How does the Perfect Jumper teach a player to shoot?

In a conversation with Quentin Coryatt, the developer of The Perfect Jumper basketball shooting training aid, he explained how the Perfect Jumper was devised as a progressive training system for all stages of basketball expertise.

The Perfect Jumper is a series of heavy-duty, weatherproof,  polypropylene guards that fit easily onto the basketball rim, with no tools needed for installation.  Each one of the four Perfect Jumper components teaches a different set of shooting skills to a basketball player.

The Perimeter Pro I starts with a heavy duty cone shaped form that snaps onto the rim of the hoop.  Designed for a beginning player, it teaches the fundamentals of shooting the proper arc, developing a player’s depth perception, and reinforcing muscle memory.  Over and over, a younger player will hear his coach yell from the sidelines that the shot needs more arc or the ball is shooting too flat.  The Perimeter Pro I teaches a newer player to shoot  with a higher arc to clear the rim of the net.  Since they should actually be aiming at an unseen point in the middle of the net,  the cone shaped Perimeter Pro I gives them that elusive point to aim for.  The actual size of the opening in the Perimeter Pro I is only 15″ so the shot must be accurate to fall through the net.  The Perimeter Pro I is good for shooting almost any type of shot from most of the court, from the lay up to the jump shot.

Once a novice player can shoot with the Perimeter Pro I consistently, he or she should move up to the Perimeter Pro II.  Since the opening to the net has shrunk to 14″, a player really has to step up to the challenge of perfecting his shot.  The other difference between the two Perimeter Pro guards is that the Perimeter Pro II is a flat ring rather than cone shaped.  The visual cue that helped the novice player with the Perimeter Pro I is gone and the now advanced player must further train his eye in depth perception, maintaining the arc and further developing muscle memory.

Remember that once a player can consistently sink a ball with the Perimeter Pro II, hitting a basket on the court that has an additional 4″ in diameter becomes an easy and relaxed task during a game.

The 3rd and 4th step of the Perfect Jumper can be taken together using the Freethrow King and the Baseline Bomber.   The Freethrow King, as the name implies, teaches a player the correct stance and arm position to be able to sink a free three every time. The vertical arms that stand up from the rim are visual aids for the shooter to position his elbows between.  The front flap forces the player to use the correct arc to the shot.

Practice is the key to success with learning to shoot.  A good coach at a player’s side will correct foot placement, square the shoulders, make sure that the fingers are releasing the ball at the exact moment and that the wrist follow through puts the right finish on the ball.  Without a good coach, The Perfect Jumper will also teach a player by trial and error about stance, release and follow through.

The Baseline Bomber is an excellent training tool for the baseline jump shot, one of the hardest shots in the game to consistently make.  With its three flaps which block the view of the mouth of the net, the Baseline Bomber teaches a player to correct the arc of his shot with respect to the distance from the net.  The Bomber teaches a player arc and trajectory from any position on the court from short shots to  long shots from the 3 point line.

The Perfect Jumper System is not an easy system to master.  It takes hours of practice time to train mind, muscles and eyes to work together to sink the ball through the challenging net guards. Even though a fairly good player can only make about 40% of the shots to start with, even those missed shots are teaching a player another critical basketball skill – the rebound.

The player that steps up to the challenge of The Perfect Jumper accepts that there is a double benefit – learning solid shooting skills and developing an aggressive rebound style for missed shots.  Having a solid base in the fundamentals of the game is one sure way for a player to work his way being a successful basketball player at whatever his desired level is: from the junior high varsity squad to the shooting star of the NBA.