§ 60 · Shooting & timing

shot meter

The on-screen timing bar; yew2K requires it Off because it narrows the green window.

The on-screen bar or arc that fills while you hold the shot and shows where the green window sits. NBA 2K lets you turn it off.

See also

  1. § 61shot timing settingThe controller setting that decides who times the shot — you or the game. yew2K needs Shots and Layups.
  2. § 73visual cueThe point in the jumpshot animation the game anchors your release timing to.
  3. § 31green windowThe span of time in a jump shot where releasing counts as perfectly timed.
  4. § 7Auto-GreenThe yew2K mod that times and performs a standstill shot for you: click R3, 300–900 ms.