The science of Lonzo Ball's shot

Lonzo Ball's shot has been called a number of things, and "pretty" isn't one of them. So how will that affect this likely lottery pick? We asked Sport Science and John Brenkus to answer the question.

[@edwwjy]

This video is meant to mock Lonzo and to show us the importance of shooting properly

[@BeWaReJay]

Livort lol you made my day with that comment

[@justinperrin9503]

Livort have you tried shooting like him? If you do it right you actually get a surprising amount of power behind your shot and since his release point is still above his head like everyone else is still goes straight but that’s if you do it exactly like him

[@spa7us]

justin perrin why does he brick jumpers to the right or left most times he misses

[@justinperrin9503]

I Hate EA if you actually watch Lakers games a lot of his misses are back rim rockets but at least you tried to be right

[@panner11]

Word of advice. You can defend Lonzo without defending his form. It's possible to be a good shooter with bad form. But trying to convince people his form is good...that's a fool's errand bro.

[@okayyyy8028]

only .02 seconds behind thompson...but 1000000% behind

[@CashMeOussideHowbowDaah]

OKAYYYY thought there was a fly on my screen

[@masterwoo1095]

Bruh thought there was a fly on my shi

[@vecooper9764]

LOL I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLY ON MY SCREEN

[@KillianGrenier13]

1:55 comparing their shooting forms make me feel bad for Lonzo's ball.

[@nouahlevi]

damn if only he had proper mechanics then his release might be even faster since he will travel 20% less distance

[@justinperrin9503]

levi nouah shit would be like lightning

[@MidRangeBuckets]

He does now

[@howard7379]

It doesn't work in NBA man , it does not work.

[@SwanBillsy0]

46% shooting says otherwise

[@howard7379]

Blo I don't know where did you find that 46%, but if you look up at nba offical website, his FG is only 34.9% and his three is only 29. something percent. Much better free throw than O'neal, just less than 50%. If he wants stay in this game and make himself a big name like Kobe or Lebron, he needs to change something.

[@SwanBillsy0]

idk lol I read it somewhere. I don't follow basketball like that. But it is entertaining

[@magicfuumaster4063]

he will never be as good as kobe or lebron, not even close

[@howard7379]

Magicfuumaster That is true, he already wasted his first / most important season. But this is NBA, everything is possible, maybe one day he will be somehow successful.

[@riboflavin473]

Damn!! even science can't explain Lonzo's shooting form what's next Lamelo's Hair???

[@grantgunderson4202]

Wow, just learned a lot

[@TheVic18t]

That he can't shoot?

[@matthewcastro5414]

Numbers don’t lie, but if he were to be a clutch performer in pressured situations it would make up for his percentage. However, there’s one point that is absolutely true and that is he needs to be effective and if this by changing his shot completely then it needs to be done. And I’m a lakers fan till I die

[@tradtrad1000]

Confidence is his problem

[@neptunecynical7291]

Sports science makes anything sound amazing. Don't let this fool you

[@kevinmcphatter5679]

He's shot isn't broken, he shot 41% from 3 in college, the problem isn't his shooting form, it's the lack of confidence in his shot

[@justinperrin9503]

kevin mcphatter he’s shot 46% from 3in December

[@alaintabaniag4264]

Because of LaVar, everyone expected lonzo to be great. Because of his dad, almost everyone hates him. But damn, if the current lakers roster will stay, they will be a great team👍🏻

[@alejandrocortina3757]

0:17 i thought it was a video game

[@T0YCHEST]

His shot form is good for mid range

[@iamcemani]

It’s crazy I’m reading these comment and can’t see why people aren’t impressed. If he’s been shooting incorrectly this whole time, imagine him shooting nice... sick 🔥

[@nikolanovakovic7763]

every normal coach would forbid him to shoot like that,but his degeneric father probably told him to shoot however he wants... you cant shoot like this and play basketball.

[@joemomma7161]

Lmao! I don’t blame people for hating lonzo. At the end of the day, he has a 33 million dollar contract with the NBA.

[@adfimen8793]

His shootting for is actually good mostly in the left corner

[@danthomas623]

0:23 nice carry as well bro

[@immortallines7421]

It's called "compatibility",also his comfort zone form of shooting.

[@panchzheng708]

I peeped his hardens🔥👀

[@ajaxblades7879]

Warning! Do not try this at home...

[@jxaboi88]

Wonder how many shots did he take just to make the ball go in to allow the show to go on

[@tasosgiot7038]

Lavar ball: Yea told you my boy was perfect and i dont care that he is shooting 20% right now because he is better than jordan he has been shoting better than steph curry from when he was born and this video proves it yea he has BIG BALLER MENTALITY Lonzo ball: Dad please stop embarassing me!!I dont shot well Lavar ball: Shut up you shoot better than rey allen better than kobe better than everybody Everybody else: 😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑

[@manfredjoe928]

Your grammar

[@tasosgiot7038]

Manfred Joe sorry teacher in my next assignent there won't be any grammatic mistakes😢😢😢😢😢

[@justinperrin9503]

Papa Kolokythas shooting 46% in December dumbass

[@1_kaio]

Papa Kolokythas he's definitely shooting 40 percent get your facts right b4 u try to hate

[@joshuasolomon7045]

1:47 he says 13% when the difference is only 7%

[@samtrailrides9162]

Turn subtitles in 0:07 is funny😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@marcelsilva7339]

Cezar Arro lawns ooh ball

[@samtrailrides9162]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bray.4512]

I legit thought this video was a meme just cause of the name but ok

[@please6515]

Science doesn't need to tell me Lonzo's shot is trash, the whole world already knew that.

