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Thursday, July 03, 2008 --- 57 days ago http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284329
 I was watching a video the other day, Tony Pappas and the Art of Shooting. It had some great tips on developing better shooters. 3 Core Shooting Concepts: - technique - repetition - mental aspect I've always said that to be a good shooter, just requires practice. But shooting is like golf. There are a bunch of guys that have unorthodox swings, but play in the PGA, because they practice so often. But if you have a good swing technique combined with practice, you'll be that much better. Jim Furyk is a great example, terrible swing form, but because he practices, he's good. Tiger Woods, perfect swing form + practice = best golfer in the world. The other concept here is degrees of difference. Sometimes there are different points of emphasis, or slightly different ball/body position. However, the fundamentals stay the same. Body Position: - 10 toes pointed to the basket - hips + shoulder squared - feet placed directly underneath shoulders, not too wide, not too narrow Ball Position: - hand placement on the ball in the center - check for air b/w ball and palm - ball should be on pads of fingers, never too high, never too low like on resting on the palm - thumbs should form a T (can touch or not) - palm to the sky, arm should form a 90-degree angle The Shooting line: - toe, knee, elbow, ball - There should be an imaginary line that goes from the floor, to the toe, thru the knee, up to the elbow and to the ball The Shooting Pocket: - shoulders, ... |
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