Damian Lillard Explains His INSANE Shooting Technique

[@YOUNGMANANDTHREE]

Check out the full interview here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZyannStp8mWjqM

[@PIP...33]

U 4GOT TO MENTION MAGNETIC RIM. IF I CALL U 1 ON 1 WITHOUT CAMERA ON REGULAR COURT I BET MY LIFE IN SOME PARK ULL BRICK 500 FROM 500 THOSE SO CALLED HALF COURT. NO MAGNET U CANT SHOOT.

[@brianwolfe9878]

Not cus he shoots with his palm JJ, but since the ball rests in his palm his whole hand and wrist can relax and stay loose. Loose muscles fire/twitch quicker. If he were GRIPPING the ball with his fingers he’d probably lose range and power.

[@nicolaszyx3120]

That’s the best bball podcast ever... no contest 💯

[@Earthislife1031]

For my whole life, I was shooting mid-range and 3's the same. I was never a great 3 pt shooter but, when I realized that the mechanics are different, I started shooting way better. Mid-range jumpers are just what they are, a JUMP shot. Three's (for me) come more from the legs, and I release on the way up, rather than at the top my shot.

[@PIP...33]

@@Earthislife1031 FOR SURE ASK CURRY OR LILLARD TO COME HOOP ON REGULAR COURT WITHOUT MAGNET AND YOU WILL SEE 0-500 BRICKS FROM HALF COURT

[@ShotMechanics]

People are finally asking the questions that were already answered a decade ago. Dame does things on his jumper that coaches have tried to remove from their athletes forever. Thank goodness we’re finally reaching a point where people actually understand! Shouts to Dame for helping lead the revolution with Steph 🫡

[@cliffsauer9111]

Oh wow I was reading this but didn’t realize it was shot mechanics right away.

[@AJXOXO-vz1pn]

I don’t remember my bball coach ever saying keep your fingers on the ball. I think it was just understood. So, it’s really weird how Lillard shoots. I do recall bball coaches saying to keep your elbow in. Shoot with your pointer finger. Wrist snap. Follow through. There’s some things we can challenge now about some of those traditional techniques.

[@jamesonedwardsii4943]

@@AJXOXO-vz1pn crane or goose neck too

[@antwanbornds5551]

@@AJXOXO-vz1pn nahh shooting off pointer finger is willldddd 😂 i have to shoot off my pointer and middle finger at the same time.

[@kidzesty6303]

Yeah I remember watching you vids in like 2015 talking about this 🤣

[@DaggerMan11]

Dame has always been one of the most insightful players in the league. I could see him joining a front office after his playing career.

[@rolandmtran]

billups is terrible. Dame vouch for him

[@NoHandlzz]

i could see him starting off in some kind of player development role, idk about front office thought

[@jamesonedwardsii4943]

Dame is going to be FILTHY rich when he retires…. I highly doubt he’s wasting his time in the FO. Maybe a partial or full owner of some team

[@domagojhrgovic7419]

@@jamesonedwardsii4943 I mean, he already is.

[@DaggerMan11]

@chemistry physics Pretty sure not hiring somebody because they have tattoos on their neck is illegal. Can you shed any light on that?

[@miquelangeloliver7626]

Lillard's shooting form is poetry in motion

[@Habeev07]

1:54 There is so little wasted motion. This generates so much power and less time spent on the fingertips means less time for the ball to be twisted/roll per se off the hand, changing the axis point at release. fingere basically act as leaf springs with different tensions that can change the way the ball comes off the hand. Id like to see the slow motion differences between Dame, Klay, Steph, even Ray Allen, JJ, Korver, and Reggie Miller. But Dames shot is literally so amazing to watch. His power and form he had during that 3-pt contest he won this year was ART!! Poetry in motion as you say.

[@johnnybuckets99]

His shooting motion is literally so clean

[@gerrysosa]

I swear

[@blanxetdays]

Looks so effortless, even with those half court shots

[@johnnybuckets99]

@@blanxetdays true that

[@pancho_]

Literally

[@Baja2424]

Curry still better

[@Cav203]

Its always special when a master speaks about his craft

[@razclud]

How can you hate on this man? Such a class act, very smart, very humble, articulated, focused. Dame is one of the few left in the league that kids can have as role models.

