Here is a beautiful video that shows all the details of a good jump shot.

Notice how each player:

• plants their feet after catching the ball
• focuses on the basket after catching the ball
• uses their legs to power up the shot (after first dipping down to “load the spring”)
• extends their shooting arm as they jump and releases the shot near or at the top of the jump
• releases the ball on the index and middle fingers
• lets the shooting hand naturally flop forward (instead of snapping the wrist)
• holds the follow through
• comes straight down (the body goes straight up and down)

This great video is brought to you by Shot Science Basketball.