[@justinperrin9503]

vishnu ravichandar 46% in December

[@grimleemer]

Wow almost as fast as Klay's release but Klay has an astronomically better 3PT %

[@knockdadeathstroke3799]

They were probably there for an hour until Lonzo finally shot one and it fell in the rim

[@bbcaptain3858]

Lonzo, bro you know your shots trash. Just cant change it because youve been shooting like that for 5 years, practice makes perfect.

[@EPincott]

NotMyReal Name his old coach said he used to have perfect form but then couldn’t shoot from the nba line so had to add momentum from the waste to make the distance

[@cotabstv4076]

NotMyReal Name I think your shot are trash than lonzo😂😂

[@yunan9610]

Perfect practice makes perfect, he couldve done better with correct form, even with his left eye dominance, that form is still ridiculous

[@Billybillybillyrocking]

Practice makes permanent, not perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. He engrained himself a sloppy shot, which is far from perfect, and super inaccurate

[@justinperrin9503]

Ewan Pincott you definitely just made that up, his dad taught it to shoot normal but it wasn’t comfortable so he changed it to something comfortable for him

[@linhe6729]

Simply put: do NOT shoot like that.

[@Tazandd]

The science behind his shot is that there is none.

[@spencerhean5045]

All these big words shot form, basketball, Stephen Curry, etc.

[@julianhayman3583]

Went from 41% to 27% from three, his shot is broke

[@txmicah5583]

I wish i was smart enough to understand this

[@andrewcutthroat31]

Talk about the release all you want, look up videos about the dip. Everyone has a dip before the shot, it's just a question of how far they dip the ball. Lonzo dips it damn near his knees. Dude's dip + release + break angle on that ball is TRASH. Open looks are open looks, can't argue that, but he's not getting that shot off in traffic. Curry's and Thompson's work because they're vertical releases.

[@chevonkeller5089]

Right. Now with this information we can end poverty and hunger.....

[@fabianhernandez2609]

Lonzo is going to be a great player

[@theunderdawg.]

That's a funky ass way to shoot a basketball

[@jackpooper7412]

nobody ever taught him how to shoot and now he refuses to fix it even though it doesnt work

[@justinperrin9503]

Jack Pooper 46% in December? Sounds pretty good to me

[@senpai1574]

@@justinperrin9503 lol

[@mikeYXiong]

I think I know why he can't shoot properly. It a his forefinger and middle finger. For starters, I can see why he shoots like that because I experienced the difficulties of actually usuing both the forefinger and middle finger. His shooting form is not broken but it's the type that help with his weakness. If you look closely, you can see him using both his forfingers and middle finger. It's my opinion but I can say that his weakness is how he's controlling his fingers, not his form.

[@panner11]

I dunno. Bringing the ball up from your left side and then shooting with your right hand is always gonna hinder you a bit.

[@brrncy]

Do the science behind why Mans not hot

[@malky8769]

How the fuck did I get here

[@gazelleonwheels]

He's been shooting like that all his life so any changes to his shot now are just got to bring down his percentage.

[@bakhd3486]

"Sports Science".. Didnt even let him shoot from the right side of the court.

[@justinperrin9503]

BakHD what would it matter, if you wanna see him shoot from the right go look at highlights, same shot

[@bakhd3486]

justin perrin because he is slower from the right. if its sports science then they should explain why he is slower there. and cover all the aspects of his weakness.

[@justinperrin9503]

BakHD is it proven that he is slower there or are you just saying that

[@justinperrin9503]

BakHD he turns his hips extra when going to the right and it’s the same amount of time, watch Lonzo Ball shooting secrets

[@bakhd3486]

justin perrin have a defender on him.. lets see if hes not slower.. kenny smith also said that he cant shoot from the right..

[@nocgaming1051]

lavar is probobly gonna take him overseas too

[@mergedsentry6091]

NOC GAMING lmao

[@4realGTFOH]

It's starting to show in the NBA how he needs to fix mechanics

[@justinperrin9503]

Luis Rivera 46% in December, it showing how efficient it is

[@marcdeguzmanmarc3140]

did they just call steph’s shot traditional?

[@ngcgrdrthddh1662]

Sports Recap: hey what’s the science behind lonzo ba......... Me: no don’t. Sports Recap: fuck off people will click on it.