[@bluenotez3234]

That boy range is pure...him and STEPH top 3 UNDEBATABLE

[@darnellc7276]

Facts, i hope he get a chip 1day.

[@Official.demetrio]

Nah it’s STEPH undeniable 1st and then everyone else

[@Swishseb666]

1) steph 2) dame 3) klay no doubt best shooters in history

[@adventurfly879]

Steph, Dame, klay. Definitely. Nobody else even close.....

[@buttnuts2599]

​@@Swishseb666 Reggie Miller, peja, Mahmoud abdul rauf and ray Allen are all arguably better than klay.

[@Keokzz]

Dame and cj McCullum gotta be some of the best speakers in the nba the insight into the game, business, and the emotion. Keep it up Jj get basketball podcast out here 💯

[@windhamwood9030]

Dame is the player that got me into basketball and I’ve always thought he has the most beautiful game in the league

[@bitcoinethereum9702]

I think he is most every efficient and fundamental scoring guy are in the league

[@michaelhaydenbell]

@@bitcoinethereum9702 You think he is "most every efficient and fundamental scoring guy are in the league"? Wtf is up with your user name?? That's your identity..."Bitcoin Ethereum"...bro what about it???

[@jamesball5743]

Dame a total Legend great segment, always dope to hear JJ talk to shooters

[@Benvillle]

DAME IS A TOP 3 SHOOTER OF ALL TIME

[@keentotalk2839]

Top 3

[@daundisputedtake7238]

Not mad at you he’s top 5 long range for me. But I respect Chris Jackson (Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf), mark price, Larry Bird, Reggie Miller , ray allen Splash bros in there own league

[@dontbethatguy783]

top 2

[@triptychlux]

@@daundisputedtake7238 none of the guys you named took as crazy and various shots as dame. if dame shot the same shots they took he'd have a better percentage

[@dontbethatguy783]

@Tyler Holt if dame as only taking the shots klay took he would be north of 40% too, youre out of your mind if you think the opposite.

[@Williestyle-RobotechxMacross-x]

J J is so good bringing out these insights from players he interviews. Dame Dollar is also good at communicating what he sees and learns as he puts practice into actions. (:

[@freeonesself]

I remember back in 2011 on 2k i was a 3pt specialist PG in my player. That was the most fun i had in any 2k game to date. I’d score 50 a game basically all 3s. Im saying this to say that the league has almost become 2k in a way. Never did i think back then 10 years later players would be shooting 10-15 3s a game. The writing was kinda there cause Steph was already in the league but still it’s wild to see these days. Great interview by Dame!

[@SmoothKatDaddy12]

Don't count on rookie bubby. Wake up.

[@freeonesself]

@@SmoothKatDaddy12 🤏🏻

[@SmoothKatDaddy12]

@@freeonesself I'm so sorry.

[@SmoothKatDaddy12]

@Dev Zant At LA Fitness, I body all the middle school kids. Buckets for days!! If I was Japanese I would have made the league easy!! They call me Muffy on the court!

[@michaelhaydenbell]

@@SmoothKatDaddy12 If you were Japanese? Bro what??

[@JonSanders]

"Outmathed" 😂 That is profound & hilarious.

[@Bronny00]

Dame has potential to be a great coach

[@tinobrown1780]

I think that shooting from his palm does actually help his range. It’s like he get’s more of a launch off the palm. At least that’s what it seems like

[@KrakenZzz123]

Yep and probably more accurate too

[@dennisshouse5325]

And that he shoots on the way up using his legs.

[@chrissimon3790]

Yeah I'd imagine it has more energy transfer so there's less lost and wasted energy.

[@hellabreeshhh]

That form is beautiful in slow motion looks like a spike Lee movie 🎥🍿🤣🤣😂😂🏆🐐🔥🔥

[@roycedot]

Nope. Less grip is less power. Like a change up pitch

[@krolik1157]

Seeing two guys who love, understand, and have played the game, and actively still pay attention to the league and how and WHY it's changing, is SO much better than seeing which "THINGS WERE BETTER BACK IN MY DAY" guy see who can have the hottest take.

