NBA Shooting Secret: The Boost Step

[@acb3534]

NBA Shooting Secret : How to step on 3 point line and get long distance 2 pts field goals

[@bigstudwithaguitar]

"The squeak is how you really know it's being done right" LOL! Did anyone notice that when he ACTUALLY went up for a shot, there was no squeak? He only squeaks his shoes when he's demonstrating how to boost step, but when he actually shoots, he doesn't do it. He's in the fog, yo! He THINKS he does one thing, teaches others to do it, and practices as if he were doing it... but when he actually shoots, he reverts. Squeaking your shoes (intentionally) is useless. A little incidental squeaking is fine... but when you are going out of your way to create forward momentum for your feet upon landing (which is what causes a squeak) how can you POSSIBLY claim to be locking your feet into your shooting stance? Not only that, but you have to flex your quads at the exact moment you land in order to squeak your shoes (go ahead... try it)... but in order to dip your hips, you have to relax your quads in a controlled manner and allow your butt to lower. Make no mistake about it, squeaking your shoes here will actually usually indicate that you are NOT in a good muscular readiness to shoot... plus, it's hell on your knees for absolutely no reason. Squeak on a crossover... not on a shot.

[@skylerdrabing4323]

I would say it's more so that Nurse isn't a perfect shooter rather than he's a hypocrite, which is basically what you're implying.

[@bigstudwithaguitar]

Skyler Drabing No... not a HYPOCRITE... I said "In the fog" I assumed most people would understand the reference. The reference is about the "pro shooting system". They coined "in the fog" to mean people who teach one thing without realizing that they aren't actually doing that thing. The example they are referring to is that COUNTLESS coaches, NBA players, shooting coaches, etc... actually refer to squaring up their shoulders and their feet with the basket... but they don't. Steph Curry is actually one of them. These people, when they are teaching someone to shoot, actually tell people to point their toe at the basket and have their shoulders symetrical for the shot. In actuality, they all are actually leading with their shooting foot. Another example from the series are people (like JJ Redick) that advise that you jump straight up and down when you shoot... but that's not what they do. JJ Redick sweeps and sways (and so does everyone else) but people "in the fog" still claim that they line up their feet and jump straight up and down. That's what I'm saying. This guy is saying that squeaking is an indication of sound form... but when he actually shoots, he finds it oddly impossible to maintain "squeaky" form. That's because squeaking your shoes requires you to tense your muscles... but dipping for a shot requires controlled relaxation of your muscles. Also, your feet are highly responsible for getting your balance prior to jumping, but if you are punishing your feet to the floor, your pedal musculature isn't actually being utilized for balance, and when you jump, you will be off balance. When he catches the ball and wants to squeak his feet... and fails... he doesn't necessarily know WHY he finds it so difficult to BOTH squeak his feet AND put up a shot... and perhaps he hasn't noticed. Perhaps if he were asked, he would have told you that he DOES squeak his shoes when he shoots on the catch... but he won't look at it the same anymore. ;)

[@BrotherShine2]

To me this basically the hop. If you're a hop shooter, you probably do this "boost step" a lot during live play. At the end of the day it's about getting your shot off as quickly as possibly while maintaining balance and power. I use both depending on the situation. Like he said, different clubs for different shots. You should master both 1-2 and the hop.

[@larschristianalm]

Can we please once and for all stop the hop vs. 1-2 debate? You need to do both in different situations

[@elvero666]

ok

[@bibbyboi]

I teach both and let the player decide which feels better. But we work on both in most shooting drills. I personally think the hop is better but like you said there are situations where you'll have to 1-2 so you should work on both. Also imo it depends on if you are a set shooter or jump shooter. For a jump shooter the hop has a much better rhythm and generates more power for the jump. Set shooters can go either way because generally you use your legs less(when you're older and stronger) so you need less force generated.

[@bballbreakdown]

There is virtually no shot you can take 1-2 that you can't hop. I believe to be the most consistent, you have to do one or the other at least 3/4 of the time

[@michaels6951]

When you are not facing the basket and you are about to catch the ball. It's much easier to square and turn to the basket as you take a 1-2 step as opposed to hopping and turning to the net.

[@juice9846]

+BBALLBREAKDOWN This is false, as a shooter, curling into a shot of a pindown can only be done with 1-2 footwork. Hopping into it is very inefficient and tough to do. But I hop into most of my set shots because it leaves less room for error and it has a more mechanical, consistent feel to it.

[@GRABA85]

Well. Mr Nurse is stepping the line with his game-changing innovative step. Literally. Great method for long 2s.

