Steph Curry Shooting Drill -
Quick Shot Release

Scott, what you mention is a vital way to develop a quicker release off the catch.

While maybe not made clear enough, this is meant to speed up the shot release off the dribble.

I believe you should practice shooting quicker both off the dribble and off the catch.

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Hi Alicia. None other than Jerry West, who had one of the quickest releases in NBA history, taught me this simple drill back in the 1970s when I was a kid attending Gail Goodrich/Elgin Baylor basketball camp. He would simply have a friend, teammate, or coach fire chest passes at him while he stood on the court, and he would catch and shoot as quickly as he could without taking a dribble. He told us that if we wanted to practice this alone, all we had to do was throw the ball off of the wall (in a gym) or garage door (in a driveway) behind the basket, and catch and shoot. I used to spend hours on this simple drill and ended up with an incredibly quick release. West, of course, was so good at it he could catch the ball, rotate it so that the seams were in the correct position, AND place his index and middle finger on either side of the air hole where the needle goes to pump up the ball. Amazing! I was able to get the seams lined up, but never figured out the air hole trick :-). Have fun!

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