MoCo_Vol
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I see why you would say that - shooting can be honed a lot more than, say, height (not at all) or speed (barely), but there is still something mechanical about shooting which is in your twitch muscles. People are born with varying levels of muscle memory and control. Pistol Pete's son was a great shooter too (though he was still only half Pete's...) and that was no mistake. Other people are born clumsy af and will never a good ahooter no matter how much they work at it. That, by definition, is inherited talent. It is just way more pliable than some talents.
I guess normally when I think of something that's just a god given talent it's almost always something that doesn't require work to be good at. I've never in my life EVER heard of any of the best shooters not also being some of the hardest workers on the team.
I worked for a D-1 club for awhile as a manager and we had 2 guards on the team who were both seniors. Easily the best shooters on the team too, each had a key to get into the gym because usually one of them was the first guy in and the last guy out. I spent quite a few nights making hundreds of passes after practice so they could get in their shots. We also had a guy who had a 40+ inch vertical, that was just a god given talent he started dunking in 6th grade or something. Held a state high jump record when he came on campus too.
I'm not saying just anyone can be a great shooter, but if everything physical is equal typically putting in the right kind of practice the guy who works harder will be the better shooter.