[@soultradermusic]

Nice to see you in this channel David, hope to see back in Adelaide one day. Great breakdown. Don't know if you guys are doing any more together, but it would be nice to see how the footwork changes when it's not a straight on pass. Thank again.

[@rterrell12]

Hey there coach! I've been practicing my fundamentals of shooting and dribbling the bball. Your videos has helped me improve my game sooooo much! Thank you so much coach! Never stop making videos! I'll be watching every video :)

[@bballbreakdown]

+rterrell12 that is awesome!! Keep me updated

[@matthewpopp2935]

Shoutout to coach nurse, helped me get my shot back after a serious injury out here in Australia

[@TheMinecraftJones]

I just find it hard to trust and believe in the stuff that shooting coaches say, if they don't teach the turn. It just shows a close-mindedness and a lack of observation.

[@TheMinecraftJones]

+EveryDayIsAGoodDay the shooting turn. Where your feet are tilted towards your weak side so you can align your shooting hip and shoulder to the basket

[@TheMinecraftJones]

+EveryDayIsAGoodDay just look at currys feet.

[@TheMinecraftJones]

essentially yes

[@kingozboss]

the sway us your feet swaying/swinging toward the hoop and your shoulders dipping back the turn is your feet are tilted so the shooting hand and foot are closer to the hoop

[@bballbreakdown]

We teach The Turn as having your hip and elbow aligned to the hoop before you jump - meaning your feet will be pointed at 10 or 11 o'clock (if you're a righty) or sometimes more. The Sway is when you let your feet sway forward, hinging at the waist

[@Chandasouk]

I'm more of a hop guy but off the screen, I've been pulling up doing this for a while. I do a cross step and hop though which is similar to this "boost" step.

[@AirUpBasketball]

Great tip!

[@torbjrnhaugan4437]

Mostly a hop guy myself, but I've found myself doing something to this where I kinda land with the left and tap with the right to create a rhytm to the shot.

[@enrique8292]

I binged watch pro shot shooting system vids back then and observed shooters feet after. from what ive seen they do a quick little shuffle of the feet so that when they catch the ball they are on the balls of their feet. that "shuffle" also helped them with the turn and since your feet aint planted and your knees slightly bent you have power and a quick shot up. but he is right you start your rhythm while meeting the pass. personally i prefer a one-two step. its just my natural rhythm even with layups and stuff like jumping for a block

[@aandras22]

Pro Shot baby! - bring back Paul Hoover!!!

[@sirkingdom1382]

Do you have any film on NBA players doing this?

[@lecrackin1687]

nba players probably dont do this, its a way for beginners to build consistency

[@flywithabel]

Curry and Redick do this quite a bit.

[@JBDESIGN01]

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[@Weisswoscht]

This wont fit everbody though. If your shot is very static and divided in two phases this might very well help you. If you have a very fluent and loose shot this might screw with you rythm because you get too tense at the start and lose the flow of your shot.

[@anoopchana4740]

fax bro i feel like this will make you too tense and tight while you jump

[@dangvuson]

Weisswoscht well it's actually the opposite

[@Weisswoscht]

Dennis Đặng Why is that?

[@anoopchana4740]

Weisswoscht not really the opposite, this move is very explosive and quick which makes your upper body pretty tense. Doesnt work for players with loose and fluid short forms eg. kd

[@paulkim4221]

love the videos you're doing. Learned a lot through your videos. keep them coming

[@bballbreakdown]

Awesome, thanks!

[@Edenthedjguy-wedding-djs]

Nice to see you back with great & interesting content coach.

[@bballbreakdown]

+Eden The DJ Guy - Perth Wedding's DJ 👊🏀💪

[@blackmayb3]

Steph Curry is the second best shooter after the Police.

[@dbzenthusiast]

😂😂😂😂

[@pmac139]

Yeah, Sting can really ball 😂😜

[@takerfan4ever]

He's the smoothest criminal since michael jackson

[@IsraelMagalhaes-tq9gj]

I think Steph is better than police 😂

[@tormentor91]

But why would you lose power with the hop but not with the boost step. The way you create the upward energy with the boost step is exactly the same with the hop. And looking at the demonstration, while it initially seemed to be a little different, when David actually started shooting the feet basically landed at the same time. So really, I wouldn't call this anything but a hop, just from a specific starting position.

[@XxnotacookiexX]

You lose power on the hop because you catch the ball in the air, usually at the peak of your hop. With the boost step, you don't jump high enough to thud on the ground. I haven't actually tried it, so I don't know for sure, but that's what it looks like.

