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The Top Secret about Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant’s Wrist Band

December 27th, 2010 1 Comment

When I first wrote this post , it is a Chinese article , you can check here :

http://www.shotnba.com/2009/01/19/wrist-support-nba-wristlet.html

The post was create in Jan 1st 2009 , at that time , Kobe has still not find this secret , but now , Kobe has changed his wrist band position , I thought this just because Kobe hired Michael Jordan’s personal fitness trainer .

Wrist band , it always use for protect your wrist , when we lay-up , the defenders are easy to hit our wrist , so the wrist band can be useful for this . The second use is wiping sweat , the wrist band always made by towel , when you in a basketball game , you should have much sweat , if the sweat into your eyes , you will difficult to see , or the sweat on your body and arm , you will difficult to catch the ball . The wrist band is really useful for us , but in fact , there is still a secret use that many people did not know . Let me show you the secret .

When I was in Junior high school , that was nearly 20 years ago , I start to learn MJ’s shooting movement , it is a special shooting skill with more power . It was in 1995 , I saw MJ took the wrist band on his left elbow , not on the arm , I din not know why ,but I did it as well . Today , when I review my past , I found I was really luck , just because imitate the use of MJ’s wrist band . It really made my shooting better in the game , even better than in the training .

Michael Jordan shooting

That time I was 15 years old , I just play basketball three years , I trained hard , and I like MJ too much , so I imitate Michael Jordan’s movement . I watch MJ’s game , I found he always wear the wrist band on his left elbow and he had never change the position after that time , I did not know why , I thought it just for wipe sweat . But because I am a fan , I thought this handsome , so I copy it , I had wear the wrist band on my left elbow too . At the first time , I just wear it for handsome , so sometime I also wear it on my left arm or left wrist . Several months past , one day I review the past months , I found when I wear the wrist band on my left elbow , I shot better than that with no wrist band help . I had try to wear it on my right elbow , it was not helpful . At that time , I know I found a secret about MJ’s wrist band , he wear it on that position has a very important reason , he found the secret , but he never told others , even his son .

Michael Jordan shooting 1990

Jordan did not always wear the wrist band on this position . When he was in the college , his wrist band was on left arm , after he join NBA , he was still not wear it on this part . After several year in NBA , he just wear the wrist band on the left arm . What time he changed the position , how could him found this method ? The time occurred in the Olympic games in 1992 , this is a very important year for MJ , in this year , Magic Johnson and Larry Bird in the same team , and they became friends , from enemy to be friends . At that time , the most weak point is his shooting skill , the fate was coming , Johnson and Bird told MJ so much , about how to control the game and how to shoot better . As we all know , Larry Bird is a great shooter in the NBA history , according to rumors , Larry Bird and Michael Jordan talked several hours in a single room . No one really know what the were talked about , but I guess , Bird told Jordan something secret on basketball shooting , because after this year , Jordan’s shooting movement had a large change , include the left wrist band .

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From 1992 , Jordan had notice his shooting movement more than before . For this reason , from this year , Jordan’s left wrist band are always on the same position . This is just because MJ is a power basketball player , his shooting always jump higher , so he need a larger power to shoot the basketball . In this shooting skill , you need a better balance in the air , all parts of your body should cooperate perfect , but in this large power in your right hand , your left hand will also make a big power , this left power always disturb the one hand shooting movement . So we not only need some skill to improve this , but only need something to help us .

Jordan JOHNSON

Now , let me show you what should we do now :

MICHAEL JORDAN BULLS

This method , is useful for who use the MJ type shooting movement , that means you are a power player or you can jump very high to shoot , if you really are , this skill can help you to improve your shooting goal rate immediately , it can make your shooting more stable . This just because the wrist band can tied your elbow , to make it difficult to move , then your left arm and left hand will obstruct your one hand shooting less .

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As the pic shows blow :

When you are shooting , the wrist band will make a power to stretch your left arm as a line . So at this time , your left arm can just move a little , because the wrist band is a big power , he can make your left arm do not move subconsciously . Please note here , this method you must wear a wrist band like MJ’s length , and only use a wrist band , do not wear the other things , this just because a wrist band can make a biggest power on your elbow .

jordan left hand

This method is really useful in the basketball game , when you played several hours , your physical capacity just a little remain , this tip will make a big effect to make your shooting stable just as you play just now .

So Kobe Bryant imitate Michael Jordan several years , but he was still not wear the wrist band on the position , because he was not found this method . After Jordan’s trainer coming , he told Kobe this tip , then Kobe changed the position immediately , and he was as the same as MJ wear this start his 30 years old . As we all know that Kobe is the one who the most like MJ , now , with the wrist band , he like MJ more .

This secret tip about the left elbow wrist band , I have never told anybody even my best friends , but I share the method to you , just hope you can feel the deep happy on playing basketball .