The next day, Xu Yong met McGrady at a training facility in the city.
He was lucky. On the day he called, the game between the Rockets and the Timberwolves happened to be over, and there was a gap of four days between the next game against the Spurs.
"That special kid? I also want to see him again." When Yao Ming called, McGrady immediately thought of Xu Yong. Because the Rockets had just won the game, he readily agreed.
But when they actually met, Tracy McGrady didn't mention anything about it. Instead, he was interested in Xu Yong's dunk.
"Show me." McGrady smiled and gestured to Xu Yong.
Xu Yong had no ink and immediately showed off his two special skills, a single-arm windmill and a 360-turn windmill.
When he dunked the first one, McGrady nodded with satisfaction, and when he dunked the second one, he let out a "Wow" expression.
Carter is his eldest cousin. He was pulled as a background panel in the dunk contest that year, but he witnessed Carter dunk this classic action on the spot.
"You look the most like a dunk I've ever seen." McGrady commented after being amazed.
"How incredible this looks. You are the best dancing yellow person I have ever seen!" McGrady couldn't help but sigh.
"You know? There are many people who want me to tell them how to get a quick first step, but you were the first to study how to dry pull from me. Yao told me your name on the phone, 'Yong' It means brave, you are really brave." McGrady finally looked at Xu Yong and said.
Xu Yong couldn't help laughing when he heard this. Yao Ming was bullying McGrady for not knowing Chinese!
However, this seemed to confirm his previous suspicion that the relationship between Yao and Mai was still very good at this time.
"Because I like you, I like the way you play. Basketball is a sport that requires beauty, and your play gives it the best beauty." Xu Yong said [Emotional Intelligence].
This may sound flattering, but it is also true. If you ask a hundred fans whether Tracy McGrady is good at playing, ninety-nine and a half of them will answer in the affirmative.
Maddie burst out laughing after hearing this. He suddenly felt that in addition to his special personality, Xu Yong also spoke very nicely.
"Do you know why I promised you and then asked you to dunk first?" McGrady asked with a smile.
"I didn't know just now, but now I know. You want to see if I have the talent to learn Ganpu." Xu Yong nodded and replied.
McGrady nodded. Xu Yong was very smart and it seemed like he didn't need to spend too much time.
The technique of dry pull is actually not difficult, but it requires personal talent to exert its power. The two minimum points are good waist and abdominal strength and strong explosive power.
The reason why dry pull has no solution is because it is fast enough. Without these two points, it cannot be fast.
Of course, in addition to this, strong bounce, bullet speed and core strength can further enhance the effect of dry pull.
"There's something special about my pull-up, and I'll show you." McGrady said as he went to the hoop to get the ball.
Xu Yong also looked serious at this time. After all, McGrady is still in the season, and he won't have much time to teach him, maybe even just this time.
"You know that when shooting, you will squat down. This is the key to gaining leg strength." McGrady has already started to demonstrate with the ball.
Xu Yong nodded and explained the four basic steps of shooting: bend the knees, take off, straighten the arms, and move the wrists.
Bending the knees is like squatting, which allows people to gain leg strength, thereby gaining a take-off height and completing the shot easily.
"This process, the time it takes for you to squat to take off, is the first key point. You need to use your explosive power to complete it in as little time as possible." After speaking, McGrady demonstrated it again.
"Just like your dunk just now, when you dribble the ball to the basket and take off, you will quickly complete the process from squatting to taking off, because that way you can take off faster." In order to let Xu Yong understand better, McGrady He even gave a dunk as an example.
"It must be fast enough." Xu Yong understood immediately.
"Yes, all your movements must be fast. Only in this way can the defender not react." McGrady smiled and nodded. It was easy to chat with smart people.
"Then it's your strength. You need to use your legs and waist to exert strength at the same time. When you lift the ball, use your waist strength to drive your shoulders." McGrady spoke in great detail.
