Is there any fun shooting drills?
I’m a good basketball shooter, but I need some more rythm and consistency. Is there any FUN and simple drill that can improve shooting. Can I do any of them individual or with 2 people?
Hmm. It seems more like you need focus than fun. Rhythm is what you will develop with practice. I am sure you practice a lot but may be not the right way. I tell my players to look at the quality of practice and not the quantity. Break your sessions into different plays (Layups, 15 footers, 20 footers, etc). Depending on what position you play, I would be able to recommend more. People are mistaken when they think rhythm is like a light switch and can be turned on and off.
Pick 10 spots on the floor that you feel you will shoot from in your games. There should be 5 spots on one side of the basket and the same 5 on the other side. It is very important that you work on both sides of the basket.
Start under the basket with the ball. Toss a "spin out" to the first spot. A "spin out" is a toss of the ball on which you put significant backspin on. The backspin will force the ball to bounce up in the air instead of rolling away.
After tossing a spin out, chase the ball and catch it on the first bounce. Use a right foot pivot to square to the basket. Once squared, shoot the ball.
After shooting the ball, sprint after the rebound. If the shot missed, put it in the basket on the rebound. After rebounding, spin out to the 2nd spot, pivot and shoot.
After rebounding, spin out to the 3rd spot. Continue until you have shot from all 10 spots.
Once you finish the 10th spot, start again, going back the other way, using a left foot pivot.
After shooting from the 10th spot, go to the foul line and take 5 foul shots.
After your foul shots, begin again, using a different pivot.
Take 5 foul shots in between each rotation.
After using all your pivots, continue the drill using 1 dribble moves. Make the same move from all 10 spots, going both ways, using both pivot feet.
Set a goal of 300 shots, which would be 15 rotations going in both directions. That will also give you 75 shots.
Pivots to practice (using both feet as a pivot foot) – Front pivot, inside pivot, drop-step to inside pivot.
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John
902 days ago
lightning
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Keith
902 days ago
yes there is. practice 10 to 14 hours a day,7 days a week,365 days a year,for 5 years. it takes a lot of practice to be a good shooter.a whole lot of practice.so if you are willing to put in the time and hard work,you can be real good in five years.good luck kid.
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Kumar S
902 days ago
Hmm. It seems more like you need focus than fun. Rhythm is what you will develop with practice. I am sure you practice a lot but may be not the right way. I tell my players to look at the quality of practice and not the quantity. Break your sessions into different plays (Layups, 15 footers, 20 footers, etc). Depending on what position you play, I would be able to recommend more. People are mistaken when they think rhythm is like a light switch and can be turned on and off.
Pick 10 spots on the floor that you feel you will shoot from in your games. There should be 5 spots on one side of the basket and the same 5 on the other side. It is very important that you work on both sides of the basket.
Start under the basket with the ball. Toss a "spin out" to the first spot. A "spin out" is a toss of the ball on which you put significant backspin on. The backspin will force the ball to bounce up in the air instead of rolling away.
After tossing a spin out, chase the ball and catch it on the first bounce. Use a right foot pivot to square to the basket. Once squared, shoot the ball.
After shooting the ball, sprint after the rebound. If the shot missed, put it in the basket on the rebound. After rebounding, spin out to the 2nd spot, pivot and shoot.
After rebounding, spin out to the 3rd spot. Continue until you have shot from all 10 spots.
Once you finish the 10th spot, start again, going back the other way, using a left foot pivot.
After shooting from the 10th spot, go to the foul line and take 5 foul shots.
After your foul shots, begin again, using a different pivot.
Take 5 foul shots in between each rotation.
After using all your pivots, continue the drill using 1 dribble moves. Make the same move from all 10 spots, going both ways, using both pivot feet.
Set a goal of 300 shots, which would be 15 rotations going in both directions. That will also give you 75 shots.
Pivots to practice (using both feet as a pivot foot) – Front pivot, inside pivot, drop-step to inside pivot.
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FR3$H-12*
902 days ago
there’s a bunch—
FOR basics- HORSE, around the world, teeter totter, or just simply shoot anywhere, run&get the ball then shoot wherever(this really helped with shooting when i’m gasping for air.
FOR advanced- there’s a game called sketching but i’m not gonna explain it…. sorry
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