Ekmark's is a Jump Shot on at least the two I could see. I can't tell on the shot from behind her back. She had the ball up at her eyes and not down at the chin pushing it. She could move it higher and develop even better form.
Hybrid is the best name I can give to what Saniya does because jumping alone does not define a shot as a jump shot. Lay ups, hook shots, sky hooks all involve jumping but are not classic jump shots. Saniya and Maggies shot is properly called a "push shot" according to several sources I found. I didn't know it had a name. Stanford basketball player "Hank" Luisetti is credited with creating the one handed push shot including the small bunny hop in the 1930s. Luisetti twice led the nation in scoring and is in the Naismith Hall of Fame. Sometimes he shot a variation called the running one-handed push shot. Another player from that era with the one handed push shot was Jack Gray.
You did not respond to the video I posted for you of Maya teaching the proper shot. That segment is everything I have been trying to express. The cover photo captures the exact thing I have been describing.
Maggie Lucas does not shoot a jump shot either. Never has. Shoots the ball with a push from the chest and chin. She is deadly it simply isn't a classic Jump Shot, it is a push shot.
Further information from Wikipedia that encompasses the totality of this discussion.
Wikipedia,
"In
basketball (and derivatives like
netball), a
jump shot or
jumper is an attempt to score a basket by jumping, usually straight up, and in mid-jump, 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 purposes of the jump are to shoot from a higher position and therefore 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 the shooter.
There also exists another variant of a jump shot by shooting during the upwards movement of the jump to put more power behind the shot, this shot is usually done by woman or players lacking enough force to allow far distance shots. This shot has other advantages like a quicker release and therefore a faster execution time (comparable to the
set-shot) and
several disadvantages like a lower shooting height and less time for the shooter to aim in comparison to the mid-air jump shot."
Calling it a variant or a hybrid it is not the classic jump shot. That is all I have said from the beginning. Everything else has been attempting to clarify the language.
DD, you are the one worried about being right or wrong. That was never my interest in the subject matter.