[@lop8828]

You know you're getting old when you put your legs over each other when its story time. 😆

[@CpapPapi]

I swear 😂😂😂

[@CarrterGolf1]

How does this make you older? Can you explain?

[@kahall850]

😂

[@abovenbeyondlimits81]

😅

[@dno718]

@@CarrterGolf1 everything hurts, we always need to be comfy as possible even if it makes us look sus

[@Hxncho_Great]

Jj Redick and Dame talking about shooting the rock 💯 Greatness

[@Jewdacris91]

top 10 shooters all time

[@seanmcbrearty1365]

Pistol Pete only got a 3 point line in his last season of his career. He shot 15. Guess how many he made. Then look it up.

[@JLHill91]

Half the kids that watch this stuff Don’t have a clue how good JJ was at duke

[@PushingOurPotential]

I’ve studied dames form for a while now since rookie year and it’s always been smooth and consistent. Very interesting. If you look Kyrie does a similar thing when he shoots where his fingers are slightly off the ball up until the release. Aka a “palm shooter”

[@5.kc.5]

A friend of mine shoots like that and we all said wtf at the time 😂 now hes got his revenge if u will

[@ajyearby2425]

Kyries left hand rides the ball way longer and why his left thumb alters his rotation. Main reason his percentages aren’t as high as Dame from distance

[@5.kc.5]

@@ajyearby2425 doesn't necessarily mean its because of that. Ive seen videos on a number of shooters that do the same

[@loonaya]

​@@ajyearby2425How do you mean? Kyrie's percentages are higher. He just doesn't have such s huge range, and shoots less threes per game.

[@ajyearby2425]

@@5.kc.5 any of them shoot from “distance”? meaning beyond regular 3 point range

[@lawrenceyancy3364]

I shoot like this. People tried to change my shot when I was in middle school and high school. Messed my shot up for months so I just reverted back to what felt comfortable 😂

[@fjo9492]

Same I started shooting when I was young however I thought felt good to me. I give it a lot of spin off my finger tips. Weird looking shot. My confidence fell when I would hear criticism that how do I shoot like that or because the form looked different. But I also heard people say they want to learn how to shot like me so I know I ain’t doing much wrong.

[@ikatokiyazaki2343]

Yeah once you have a form you are comfortable with just keep it that way, i tried to change for like few days and i messed up my old form and couldnt make shots.

[@SolaceMcfly]

I hate when people try to force players to change jumpshots, unless you are lonzo or Michael Kidd Gilchrist let them do them. Tweaks can be fine but completely changing it is too much.

[@hippieseven5582]

And now look at you . Not in the nba

[@soloarmband]

​@@hippieseven5582dudes was lowkey tryna act like they shooting like lillard

[@capricorn10ne]

Jj redick ending this interview with a 3 minute monologue justifying ending his career on LA Clippers getting outmatched by Houston Rockets... Dame: That's crazy man

[@theinktician]

I used to shoot like that in middle and high school. My release wasn't very fast so i had a high arc. When i stopped i couldn't shoot anymore unless it was off the dribble. I'm 27 now and I have never shot the ball close to that well again

[@KrakenZzz123]

Should have kept that shot RIP Teach your kids!

[@sterlingtorres162]

Muscle memory is a hell of a thing

[@KwisBwown]

i was in the g league bro. it was dope as.

[@JudgeDredd_]

@@KwisBwownyou’re so trash at KZbin

[@jjusthim]

Same interviews are always a good listen

[@jemelking25]

Love Dame. Love his game, personality, spirit, all around true Hooper.

[@SevenAteNiine]

Dame and JJ confirming the old era would get smoked 🤣🤣

[@sloanNYC]

I think the palm probably helps some because you have more surface area to apply force, but it isn't like a cheat code. Dude hits from everywhere and is an amazing finisher.

[@michaelhaydenbell]

Wtf would be a cheat code? What does that even mean, "it isn't like a cheat code"?

