Sports Product Review

Ever watch an NBA player backpedal to get on defense after swishing a long-range jumper, his wrist still limply flexed in the post-shot position? While that looks a little too “grandstand” for my liking, there is a technical reason for this behavior which is, these guys have learned to shoot with proper form. One of the reasons they’re where they are, is that they’ve had it drilled into their heads to finish ever shot with the wrist straight, (not flexed to one side or the other), and it has become a permanent muscle-memory.

You can spend years trying to develop that same technique, or you can dramatically speed up the process by getting a J-Glove, (www.jglove.com). The J-Glove is a training aid that assists players of all levels and abilities learn proper grip and shooting skills.

The Glove works on two critical aspects of the shot. For most amateur shooters, the main reason for inconsistent shooting is improper side-to-side wrist flaws during follow through. Shooters commonly flex their index finger during follow through, causing the wrist to finish toward the outside. Some players flex their ring finger during the shot, causing their wrist to finish towards the inside. Because of its unique finger splint design, the J-Glove prevents finger flexion at the base and middle finger joints, preventing the wrist from finishing to one side during follow through.

In addition, the glove design develops proper finger separation within your "finger fork", and ensures maximum extension at the wrist joint to create a proper "trigger position". Because of the finger splint design, if the ball is resting on a player's palm, the player's index finger will not be in contact with the ball, thus reinforcing proper shot set up with every repetition.

J-Glove sent us a sample to try out. It is extremely simple in design, like putting on a golf glove or a batting glove. My son went out and shot free-throws with it and complained that he only made 7 of 15 with it on then made 11 of 15 with it off. I had to explain that was the point, it wasn’t supposed make your shot better while wearing it, but after you take it off. Looks like it worked.

Source: J-Glove