[@tormentor91]

I get what you're saying, but I don't think people really jump that high when hopping. I would say most players I see hop either lower or at the height David jumps in the video while shooting. Isn't that why it's called the hop anyway? You just hop, not jump. But I will test it out if I remember.

[@kite0impulse]

You're right that the upward energy is created the same way, but the idea behind the boost step is that you begin generating energy BEFORE you receive the ball so that you can get the shot up quicker once the ball is in your hands. Whereas with the hop, you only begin generating power after the ball is in your hands

[@ballinboxer3676]

because the move is called "boost" so you generate power

[@tormentor91]

kite0impulse I understand the idea, but I don't think it really works that way, In both cases you want to create the energy as quickly as possible once you got the ball, and the primary objectives in both cases are good timing and adequate jump height. Just to make this clear, I'm really not arguing as much against the boost step, as I'm arguing that the boost step is just a hop with a fancy name.

[@justindixon7378]

Doc Sheppler has previously mentioned being in the sprinter stance before a hop. He did a video with bballbreakdown

[@hdtekstil]

As David suggest I do attack the ball when the ball is in the air, come closer to the ball but I make 1-2 step to prepare my foot when the ball is in the air. This is the most comfortable way for me. I use my legs before I shoot so I don't want to lose my power with hop step before I catch the ball. This boost step is also hard for me to perform

[@brandenbowles]

Ball in the air then the shooter should be in the air. Footwork essential to being a great shooter. Balance and momentum gives you a better chance to be more consistent if mechanics and follow through are there. As usual great video Coach

[@gonzalomanuelbarnechecanga425]

Great stuff coach! I would love to see YOU using the boost in this video. Saludos from Argentina!

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks! And the way my knee feels today, I don't know if can even jump! Ay Ay!

[@martavious650]

Shouts out to coach Nurse. I got my players taking their “daily vitamins “!

[@bjnowak]

I'm in with the channel AND Gary johnson

[@TheKnicks2012]

I'm actually going to send my shot in. I'm a pretty good shooter but there's always room for improvement. Going to record it tonight when I ball.

[@bballbreakdown]

+ED awesome! Keep me updated...

[@34cvc]

So this technic is basicaly just a hop into a 1-2. I use this myself at times for catch and shoot situations or sometimes shot fakes and it feels pretty good and quick. The only bigger difference between this and the regular hop is that with this boost jump you establish your back foot as the pivot right away and with the hop you dont. I like both but the hop is still more complete. Both way better than the regular 1-2 too.

[@acdevlin3456]

this was reall helpful

[@Spenwrath-]

Great stuff coach Nick! I'll try it out! Gotta get my shot off quicker against pro players

[@bballbreakdown]

Thx!!

[@shikhar1976]

I just realized I've been doing this ever since I picked up a basketball. Even when I would try a hop, it would turn into this XD.

[@bballbreakdown]

+SksXtrem nice!

[@Aubooke]

So with the booststep do i still dip? It looked like you stepped into it with you heel first. I thought using the heel would cause lost power. Now im confused.

[@Gunn3rA1]

You can hop on your toes so you can keep the energy, disappointed this wasn't mentioned.

[@jerrjlag]

i find that if youre a high volume shooter that will ear down your calves

[@soji9412]

Ngl that just seems like it'll ruin my rhythm. The only things I believe in are the dip, the turn and the follow through, other than that nothing else has helped me but hey I may be different than most people

[@bballbreakdown]

Well, if you're already a knockdown shooter, than let that fly how you feel comfortable!

[@mikecandy9601]

What if the pass isn't perfect? Sometimes the pass is higher, lower than your shooting pocket, or if the pass is slower? How will you adjust to it?

[@bballbreakdown]

+Mike Candy the best way is to practice with bad passes. Your body will figure out how to maintain form.

[@micahcollamer2842]

Could you do a video about who finishes best at the rim? Kyrie Irving, Lebron James

[@jojomarso]

what about stepback shooting?

[@martin79934]

get feet squared or staggered?

[@redlobster3181]

Do a video about kyrie irving please!

[@cyberqreiber]

This "boost step" would work only if you are not in the high speed motion. I don't see anyone (but few very physical cats) able to stop with a "boost step" from a high speed cut or coming off of a pick.

[@Javannie]

i might try diss💯💯💯

[@itb_yanny0861]

hi nice vid

[@bballbreakdown]

Hi. Thanks!

