Michael Jordan-The Art of Pull up

[@lockejr]

This can’t be stopped in ANY era

[@stevewatkins7144]

I love these videos and wish I had them when I was a kid. Jordan practically always pulls up with a 1-2 stop rather than a jump stop. That is pretty clear but there are some very subtle things Jordan does with his footwork that are hard to see. His footwork is different when moving left versus moving right. When he moves right, he turns his lead foot (left foot) inwards towards the hoop as he sets it on the floor. Your body has to turn more when you pull up moving right and turning your left foot inwards as you set it down helps guide you into your turn. When he moves left, he doesn't do that. He sets his lead foot (right foot) down in the same direction he is moving, which is pointed left of the hoop. That's because your shooting arm is already aligned with the hoop with your feet point to the left so you don't have to turn in further. Also he sets his trail foot down further from the hoop when he goes left. If he swung it all the way around to set it down equidistant with his lead foot, he would overturn. He doesn't have to turn as much when going left so its just a short quick pop with his trail foot to go straight up. He sometimes sets his trail foot down further from the hoop when he goes right. He does that when he jumps off of his back foot and fades away. Most of the time he sets his trail foot down equidistant from the hoop with his lead foot when he goes right. I think most right handers are better at going left than right because it is natural to set your lead foot in the same direction you move. You have to make a deliberate attempt to turn your lead foot in when going right and many players just don't instinctively do that.

[@ninjachannel007]

What an insightful comment. I've always watched his footwork and saw the efficiency of it in basic abstracts, always admired his ability to turn is body square in mid-air by swinging his leg around, but you broke down the actual instinctual movements of how he did it. You can see exactly when these adjustments were made by looking at various points in his career, too. His jumper was different when he came back from the only long injury he had suffered of his career. Before that--meaning college and his rookie season--you see his angles are all over the place on jumpshots. He was still a good pull up shooter going forward and stopping on a dime because he mechanics were great, but he didn't add efficient lateral pullups until the 37 points per game season, when his scoring ability was only limited by range adjustments, adding a bit more of a 'flick' to create arc, rather than simply throwing the ball toward the back of the rim as he had always done to great success. We saw the results of this around 1990-91.

[@prod.kashkari3075]

Not just Jordan but legit anyone who has thay one dribble pull up down is a LETHAL scorer, y’all don’t know how hard that shit is to guard

[@tunnelvision7906]

Exactly it’s all about that quick first step and once you commit they pretty much have an open shot.

[@rod1424]

The GOAT. Kobe fan here.

[@luquibo418]

My favorite player, i love how he can accelerate and decelerate so easily and shoot so accurately

[@brucelee1723]

Great music in the video to showcase one facet of the ultimate basketball player

[@jakeblaze7663]

He’s so clean.

[@kenkian73]

he jumped so high with his jumpshot

[@sareaper69]

He really just jumps backwards a lot or leans back a bunch. Front leg kickout looks like he's high up. He's leaning back with one leg down and another directly below his center of gravity.

[@paulgeorge9228]

@@sareaper69 check his rookie / college days, he literally hits his head at the net

[@sareaper69]

@@paulgeorge9228 I mean on his jumper. He wasn't really raising up high vertically on his jumper because it's bad form to do so. Not to say that he couldn't because there's proof he could and would. But optimally Jordan wasn't really jumping high off the ground on jumpers, he was keeping his left leg and more specifically his heel directly under his butt to stay balanced, than would lean back with his right leg out to maintain balance with his now back leaning upper body and shoot with whatever space his leap could make. Generally on a jumper you want to use the power from your legs to power your shot which alleviates the necessity of use of force from your upper body ((TL;DR Jordan used the force generated with his legs to power his jumper up, rather than power his jump up. Which is why it was so effortless and looked flickable)) don't get me wrong though, Michael Jordan is one of the most extraordinary leapers of all time.

[@paulgeorge9228]

@@sareaper69 im not assuming youre stupid, op says he jumps so high on his jumpshot and youre kinda saying its an illusion, that he rlly dsnt jump that high

[@sareaper69]

@@paulgeorge9228 okay now let's test. Watch the video and tell me who is closer to correct. I'm legitimately curious if I'm being delusional rn or seeing what I want to see rather than what's actually happening

[@chadweezy4778]

this music is sonic vibes fire!!

[@TerminatedAccount.]

No wasted movement, the dribble is just a set-up for him to get to his spot.

