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Can You Really Develop An Outstanding Basketball Shot?
By David Huizar & Matt Zavadil, Thu Dec 8th
Struggling with your shooting? We're going to beginfixing that right now! First, let's look at some general tips as you're striving toreach your full shooting potential: 1) Focus: This is absolutely necessary to have any real successin basketball. Focus on delivering your best.
2) Confidence: You can know all the tips, plays ordrills in the world, but if you don't have a powerfulself-image, you're in for a tough haul. The good news? You'll develop more confidence as you practice. 3) Desire: Put simply, you gotta want it more than the next guy! 4) Positive Attitude: No one likes a crybaby, right? If you putout a negative vibe, it's gonna affect everything from your teamto all your fundamentals and skills. Develop a child-likeenthusiasm in what you do. 5) Never Give Up Basketball shooting is what everyone gets the most excitedabout. It's thrilling when the ball makes it through the hoopand more points are piled on. Realize that becoming great at shooting (free throws,layups, 3-pointers, etc.) means putting in tons of practicetime. Shooting is a skill. Whether or not you become better orworse depends on whether or not you're practicing correctly. Let's dig into the fundamentals of the "One-Handed Set Shot". Shot Set-Up Get your basic set-up right. Feet shoulder width apart, weightspread evenly on the balls of your feet with the knees bentslightly. If you're right-handed, place your right foot slightlyahead of the left and stick your butt out slightly. Remember,your power comes from the legs, not arms. The shot begins fromthe floor up. Ball Placement Hold the ball close to your chest, just below your chin. Yourshooting hand should be positioned a little under the ball and alittle more toward the back.
Non-shooting hand should be cupped,slightly under the ball and a little more toward the front. Load the Gun Lock your wrist and cock it back. If the ball is cockedcorrectly, you'll see wrinkles on the back of your wrist. Elbow and Head Placement Your hand, forearm, elbow, knee and foot should be in a straightline. Don't let your elbows stick out at your side. This willchange the ball's rotation and might make it curve. Keep theelbow pointed at the basket. Keep your head up and directly above the midpoint between yourfeet. Focus on the front of the rim before, during, and afteryour shot. The Shot Your weight should roll up onto the toes of your forward foot.Be sure you're releasing upward and toward the basket and notreaching forward as you release. It's OK to leave your feet abit as your back foot gives you a quick, upward push. Throw yourhead up and through and then land just ahead of the positionfrom where you began. As the ball leaves your hand, the fingers and thumbs on eachhand should be well spread with the palms almost facing oneanother. Snap your wrist to release the ball off your fingersand achieve the correct back spin necessary for a soft shot. Follow Through In your follow through, the forefinger should be the last fingerto touch the ball. Your palm turns out a bit as the ball isreleased. Visualize putting your hand into the basket as thiswill help you get complete elbow extension and wrist flexionduring the follow through. Craving more shooting tips? Visit us! About the author:Matt & Dave run http://basketball-plays-and-tips.com and enjoyteaching players and coaches more about thebasketball plays, drills, fundamentals and tips that result inindividual and team success. For our free report, "5 Keys toDiscovering the Successful Coach Inside You", plus twoadditional player/coach reports, send a blank email tomailto:basketballtip@aweber.com .
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