[@dgen77]

during this segment i really wanted to see JJs shot

[@Teewaree13]

Form matters but being believing in yourself is the most important key 🔑

[@christtwitch4013]

This. U can have the worst shooting form ever. Of u believe that every shot u take is going in, they are goin in. But u gotta believe like it's the most obvious thing like there's 100 percent chance that it's going in. U gotta have the dumbest believe in it . And u'll be a great shooter

[@Teewaree13]

@@christtwitch4013 I agree.

[@meepk633]

I can see how that COULD be more consistent. The bigger muscles in your arms are probably able to produce more consistent and deliberate movements than the small muscles that move your fingers.

[@combatbeatdown]

He has the cleanest form ever. Klay is a close second. Top 3 shooter all time.

[@chinumo]

What’s more important is points per attempt not make, doesn’t matter if a shot is worth 2 or 3 if you miss it. Not to mention the rebound chance off miss.

[@MarkHiew]

I will never cease to watch clips of JJ’s podcast and be like: “Oh yeah…he’s got that other dude on his show…who is he again?!”

[@TheUmerK]

Shout out to JJ for asking great question. Awesome podcast

[@douglaspinsak1246]

You can win without being 3-pt dominate; you’re just going to need to have tremendous accuracy/efficiency, and/or be able to defend in such a way as to shut down the opponents 3-ball. Superb accuracy and/or superb perimeter defense is the only way to change the game from its current state without changing the rules.

[@ulyssescasio9939]

Bruh, all NBA players and coaches are telling everybody that you can't win without shooting threes in today's NBA, it's just basic math as Dame has said. Old school basketball won't work in today's game. They have to defend people in the 3 pt line and fight multiple screens. If you are a big that has poor footwork, you gotta get beaten by hybrid bigs today.

[@robert2690]

No, you just need better coaches create a system that utilize the strengths of your players. 3-ball is not the problem. 3-ball makes the game better. It completely opens up the defense and that allows cutters, that allows pockets of space in the midrange and the paint, if a center is a shooter. The warriors score more points in the paint than you realize. Without posting up, how is it possible? Because of the 3pt.

[@SizTv]

2020 Lakers won while being one of the worst 3pt shooting teams.

[@michaelhaydenbell]

@@SizTv Ok, and? Just because something happens doesn't mean it's not improbable and rare. Look how much success they had since.

[@michaelhaydenbell]

Ok and if you have tremendous accuracy from 3...then why tf wouldn't you shoot more of them?

[@oldmanballer5088]

The things is the ball does come off his fingertips at the last moment. He holds it in his palm but the ball eventually leaves off the tips last.

[@yugiisama]

bro it’s always the dads who have god awful forms that give their sons all the “tips & tricks” and this is what happens 😭😂

[@CR250rSMITH]

everybody does what feels natural to them, the way the ball is on his palm first is interesting

[@joshlewis575]

Dame is so underrated, dude is a top 5 pg of ALL TIME. Love dames game

[@seanmcbrearty1365]

Magic , Steph, Isaiah Thomas, Stockton , Kidd, which one is Dame better then ? Idk man.

[@malcolm90120]

The 3 point line needs to change to a semi circle at the top of the key , distance out long or short doesn’t matter just remove the 3 point line from the corners to give basketball a variety of player skill sets to make basketball interesting again..

[@ancientwarriors67]

That's interesting

[@speedwagon6-e1b]

Thank god ur not in charge of the NBA

[@danielmarbella1197]

“You can not win by the old game, is a math equation”. He should say if we play old game with modern rules. Rules is what shapes basketball. I can not imagine any other reasons for Ray Allen, Stojakovic or Miller not to shoot more in their prime but the impossibility with hand checking and physicality. And it’s the same reason you don’t see USA team basketball not scoring threes like in NBA by far when playing under international rules.

[@joetlr41]

I remember watchin dame put that work in before he got drafted in them vlogs he use to post. He certified

[@kramkalisthenics]

My 5'2" inch coach could stand flat-footed at half court and shoot one handed, flick of the wrist, and hit basket after basket. It's in the wrist.

[@dkey9784]

Great content and perspective

[@victorkonon]

1:19 lower budy and core strength is key for shooting. Steph has a few videos showing his squats/lifts/workouts - those are no joke

[@ddninja3348]

It doesn't matter how many attempts teams put up if they are not making them or a team plays really great/good defense makes it that much harder to make them. Defense Matters.

