
Youth players should use proper ball size and lower goal heights for shooting drills. Once you develop good technique, then worry about making baskets. Technique is the most important thing here. If you're worried about making shots, don't shoot at the basket. So it doesn't matter if you can make 10 out of 10 with poor technique. As you move further from the basket, the poor shooting technique will be exposed. You can use poor shooting technique and make shots close to the basket. If you do not use good technique on a shot, the shot does not count.

Shooting Workout - 10 wall shots and 50 shots at basket. Up and Out - push up and out through your fingers.Feet - Slightly staggered and/or turned.Then once you develop consistency with your feet and your follow through, move to the basket. I even recommend shooting at a wall to focus on proper mechanics. When you properly shoot "up and out" and "push through your fingers", you will get the proper backspin on the ball. Typically, you should either finish with your index finger pointing at the hoop or with your index/middle finger pointing at the hoop. Your elbow should finish above your eyes.įocus on pushing the ball through your fingers. You need to find what works for you.įocus on pushing the ball up and out. We prefer to slightly stagger our feet or slightly turn them. Make sure to check your feet and develop consistency on every shot. You should be in a strong, balanced position. This reinforces good technique of the "release" portion of your shot.įor this progression, we focus on getting our feet about shoulder width apart or slightly narrower. Even though it is nothing new, don't dismiss the importance of this foundational drill. Most of you have seen this 1-hand shooting form drill. As a result, they have better rhythm and coordination with their shot. Then when we progress to drills with game shots, the player uses the hop. I found that it was the best way for me to teach the proper rhythm and coordination of the entire shot motion. In the shooting progressions below, a 1-2 step is used.Įven if a shooter we train predominately hops, I still use these progressions with the 1-2 step. Personally, I added these unique progressions to my workouts this last year and it has dramatically improved players that I work with. we believe that this shooting progression will help a ton of players. We also want to add a shooting progression that we rarely see taught.

That's why guys like Stephen Curry and Ray Allen do the "boring" form shooting drills every day.

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When practicing, Stephen Curry must swish 5 out of 10 free throws.
