If Kareem studied George Mikan, Kurt got it from La Salle coach Rogelio Lao who "earlier viewed a 16mm basketball film featuring Bob Cousy and was impressed by action shots that involved the hookshot. Like Abdul-Jabbar, Bachmann's knowledge of the hookshot also came from his elders. It’s a really solid drill and I would recommend it to anybody who wants to be capable around the basket." The hook shot, famously perfected by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, is used when the ball handler stands perpendicular to the basket and shoots the ball in a sweeping motion over their head. It is also more often performed by taller players, since it can be difficult for defenders to block with the offensive player ’s body turned sideways. The hook shot is generally only performed within close range of the hoop, since it can be more difficult to aim than a regular shot. "It gave me a great ability to shoot the ball with either hand around the basket and to use the glass with good footwork. A hook shot in basketball is a shot attempt where a player swings his or her arm sideways in a hooking motion with the ball usually over the side of his or her head. Joshua took part in a GWR filming day where he attempted a variety of long-distance basketball challenges including longest basketball shot (male) and farthest basketball shot made backwards. That’s all I did, work on the George Mikan drill," said the 74-year-old Lakers great. The farthest basketball hook shot is 24.38 metres (80 ft), and was achieved by Joshua Walker (USA) in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA, on 22 July 2022. "I learned how to shoot the skyhook by doing the George Mikan drill while I was still in grade school, starting in grade 5, 6, 7 and 8. In a recent interview organized by NBA 2K, Abdul-Jabbar talked about his patented shot. "Legend had it that Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), the world-famous American player from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) who would later have an illustrious career in the US National Basketball Association, learned of a Filipino player with the unique hookshot, obviously referring to Bachmann, and decided to make it his top offensive weapon, too," the book read.Ībdul-Jabbar made the hook shot his biggest weapon on the way to winning six NBA championships, six NBA MVP awards, and becoming the league's career leader in all-time points scored with 38,387. The book Legends and Heroes of Philippine Basketball by Christian Bocobo and the late Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Beth Celis touched on this story. Hookshot."īachmann, of course, is the father of former La Salle center and PBA player Dickie Bachmann, who is currently PBA board treasurer and Alaska team governor. If Kareem studied George Mikan, Kurt got it from La Salle coach Rogelio Lao who 'earlier viewed a 16mm basketball. The Iloilo City-born baller suited up for the national team in the 1960 Rome Olympics and was known for his lethal hook shot which rightfully earned him the moniker "Mr. Like Abdul-Jabbar, Bachmann's knowledge of the hookshot also came from his elders. Urban legends in the country indicate so, with all signs pointing to former La Salle star and national player Kurt Bachmann, Jr. DID Kareem Abdul-Jabbar really pick up his sky hook from a Filipino player before carving out a legendary career of his own?
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