[@itb_yanny0861]

+BBALLBREAKDOWN your the best youtuber

[@hmmmooo3146]

So if I get stronger I big better shooter?

[@rudysianturi5223]

That's basically a hop. Smh. He's just changing the name lol

[@ShamGam3]

A guys like this only has a job cause he can rename something. It's a hop... And you are more likely to travel if the feet don't land simultaneously. Also, the whole "power is going towards the floor" is just BS. He doesn't know biomechanics and physiology it sounds like

[@fredhall6008]

next time if your going to demonstrate something that will help your jump shot bball breakdown make sure the person who is doing the demonstration knows how to shoot first

[@bballbreakdown]

+fred hall Wut. David is the world record holder for 3s made in a minute.

[@theartofcompetition5965]

next time if your going to comment make sure that your know how to google first.

[@theartofcompetition5965]

bahahaha i literally started cracking up laughing.

[@oldweng]

If I play 1 vs 1 against David, he can beat my shxt out.

[@bibbyboi]

It's still just a hop. You could keep your right foot forward and do a short quick hop like he's doing with his "boost step". Would be more universal so you can use either foot as a pivot foot all the time if needed. And his explanation of the hop not transferring power doesn't make sense to me. You can exploit the stretch reflex with a hop. That's why you actually jump a little higher when dropping off of a box first. just my 2

[@bballbreakdown]

Good point - I think what David is worried about is that there is an upward motion in the hop - the way I teach it, there isn't - we should just call it a Drop, which is what it really is.

[@bibbyboi]

That's a great way to say it! I'm going to steal that from you. lol. Also going to start calling it a Drop Stop instead of jump stop with my players. Whenever I say jump stop I have to spend a few minutes telling them to stop jumping like they are trying to dunk on every jump stop. lol. Drop stop makes me imagine exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks.

[@EE-xp8ig]

I been doing that for years the fuck... nothing new

[@cairesy]

This is just a hop with a fancy name

[@skalawitz]

This is good.. just like uncle Reggie Miller said. "Shots are coming from the legs."

[@DbzGuru034]

This is a catch and shoot technique.. nowadays its better to shoot off the dribble..

[@richardsreviews8820]

I don't like it. I can't turn on either side if a defender comes quickly. I like the hop before receiving the ball so I can use both feet as a pivot foot.

[@bballbreakdown]

I certainly like the hop for the pivot choice!!

[@HarryMcGuire1738]

Coach come to UCLA to coach me plz

[@bballbreakdown]

That's where we were!

[@zerocal76]

Theres no such thing as a boost step. Its a natural movement that happens when you set yourself up for a slightly closer shot than where you are standing before the pass is made to you.

[@jordanshaw2604]

This is literally the same thing as the hop lol. On the hop you don’t let your heels touch the ground so you don’t kill all your momentum. I respect him trying something different but this is the same hop but he’s just turning his body different.

[@dutchwillneverdie]

That dude looks so much like Michael Schumacher.

[@zionbrown864]

I don't really see this working for turned shooters. Anyone else?

[@lecrackin1687]

well its the motion your looking for not the angle so you can do the boost step just in an angle. or you can learn to turn as you shoot but thats pretty hard.

[@bballbreakdown]

You could find the turn as you're planting the lead foot.

[@saadaziz6316]

Guys it's 100$ for the send your shot it's not worth that much to have someone look at your shot... A lot of great shooters have developed their own shot without spending money

[@aandras22]

The squeaking is actually bad! Makes your jump rough and you lose fine control of your jump shot. Also shooting out of a twist is bad for learning basic shooting - that's an advanced skill that should be learned when one is a good shooter already.

[@bballbreakdown]

+Andras Szigeti using a turn is always a good thing, no matter the age...

[@an7d7y]

I’ll stick to the fundamentals

[@theartofcompetition5965]

I dont see the difference between this and the hop.

[@justballinjriverson9933]

bruh....its just a 1,2 step...

[@mitchellbarry5174]

But your already low ready to go up after the step instead of stepping 1,2 then bending your knees, then going up.

[@34cvc]

Its a hop into a 1-2

[@theartofcompetition5965]

its just a hop. he jumps off one foot lands on two

[@dannypresson]

What are those!!?!? But seriously, which Nike shoe is he wearing? I must have...

