THE JUMP HOOK

 

One of the most effective and devastating offensive weapon has vanished from the paint.
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The Jump Hook is an unstoppable low post scoring weapon. It doesn't matter if you are a point guard or a post player.

5-16-07

My Two Cents

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By Gary Knox

My Two Cents

 

Back in the day, basketball players used it routinely to score over bigger opponents and to get 3-point plays.The Jump Hook works as a power move or as a finesse move. If you get a pass or loose ball around the basket, defenders are at your mercy.Most of the time you don’t even have to look at the basket. Just pivot. Get that non-shooting shoulder in position (towards the defender in the paint), jump and let it fly high off the glass. You can even use the Jump Hook as a "runner" or a"tear-drop".1


Miami Heat Superstar Dwayne Wade brought back the mid-range bank shot.

Ladies, I challenge you to jumpstart the Jump Hook. Cretin-Derham Hall’s Alyssa Karel used the Jump Hook quite effectively throughout her high school career. She also used the Jump Hook-Runner (non-shooting shoulder is square to the basket).

The Jump Hook can add 6 to 7 points to your scoring average. It’s a simple yet effective weapon that EVERY basketball player should have in her arsenal. With this low post move, you’ll keep defenders guessing and put them in foul trouble.

So, get your dad, grandfather or better yet grandmother… to introduce you to this lost art. But, don’t confuse the Jump Hook with the Sky-Hook. Leave that shot for the 7-footers.

 

That’s my two cents.

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