A half-hook throw (also a half-hook; English, jump hook , literally a hook in a jump) is a basketball throw, performed in a semi-sided jump to the ring and representing a simplified version of the throw hook . The position of the legs away from the ring and the lateral rotation of the hand when throwing differs from a semi-hook from a jump in a jump and a ley-ap , but the amplitude of rotation of the hand is much less than when throwing a hook. Effective half-hook, as a rule, within a three-second zone . Hakim Oladzhyuvon is considered to be one of the best performers of this throw in the history of basketball.