[@hirianblack6099]

The Goat!! 🐐

[@melvino8926]

This guy 😂 y it will never be another in this lifetime

[@catherinechang99]

💯💯

[@haydenmohammed4962]

The greatest of all time....🐐🐐🐐🐐👑👑👑☝☝

[@larryliang6748]

G.O.A.T!

[@manuelaguilar5211]

The best of the best MJ 👍

[@rommelcamaddu6812]

MJ in wizards was a shell of himself... Due to Knee injury and old age .... Mj's peak was short but still he accumulated records and accomplished a lot in his short prime.....

[@johnwings6584]

Not short at all he dominated the league from 1990-1998

[@87crimson]

Shawn Kemp: art of pull out

[@TheSstretch68]

STILL KILLING THEM AT 40!!!!

[@EscapeTheMatrix3h5fi]

Basketball God!! G reatest O f A ll T ime 🐐

[@michaeltate8681]

Dis beat go hard

[@8952ification]

1:39 Jokes there lol

[@Paul-hl9nz]

4:28

[@natemup]

Imagine being a young defender at the turn of the millennium guarding a 40-yo MJ and knowing there was still absolutely nothing you could do. Wild! Lol

[@panchito1384]

Why this guy make look too easy the game..damn..

[@jeremygossett5418]

We are Gods.

[@joseyarty8520]

The backgound music is smooth.What is the name of it?thankyou for this video.

[@kbtitan2464]

Hi Fly Superstar

[@norburychen4957]

*jump shot

[@mikegazanchyan2423]

Fearless stone cold blooded killler! 🚬🚬

[@jamesho9670]

1:06 2:53 3:55

[@ortezchambliss3189]

That’s after MY LEGS……If they were THERE they’ll tell you I HAVE’NT lost one step or my handles. CROSS OVER is still deadly without CARRYING THE BALL. Tell them what you saw today? ON EVERYTHING I LOVE ❤️

[@ortezchambliss3189]

I made 35 threes and it’s safe to say I SHOT over 50% and it’s been about 6 months since I played in a gym. WHEN I GOT PUSHED DOWN and bruised my entire RIGHT HIP down to my CALF at the YMCA Bellevue 6-7 months ago. ON EVERYTHING I LOVE ❤️

[@jasonteten]

Lebron Lovers Be Like: “jordan leaves the bulls to play for the wizards”

[@johnnyfreeman1018]

jason gandionco ...haha...that's funny...LeBoy's a ship jumper...at least MJ rowed on the ship for a lot of years...

[@paulgeorge9228]

@@johnnyfreeman1018 tbf MJ retired lol, he didnt jump ship

[@jesusromero2313]

and by the way he is already 42 1/2 that time🏀

[@chenpo8686]

Wizard Jordan has a playing style almost identical to Kobe

[@paulgeorge9228]

im a kobe fan and nah, mj is much much better lol

"Shut" its hard to master.

[@speedwagon6-e1b]

The greatest. Lebron could never do this

[@Jon_no_youtube]

Song?

[@General_Aladeen]

J Santos Darude - Sandstorm

[@abc-me9ic]

E Youth No it’s not..

[@General_Aladeen]

Afforder just kiddin, its Superstar by Hi- fly

[@abc-me9ic]

Wow thanks!!👍

[@jawi2963]

It so easy i can able that

[@shiningking]

Its easy if you played against nobody guarding you...jordan doing it against the best of the best

[@djpurppar5638]

Jump shut ????

[@iamcrc1994]

I'm wrong

[@aarondavid5866]

"technology" ok

[@rudimerm7686]

All I see is Wizards MJ? You got to represent his pull up with the 91-93 days. This video does not do MJ justice nor does his Wizards days.

[@mj23thegoat19]

thats why he is copied by kobe

[@victor11218]

Mj23 The Goat you dame right

[@taylorlovenkramds4415]

His exactly like butler of timberwolves

[@dxme8115]

Not even close

[@doq4904]

Lmfao just get 6'6 and your jumpshots are consistent

[@telldadog]

Kobe is the goat, mj copied him before he was born

[@johnnywalk3661]

stupid comment

[@victor11218]

telldadog very funny

[@louburgunde9719]

telldadog I know that you are just joking with that comment,but we love kobe bean!🏀

[@paulgeorge9228]

@@louburgunde9719 rip

[@louburgunde9719]

@@paulgeorge9228 naw that's you...

[@mj23thegoat19]

thats why he is copied by kobe

[@thechampion9525]

Mj23 The Goat kobe copied even the tongue out gesture