it works and that all it matters

MagicStarwipe · Post #36 » by **MagicStarwipe** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:38 am

His shot is fundamentally sound in every other way. And at the end of the day the shot still comes off the fingertips, so that is fundamentally sound too. Obviously this way of shooting is the most comfortable for him which is the most important thing.

picc · Post #37 » by **picc** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:41 am

I wonder if this why Lillard seems to have such effortlessly unlimited range in spite of his size. The way he releases the ball allows his triceps to provide more of a pushing force behind the launch, while a normal shooting form utilizes primarily finger and wrist strength.

DWadeno3 · Post #38 » by **DWadeno3** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:58 am

ChrisTheFuturePaul wrote:Seems to have a bit of a slingshot effect, but as others have stated, causes his shot to be a little flatter. Interesting concept, wonder if it was his natural stroke or he trained it into his shot?

I don't think you can or would train something like this. It's probably something he's always done and the coaches figured "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Sometimes you're better off leaving these little individual techniques in a player's shot if he's a good shooter or else you might mess his entire shot up.

denimourson · Post #39 » by **denimourson** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:06 am

springz wrote:Seems like the kind of quirk that would cause alot of his shots to come up short.

Is he getting front rim on alot of his misses or are they left-right misses?

I was thinking of rotation as well.

aIvin adams · Post #40 » by **aIvin adams** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:21 am

nice **** OP