What percentage of ''great shooting'' is due to genetics/mental?

[livinglegend]

It takes hard work to become a great shooter, but working hard alone wont make it. Some guys just have it in them. They can work 2 times less than another guy and still be better shooter than him. Many genetic factors come in play like their body type, hand size,etc. What percentage of good shooting has to do with genes?

Then, another factor that comes to play is the mental aspect. You have to be confident to make your shots. Some guys are great shooter in ''easy'' situations ( bad defence, no thpressure), but they are not so good in clutch and pressure situations. They dont trust their shot in those situations. What percentages of good shooting has to with the mental?

and which of the 3 variables is the most important: mental, genes or hard work?

[oarabbus]

It takes hard work to become a great shooter, but working hard alone wont make it. Some guys just have it in them. They can work 2 times less than another guy and still be better shooter than him. Many genetic factors come in play like their body type, hand size,etc. What percentage of good shooting has to do with genes?

Then, another factor that comes to play is the mental aspect. You have to be confident to make your shots. Some guys are great shooter in ''easy'' situations ( bad defence, no thpressure), but they are not so good in clutch and pressure situations. They dont trust their shot in those situations. What percentages of good shooting has to with the mental?

and which of the 3 variables is the most important: mental, genes or hard work?

For the general population, it's genetics. If you aren't >6' and extremely athletic you don't have a chance to play at a level as high as the NBA.

Out of the NBA talent pool, it's hard work. Just take a look at that Kobe thread from earlier about his work ethic. Kobe is gifted but he worked harder than anyone in the NBA, except a small handful of players.

[NumberSix]

Mental = genetics

[ArbitraryWater]

Good question but hard to answer too... just god given talent ya know

[livinglegend]

Mental = genetics

I think it s a combination of hard work and genetics.

[oarabbus]

Good question but hard to answer too... just god given talent ya know

[Eric Cartman]

Good question but hard to answer too... just god given talent ya know

well you just answered it ...

[inclinerator]

exactly 33.544 percent

[KyrieTheFuture]

Shooting itself has nothing to do with genetics at all.

[inclinerator]

Shooting itself has nothing to do with genetics at all.

some unlucky ppl will never have the coordination, luckily that's a low percentage

[livinglegend]

Shooting itself has nothing to do with genetics at all.

Guy like Dwight and Shaq will never be good shooters no matter what they do.

[oarabbus]

Guy like Dwight and Shaq will never be good shooters no matter what they do.

Wrong. If they practiced shooting as much as their other abilities, they'd be fine. No, they wouldn't be Nash or Korver, but they could be decent.

Forget about Dirk, look at someone like Hibbert. He's a good shooter for a 7' guy. No reason Dwight and Shaq couldn't be as good. Look at Griffin. Broke didn't even begin to describe his jumper before.... guess what, he practiced that **** and earlier this season hit something like 5/6 jumpers against us and drains 3s now.

[Dr Hawk]

Guy like Dwight and Shaq will never be good shooters no matter what they do.

I'm sure Howard's problem with the free throws is mental. He can hit free throws, as shown above.

[oarabbus]

I'm sure Howard's problem with the free throws is mental. He can hit free throws, as shown above.

I take back what I said earlier. He's actually shooting worse than his career average this year, and he's happy and mentally zoned in in Houston.

[livinglegend]

Wrong. If they practiced shooting as much as their other abilities, they'd be fine. No, they wouldn't be Nash or Korver, but they could be decent.

Forget about Dirk, look at someone like Hibbert. He's a good shooter for a 7' guy. No reason Dwight and Shaq couldn't be as good. Look at Griffin. Broke didn't even begin to describe his jumper before.... guess what, he practiced that **** and earlier this season hit something like 5/6 jumpers against us and drains 3s now.

Why cant they never be as good as Nash or Korver? If genetics have nothing to do with shooting, then, with practice, they should be able to get as good as those 2.