How to Shoot a Jump Shot in Basketball

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How to Shoot a Jump Shot in Basketball
How to do a jump shot I already shot you how to do a form shoot a shot but how you do shoot a jump shot is key. If your from the outside line you want to shoot it further because your further away from the basket this is about 15 feet. So let's say your at 3 point line right here and you want to shoot make sure your shoulders are the same length to the basket also and your feet are in line with your shoulders. So when you shoot you'll raise up like I said with your knees go up with your arms and you move up with your hand, like this. And that's how you shot a jump shot.

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