Professional basketball trainers share in debate and agree that all basketball players should incorporate both the 1-2 and the hop into their training. Instead of focusing on a jelly lay-up, players should be focusing on the fundamentals.
Coach Collin Castellaw of Shot Mechanics Basketball took a moment to dive into the importance of training with the hop and the 1-2. According to Coach Collin Castellaw, a lot of players train but put focus on things that don’t matter all that much. All shooting mechanics are not created equal so when it comes to the 1-2 and the hop, players need both, in other words the best of both worlds. For example, training for the 1-2 and the hop is way more important than training for other things that don’t impact the flight of the ball.
Trainers like Coach Collin Castellaw of Shot Mechanics Basketball, and Augie Johnston of Baller Boot Camp agree that players like Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Ray Allen and countless others use these techniques depending on the situation they are in at the moment.
“What I really like to do, I like to develop both in shooters, but in situations. Overall, I’d say there is no right and wrong way with the 1-2 versus the hop. I think it’s an argument that a lot of people are way off base. It’s like, you love watermelon and you love grapes too. Why eat one of them when you can eat both, right? If you can develop both of them, you’re going to be much more dynamic because different foot movements and patterns are going to come about depending on where you catch the basketball” said Coach Collin Castellaw.
According to a recent article by Stack, the 1-2 is a technique that is broadly utilized at an early age but as players get older and more advanced, the hop will be used more at time to generate power along with the added advantage of quick setting feet.
In the case for which is better depends on the player. Based off personal experience, the 1-2 step will help one to get in rhythm quicker, while the hop helps to generate more power. It would be ideal being the further one is away from the hoop, the more power it would take from the legs. With 1-2 step, one has to slow down on a dime to get his or her feet set. The hop on the other hand requires one to jump with both feet off the ground momentarily, to land on both feet springing into the jump shot. This can be done both off the dribble and off the catch. Even Ray Allen who is a 2x champion and 10x Allstar feel that one should be able to do both in a video interview with BBallBreakdown. Basically, a one trick-pony won’t make it in the NBA.
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