Jump stroke evolution

Jimmorrison said:
It seems that all of the pros have gone to a kind of over the shoulder, side arm, type of stroke for jump shots. This started about 3 years ago, maybe? Now, virtually all of them are doing it. No dart stroke, no underhand stroke, even for full length shots. I tried it for a bit, and it seemed really awkward. Difficult to get any real acceleration. Watching the recent big tournaments, they are all using the same stroke, with excellent results. Why the change? How to execute?
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This can depend on how tall you are also. I'm only 5' 6 and can't jump the same way at all.
 
hang-the-9 said:
This can depend on how tall you are also. I'm only 5' 6 and can't jump the same way at all.
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That's interesting, and counter-intuitive to the way I perceive it. It seems like the sidearm stroke would work better then underhand, for a shorter person. Do you primarily use the dart stroke?
 
Jimmorrison said:
That's interesting, and counter-intuitive to the way I perceive it. It seems like the sidearm stroke would work better then underhand, for a shorter person. Do you primarily use the dart stroke?
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That's the one I use, I misread your post a bit. It's probably in the same idea as using the bridge where you use a sidearm stroke as well, to keep the arm and cue going forward.
 
dr_dave said:
The timing of this thread is perfect because I have been working on a video dealing with this and related topics. I should have it done in a couple of days. I'll post it here when it is available. In the meantime, much of the advice here also applies to the sidearm stroke:

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Here's the new video that covers the pro-favorite sidearm jump stroke:

 
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