[@AC2k14GOD]

still never the same teams rn has more ground to cover than back then offense is not the same hence defense is not the same anymore you cant just clog up the paint and throw bodies at post players like before now defense goes way beyond the 3 and trying to chase people off of screens

[@jackiepuppetband3813]

Palm shooting is new to this era and it's pretty game changing

[@tommcneill6292]

Best basketball podcast. Period

[@Habeev07]

1:54 There is so little wasted motion. This generates so much power and less time spent on the fingertips means less time for the ball to be twisted/roll per se off the hand, changing the axis point at release. fingere basically act as leaf springs with different tensions that can change the way the ball comes off the hand. Id like to see the slow motion differences between Dame, Klay, Steph, even Ray Allen, JJ, Korver, and Reggie Miller. But Dames shot is literally so amazing to watch. His power and form he had during that 3-pt contest he won this year was ART!! Poetry in motion.

[@Thatboygtmike]

you can watch their shots in slow mo using YT. Just go find clips you like of them then change settings on the video to a slower playback speed.

[@gobeyond6473]

If Dame can defend his 3pt Champion belt 10 times, then I would buy to his shooting technique.

[@Enycbx]

It's one motion. Beautiful.

[@TheGOAT-fx9wx]

Thats why his the best shooting PG rn

[@BallinDay96]

His shot is beautiful. Great lift, ideal release point for range, no off hand involvement, and follows through.

[@kunstdontfollow8011]

Damian looked like the perfect shot robot in the thumbnail

[@bigghump213]

I Often sit like J.J. I've worked hard to feel okay doing it in certain settings. I've put the reps in and now I do a double leg cross. Dame is a bad dude.

[@jazon345]

I deadass remember there being a thread on RealGM and then /r/NBA like, a decade ago, pointing out that weird quirk in his shot. Cool to finally see him talk about it.

[@MegaChen]

Two of them are the most great shooter of all time

[@Crysco.mp3]

My favorite player.

[@HitmanHimmy]

This just shows you that shooting is about comfortability. Do what works for u

[@mayorosawaru]

This guy interviewing Dame is now the new lakers coach

[@JoseGonzales-jk4bq]

He said this guy do you not know who he redick is

[@Perrples]

This video had all the right edits!

[@damiantreat7929]

I tried shooting around like this one day and it was $$$$!! Only thing is being able to use form like that in game is a steep learning curve.

[@solstice5767]

Imagine putting the 3 point line further out and just shifting the whole risk/reward of the game

[@ladavionjohnson]

I never. Noticed how his finger tip’s don’t touch the ball till it rolls off that’s wilddddd

[@synapse913]

Back in my day, Lillard’s shooting form would have been drilled out of him by coaches. “Don’t dip the ball, jump as high as you can, two motion the shot” is what we were taught. And it was all wrong.

[@synapse913]

Oh, and can’t forget the sage coaching, “square both of your shoulders to the basket.” I’m so glad that shooting science has evolved past this nonsense.

[@Go4Yourz]

It’s so unique to have fingertips off the ball until the end. I wonder if he uses his fingertips on the catch. When exactly do you think the fingertips separate? At the set point maybe?

[@musicspider911]

Makes complete sense because it leaves a bit of space to give the right amount of “spin/rotation” off the shot if you think about it.

[@jonLowryTrade]

once you see it, it can't be unseen

[@RickDanner]

i really like this guy dame pure class

[@leander1106]

It's that split second where you have to focus on the rim, being able to erase opponents, crowd from your mind. Where it's only you, the rim and nothing else

[@isisdaddy1]

Good vid. Real ball talk

[@adatshhc]

I knew a kid in high school that used to shoot like this. Rip Marlos Long

[@sapien2291]

Warriors and lakers both ran some triangle offense in there win in the finals also jason kidd is the new mastro of the triangle offense i love this game of life basketball

[@pravski]

Jason kidd 😂😂

[@PayskiDreski464]

Surprisingly dames shooting motion is to fluid to tell whether jj’s hypothesis is true or not

[@andrebaker7023]

The world needs mo Dame. FRFR

[@kazamaclan447]

Makes sense ,each of your finger tips have the power to sway the ball off target

[@vickramsingh5814]

basically he proves as long as he gets the ball to spin after releasing then he is good.