[@kobekobe2634]

Boost step ? Just 1-2 step new name lol

[@HIkariTenchi]

I'm sorry but this video was a bunch of hoopla, this boost step isn't going to really improve your shot. All you really need to do is practice getting your feet set fast and having your body aligned correctly. That's how a guy like Steph shoots so quickly. Regardless if it's a hop or 1-2 because he gets his feet set so quickly he's able to get his shot off fast

[@skylerdrabing4323]

"Boost step" is usually what people do to align quickly. Curry does it, but he doesn't punch the floor with his feet, it's a light bounce to the spot he wants to shoot. I think Nurse teaches it with a bit too much power. There should be more grace with it like Curry and Thompson's catch and shoot. Just jump into it, bounce and shoot.

[@bballbreakdown]

Well, this does exactly what you're talking about: getting your feet set fast and in alignment...

[@HIkariTenchi]

Yeah but the whole driving your foot and making sure you make squeaking sound was too much. Like his explanation was too thorough for something simple. If you use a 1-2 and hop as a part of your game, the boost step will come naturally.

[@Johnkoth]

To much talk. I'd rather see Allan Houston do it or someone else. Catch and shoot is the best way of shooting. Dribbling down court and stopping and hitting a 3 is actually harder. Dribbling to be open and shooting a 3 is harder also. Getting open and shooting the 3 is the best way. Unless you're Larry Bird, John Stockton, Steph Curry.

[@everettwagner4890]

This is probably one of the most gimmicky things I've seen in a really long time.

[@trexxis812]

Tbh I thought everybody did this

[@miltiadisevangelidis890]

72 nd

[@harringtonac70]

he wasnt even hopping right, land on balls of feet

[@dinuguan]

#MELO

[@user-TCY]

That moment when a shooting coach doesn't have a perfect shooting form 😂

[@levent3791]

there is no 'perfect' shooting form you idiot everybody shoots different. dumb af lmao

[@bballbreakdown]

+謝卓言 Wut. His form is beautiful

[@user-TCY]

Beautiful indeed but not prefect

[@user-TCY]

The set point should not be next to the head

[@user-TCY]

Just my opinion

[@coachzbasketball]

Not new and not a secret

[@bballbreakdown]

No one said it was new, and show me where this is being taught anywhere else..

[@coachzbasketball]

The whole point of the video is whats this new thing called the "boost step"? Been teaching it for 20 years with my higher level shooters. Good video. i like to seeing more trainers teaching this technique. Come on by Saturday and I will show you my HS kids using this technique.

[@CarterZwart]

Wait is this a joke or nah

[@waitaminute4907]

Honestly a lot of this is pointless. There are a lot of great shooters that don't have textbook form. The best shooter in the world doesn't have the greatest form. It's more about repetition than hop or step. How about teaching kids how to have a work ethic to go in the gym & take thousands of shots per week instead of coming out with a new video every month teaching a "new way" to shoot.

[@rterrell12]

Well if he made videos like that it would be very boring and completely useless. If you are a athlete that should already be expected from you to go to the gym and practice. That's the only way you will improve. Coach is adding ways that the bball player could improve his game. I know watching his videos had helped my game drastically.

[@bballbreakdown]

+Paul Brown practicing with poor form is just practicing to miss.

[@waitaminute4907]

+BBALLBREAKDOWN That's definitely not true. You might take longer to make shots consistently as oppose to someone that puts the same time in as you but have better form but again it's all about the amount of time you put in. Kevin Martin has bad form but I'll trust him making a free throw over Deandre Jordan or Dwight Howard or even Lebron James. Rick Barry shot free throws under hand & shot a better percentage than current NBA players. Truth is everybody has a different form but the time & work ethic you put behind it is what will make you a better shooter.

[@travz21]

The hop is still better in every way in standing catch-and-shoot situations. The 1-2 step is more useful than the hop when moving at very high speeds. Doing a combo of the hop and 1-2 is pointless imo.

[@sd48]

no, it's called having proper strength and getting it away

[@the_lobster]

F that shi

[@KamalaLovingMan]

first

[@KINGKAYLEB-vq2tb]

second

[@bballbreakdown]

Alright!

[@kshiggy4960]

First

[@bballbreakdown]

YES

[@yomomshouse100]

No good shooter does this this looks like a high school girls basketball game or your coach who thinks he knows the "fundamentals" of shooting

[@lecrackin1687]

good shooters dont need to because they already have great consistency. this is a way to keep your footwork consistent if your not already

[@mileshall9235]

Dang. You must be pure awesome. Can you teach me pure awesome?

[@bballbreakdown]

This happens ALL. THE. TIME. At every level. Heck - the guy that hit the game winner in the NCAA tourney did this to make it

[@rterrell12]

Haha almost every nba shooter that has a three point shot has done this dude.