[@pgrg3165]

how to be extra. be sport science

[@beckgrayson4254]

There's no science behind an ugly shot. He never learned how to properly shoot, that's literally it

[@kingofchill5175]

put him in the G LEAGUE

[@lonzoball2261]

Alfredo Gholson im better than yo ass stfu

[@salvador_1037]

Lonzo Ball i bet he lays in the couch all day

[@demetriuslawson7740]

trash

[@edeguzman12]

😅

[@JosiahCS]

Alfredo Gholson you can have a bad jumpshot and still be good at basketball you idiot

[@marcusgray4292]

I never understand what he says

[@raysilvestre2554]

Ham Foodstamp goteem

[@yongwoocha546]

It will work just give him some time

[@MidRangeBuckets]

His aged well

[@qtdnxlogtRusia]

Si no lo digo, exploto: es la mecànica de tiro más dolorosa de ver de la historia. Cada vez que lo veo tirar a canasta me arrancarìa los ojos. Algún dìa va a acabar con la vida de algún aficionado que esté en la grada de un tiro a canasta.

[@e_c23]

I thought that his jump shot didn't have any science to it🤔

[@brysonkohnhorst5663]

30 percent

[@Thehillest]

next up: the science of hot, bubbling trash

[@sasukenaruto1118]

you should do this science thing with ntilikina

[@garidbayarsaikhan8490]

The science of Lonzo Ball’s shot : it’s trash

[@darriuswilliams6007]

The science of bricking

[@camerondavis7518]

did he just say Curry's form is traditional?

[@comewarpeacecraft7927]

Science my ass. Where is Lonzo in NBA now?! Ridiculous, thanks to his Shot form, he got one of the Lowest FG% in History of NBA. This is ridiculous

[@johnnysizemicsiz7541]

Sport science of a brick baller

[@juniorgarcia4791]

i didnt kno theres science behind shooting, i play and i just throw it at the ring n

[@danielbrown2660]

We get it ITS FUCKED UP don't have to expose him about it

[@TheFrozenFire56]

Next up lamelo ball pls!!!

[@Arruu23]

traditional shooting form? Curry?? His set point is on his nose, thats not traditional!

[@JosiahCS]

Kung Alvin set point is literally all about preference, there is nothing traditional about it

[@mako4874]

"that shit wouldnt land in a black hole" - Stephen Hawking "that shit goin up hard , coming down harder" - Isaac Newton "shot is ugly as fuck" - Albert Einstein science has spoken.

[@jordansme1234567]

Learned from the best😂

[@dbbonham007]

But it didn't stay effective 😂

[@doxazo5512]

I cringed every time he shot

[@collin571]

His shot is not that ugly imo

[@aristotleyalung8033]

the science behind it, bad shooting mechanics.

[@husinfadzil7808]

So much big words

[@mdm767]

X REXIS es útil pero es ítems

[@elrifle24]

So many*

[@bryanyap7396]

This guys is gsw fans

[@ponderatulify]

what happened to his skin ?

[@Tommy-yl7rl]

how much did lavar pay them to make lonzo look good?

[@brianscalabrine9542]

I never paid them, we da Big Ballers and we play like ones.

[@Tommy-yl7rl]

LaVar Ball PLEASE MAKE LONZO GOOD :P I STILL HAVE FAITH IN U

[@brianscalabrine9542]

TBI ok 😂

[@Miggy69]

So is he better than Klay?

[@LoisyAbigail]

I've heard stories, but damn that is one ugly a** shot. Good for him to get that respectable percentage tho.

[@xmaxfactorx]

steph's shooting form isn't good either, the difference is he has perfected it and is effective for him, but that doesn't mean everyone should start shooting like steph.

[@justinperrin9503]

merio I think you are on drugs

[@ogekidkush8973]

His jumpshot couldnt go in if you put a lock on target on his hand. No fundamentals in that shot at all his feet aint square to the basket he shoot on the side of his head and his wrist flick is trash

[@oosscar]

It's not broke. How come he still makes some shots than

[@senpai1574]

You can't make pull up jumpers to the right side with that mechanics

[@darriuswilliams6007]

His shot isn't as bad as antwan jameson

[@mstef4620]

This is why he can't make a single three

[@chuckiezakouztic825]

If it is a joke then why science is involved?

[@stevecampbell5130]

brick machine

[@diazdiaz5969]

who is lonzo ball..

[@jc2333]

What shot Lonzo can't shoot at a high percentage?

[@treyski999]

Everybody who is saying lonzo is trash is some haters foreal

[@failurebydesignG59]

I mean its still makeable 💀

[@Jordan-zr1qr]

Unique JUMPSHOT?! Its TRASH

[@_ianhumhrey4678]

Steph’s shot isn’t traditional at all. Wtf

[@sam22312]

Aka don't do what you're seeing here!

[@twopointone6460]

Why am i cringing? Ive seen worst at my school 😂

[@daleftuprightatsoldierfield]

Flippeh_Vengeance - Gaming & More! There is a difference. One’s an NBA player, and the other is in school

[@jjeter]

Any one see the carry lol

[@abs1532]

MC Priest how can you not be shoots like 20 %

[@pckuniversal]

Damn comments section filled with haters

[@sterlingwitt7043]

Lost IQ points while watching

[@rowenaevangelista2598]

Is this a proof that his nba career is a bust??