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EuroCup Women Finals in 2005 .]] In Basketball , a jump shot is an attempt to score a basket by jumping, usually straight up, and, mid-flight, propelling the ball in an arc into the basket. It is accomplished by the player bringing his or her elbow up until it is aligned with the hoop, then sent towards the hoop in a high arc. It is considered the easiest shot to make from a distance. The purpose of the jump is to make it more difficult for the defender to Block . It is also usually accomplished with one hand by the NBA players. It is the most effective in open play but can prove to be hard when there is a taller player in front of you. The jump shot originated in the , 2007 . Over time, many players starting copying his jump shot, and it has become the most prevalent technique for shooting from the field. Today, the jump shot has many varieties, such as the " Turnaround Jumper " (facing away from the basket, then jumping and spinning towards it, shooting the ball in mid-air), the " Fadeaway " (jumping ''away'' from the basket to create space) or the "leaning jumper" (jumping ''towards'' the basket to move away from a trailing defender). Because a defender often has to jump to block a jump shot, an offensive player can try to get his defender in the air at the wrong time by using a Pump Fake . REFERENCE EXTERNAL LINKS |
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