5 Tips To Improve Shots With Your Workout

If you’ve improved your mechanics and the foundation of your shots are stable, then it’s time to focus on how you’re practicing.

Follow these basketball shooting tips to improve your shots during practice time:

Tip 1: Start With Your Mechanics

Are you sick of hearing about mechanics? Well, they’re the foundation of great shots, so you need to start out each practice by focusing some time in this area. Spend at least 5 minutes practicing mechanics.

You can do this by shooting the ball with one hand away from the basket (either to a partner, or to a spot on the wall or floor). After that, spend some time shooting the ball one-handed towards the basket. Do this one up close, two or three feet away.

Tip 2: Get In the Groove With Form Shots

You should always start your practice with at least 50 form shots to get in the groove. This is a vital part of your practice so don’t leave this out!

These shots are supposed to be easy, so use two hands.

Tip 3: Work On Several Different Shooting Situations

Once you’ve gotten your 50 groove shots in, start moving away from the basket. Now you’re going to work on shots from the pass, free throws, different pivots, or off the dribble.

Practice at least 25 shots for each method, and 25 shots for each distance.

Doing this means that you’ll literally make hundreds of shots during practice. We know you might be a bit tired of hearing it, but practice really does make perfect.

Tip 4: Chart Your Progress

Try and keep track of how many shots you make during practice, and what your success rate is. This will allow you to see, on paper, your improvements, which can be a powerful motivator later on.

Tip 5: Practice Like It’s a Game

If you plod through practice and lazily make shots, then you’re not going to be prepared for the speed of the game when it happens.

Practice as if you’re playing in a real game. There’s a big difference, and your scoring percentages will go up if you take it seriously.

Tip 6: Shoot Like It’s A Game

Do you know how you shoot in a game? It might be really different than how you shoot in practice.

For instance, one player might take most of his shots from 20 feet during a game. Another might prefer to shoot at 12 feet.

Ask your coach what types of shots you’ll take when playing offense. That way you’ll know what kinds of shots you need to be practicing.

Tip 7: Focus Practice on Your Strengths AND Weakness

We’d all love to spend all our time doing stuff we’re good at. But, that’s not how we improve.

Make sure you’re also working to improve your weak spots. If you’re not sure where you’re weak, then ask your coach!

If you don’t have a coach to ask, then think about these questions:

• Where am I most uncomfortable on the court? What am I most unsure about doing?

• Can I shoot just as good whether I’m moving left or right while dribbling?

• If I was going to guard myself, what would I do?

Once you begin to identify the areas you’re really not comfortable with, you can begin to work on them to improve.

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