Turning bad shots into good shots

I wanted to talk about the differences bewteen a good shot and a less-than-good shot. Watch this video of number 35 on the team in black.

You'll notice a few things he did with all of his shots:

• He was always square to the basket. His feet were pointed towards the hoop every time.
• He used his legs to make every shot nice and smooth. His leg bend with his free throws and three pointers was a little different so that he could get more power in his shot the farther away from the basket he stood. Since the power came from his legs, his arm motion always looked the same.
• He kept his eyes focues on his target, either the backboard or the rim. He wasn't distracted by his defender. Once he decided to shoot, he kept his focus on the target.

We'll talk more about turning less-than-good shots into good shots tonight at practice. We have players who can make three-pointers and I hope that, with some advice and practice, they can become more consistent with the three-point shot.