"The last thing is your shooting posture. When you shoot, your elbows should be tucked in. It can make your power more concentrated and your shooting more stable. Don't turn your elbows out and don't twist your wrists. Like this, use this posture to move the ball. Throw it out." When McGrady said this, he had already started to demonstrate pitching.
Xu Yong nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
"Try it." McGrady said and asked Xu Yong to demonstrate.
Just after Xu Yong got the ball, he gave more details, including that the distance between the feet when taking off is slightly less than shoulder width, so that leg strength can be obtained faster; when shooting, the angle between the upper and lower arms should be less than 90 degrees. You can have more room to move forward and so on.
After recognizing his ability, McGrady really had no reservations.
Xu Yong's first few attempts were not particularly smooth. After seeing this, McGrady broke down the movements and asked him not to jump yet, but to practice using his upper limbs.
After about ten minutes, Xu Yong started to look good.
"Nice, you are the player with the strongest learning ability I have ever seen." McGrady couldn't help but praise.
Even if you are just learning the basics, it is amazing that you can reach this level in such a short period of time.
"You should know about falling steps, right?" McGrady also struck while the iron was hot and continued to ask.
"Yes, I know, your signature move." Xu Yong nodded and replied.
The drop step is McGrady's favorite step. To put it simply, when controlling the ball, both feet make a small hop in place, forming the front and rear feet at the same time, and the center of gravity sinks.
"Yes, you know, this pace is so useful. You know that after you use the drop step, you can use it to get the explosive power you need. At that time, whether you want to break through or choose a pull-up jumper, you will be very calm. "Maddie is starting advanced teaching directly.
At McGrady's signal, Xu Yong also began to try to use the falling step.
However, because he did not practice deliberately, his fluency in practicing this was much lower than that of Tracy McGrady.
"If possible, you can ask a trainer to teach you, which will make you get twice the result with half the effort." McGrady suggested.
"I understand." Xu Yong nodded.
He only knew this step before he was reborn, but he didn't know the details of how to train it.
Although the NCAA stipulates that college students cannot participate in any commercial endorsement activities, and his personal financial ability is limited, it is still possible to find a trainer to take a few classes and go back to practice on his own after knowing the training methods.
"Then the second key point of the pull-up is that if you find that your opponent chooses to step back to prevent you from breaking through, or you observe that his center of gravity is backward, you need to complete the ball during the falling step, so that you You can complete the shooting action before taking off to the highest point." McGrady said, combining the drop step and the pull-up to demonstrate.
Xu Yong's first feeling after reading it was: It tastes like that!
McGrady's dry pull-up on the spot was not that interesting before, but this drop-step dry pull-up is really elegant and elegant.
And what McGrady said is really crucial. He even talked about the timing of the pull-up.
To put it bluntly, what stands out about the dry pull is its speed and suddenness. If the defender has time to react, the risk will be huge.
McGrady has been emphasizing this from the beginning.
So in general, McGrady's teaching class saves an unknown amount of time compared to watching the video research by himself.
Xu Yong then trained several drop-step pull-ups under the guidance of McGrady.
I can’t say it’s close, I can only say it still needs practice.
However, McGrady nodded frequently. This was his unique skill. If it were so easy to master, his meal would have been robbed long ago.
The reason for his nod was that Xu Yong had the ability to learn this technique, including the bullet speed and air-holding ability that he had not seen before.
"Oh, the last one, aerial gesture." McGrady said after watching for a while.
"If the defender isn't rooted to the spot, you know, if you pull up suddenly enough, they're going to be like they're under a spell, but if they jump up and disrupt you, you need to get back in the air to get it. Angle the release, and then swing your legs to keep your center of gravity balanced." McGrady said and demonstrated it again.gif.
Here comes the authentic scissor kick!
Xu Yong expressed his love. Among the ninety-nine and a half people who said that McGrady looked good when playing, I am afraid that more than half of them were fascinated by this scissor kick!