[@mattwilliams7454]

I think I'm ready for the 4 point revolution

[@keentotalk2839]

I give you James Harden

[@jamesball5743]

Found Antoine Walker’s burner

[@mattwilliams7454]

@@jamesball5743 trying to keep a low profile here bud

[@dwadeisthegoat2020]

I'd airball every shot 😂😂😂

[@dino_not_dyno]

He just called it easy. F yes 🙌

[@johnnycage435]

I’m not going to lie I wish I had a decent jumper more of mid range it’s beautiful to see

[@KOW123]

This show is awesome! I'm 42 and will try that next time I go to the park.

[@tuckerchisholm1005]

This is the question Ive been asking since his rookie year! JJ asking the deep dirt

[@thelivetable]

Every player in the NBA has a Dad or a Big Brother some type of Father Figure. I wish I had a Dad growing up.

[@TimmyMorinII]

A lot of them don’t. Look at bron

[@langricco]

Don’t feel that way fam.

[@mjgould1192]

Lebron

[@emilioreyes4159]

Many don't have, or in any case it's their college coaches

[@thelivetable]

@@TimmyMorinII Besides LeBron who ? And he was 6’8” 240 lbs … plus his High School coach took him in …

[@J508-e4b]

Damian lillard best PG in the league without a ring facts

[@willingram9751]

That was the message I needed I have to work on my jump shot if I am going to make it.

[@murasaki1177]

Stephen Curry & Damian Lillard are the best shooters ever. Insane range and insane speed of their ball release is fun to watch.

[@xxrwillzxx]

Redick blowing up! Nice

[@sapien2291]

Dallas runs a triangle lean warriors run triangle post and Minnesota also runs triangle clippers of course

[@Vibrance_Visuals]

They should expand the 3 pt line to balance the game

[@greyyb8860]

Get good, you still need rebounders, still need dudes to assists, get steals and block shots, 3’s ain’t the only thing, fast breaks help, causing turnovers help, helping teammates find spots on the floor to shoot help as well

[@kbrewers]

ya, i always think that shooting 40% from 3 is like shooting 60% from 2 in less attempts. Meaning if you dont shoot 3s, you better be hitting more 2's at a 60% clip, getting to the free throw line, and not turning the ball over with penetrations.

[@thehypocriticalcynic9182]

2:45 I pray for two bigs to team-up & finish at .500...just so I can see James Naismith basketball again. Lay-up and rebounds will always beat 3's and dunks.

[@kleco1000]

2005-2007 I shoot from distance in pick up ball and practice it and shot pretty good avg. I remember player on other team telling the guy guarding me, to stop me and he yell I cant guard him all the way out there he will drive past me lol . Im 38 now and did t understand why players never didnt do that. It almost unguardable

[@So-lk8qi]

My favorite player From morocco 🇲🇦

[@kratost945]

Well I think if there was a coach that could device a near foolproof way of guarding the 3 line.. You can take away the 3 game significantly and reset the game to open floor bball.. Miami' heat's Eric Spo may have the best shot at this

[@JLHill91]

JJ had the best shot in the history of basketball

[@Illmatic0516]

beautiful form. People dont understand how much energy it takes to take a jump shot.

[@EM-vf2pj]

That's why I agree when he says that his core, mostly hip, are the ones that contribute more than the palms. It's crazy how his range is insane, but we can't deny that he is a strong dude

[@Sfbabykd]

That natural flick it came natural for me

[@hyugon6859]

To be honest the ball has to be rested on your palm which helps positions it straightforward to shoot without no curve

[@Go4Yourz]

No one can shoot from the literal palm of the hand (middle of the hand). When Dame shoots the ball rests on the base of his hand (near his wrist) which allow him to transfer maximum power from the ground thru his body and into the ball thru maximum surface area. Without the base of the hand involved that distance would be much more difficult.