Need to go straight up more your kinda pushing it instead of up and flick. Good drill is to slowly go thru proper shooting mechanic using one hand from like 2 feet away and aim for swishes after 5-10 step back and continue and once at 15ish feet add other hand
Really great drill that I still do to this day (nearly 40 yrs old - playing since 7) whenever I plan on shooting around for more than a few mins or try to before any games.
Locks in your form. Gets your legs and knees engaged in the shot. Forces follow through bc all the motions are so exaggerated from so close to the rim.
This is great advice for pure shooting form.
You might want to work on lowering your hop and landing in the same spot you jump from. This will help you stop pushing, and improve your ability to hit contested threes. It's ok to jump forward on open looks though.
In one shot it looks like your hips twist a bit. Avoid this at all costs. Nothing will limit your range more as it can ruin the trajectory of your shot.
Visualize a cylinder sitting on top of the rim and try to put the ball in the cylinder. The hoop is at its widest when your shot is coming from directly above. If your shot comes in at more of an angle the opening of the hoop is an oval, not a circle. That's an old John Wooden tip.
Practice catch and shoot and dribble pull ups. Once you have perfected these work on step backs, turn arounds and fade aways.
I agree get under the shit more your balance looks a little off and your shooting hand follows through across your body sometimes try to square it up a little bit
I’d have to agree with the commenter who mentioned doing the one handed shooting drills from a short distance, adding an extra emphasis on shooting the ball up and out as opposed to one general push motion. This will do wonders for your ball control and ability to get a shot off more fluently.
I also notice that you shoot right handed but your left foot ends up being in front of your right when shooting. Getting that right foot in front of your left on a consistent basis is going to give you more shot stability and help keep your shoulder more properly aligned with the rim. I’d suggest doing some basic pivoting practice as well to help get yourself used to getting back to that stance from various positions. Right foot pivots, left foot pivots, going forward or backward, it all helps with balance and getting into a position where you’re ready to shoot.
At the end of the day there’s no greater benefit than repetition. Keep practicing, keep putting shots up, keep seeking out additional knowledge in any way you can and your shot will continue to improve! I’d also recommend watching “Kobe footwork videos” on YouTube as this helped me a lot when I was in high school.
Best of luck!
This and watch this video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xlEiKAqWYxM
This is the true art of shooting. One handed drill inside the key then slowly move out.
No worries I think I post this video 5 times a day in this thread as a simple way to understand shooting mechanics. Just hoping they pin it makes everyone life easier.
I think if you’re going to work on eliminating the step to the right, I would also recommend working on the spacing of your feet. They are a bit close together. Also, the step makes you turn your shoulders a bit more and leads to pushing.
You are doing a chest press with your shot. This is killing your power and targeting especially with your head arching back to "get out of the way." You need to lift your shot position up.
Stand almost under the backboard or a foot length from a wall, set the ball in your hand like you are going to shoot, but get your hands above your head. There are plenty of videos out there that you can watch to see what form you can use. Then, spend a month practicing that form, bouncing the ball off the backboard, inching back to make it harder. The more consistent you can get it bounce back to you without you moving your center line will help your arch, finger placement on the release, and arm placement through the shot motion.
This was and is usually my suggestion. People really ignore how important the lower half of your body is when it comes to shooting form.
Look at Ray Allen or Klay Thompson for people who really know how to square up and generate most of their power from their legs.
This is a great video and should be the standard for people asking for help.
So two things stick out to me:
Your shot is a bit flat. As others have pointed out you need to shoot higher. A combo of more lift on your legs and a higher release point should help. Others have offered better details.
Your shots miss to the left, this is because you move your shooting hand across to the the left on release. Hold that follow through centered.
1. Lower half and sequencing need some work. Focus on the lead up into the shot, as well as the shot itself. The whole sequence from beginning to end looks a little messy. Strong base, stop floating so much. Try to jump in a little less and stop floating side to side. If you’re dribbling into the shot, alternate hands. Tons of good videos online on sequencing and lower half form getting into your shot.
2. Flat release and it looks like you’re coming across your body a little on the follow through. Straighten that out. Focus on more arc. Stand against the wall on your shooting side when you get to the gym and form shoot like a FT 25 times with your arm remaining against the wall. Focus on finishing high on those.
I recommend a ton of form shooting inside 15 feet. Start at 5 feet with zero lower half movement. Elbows, baseline, middle…5 spots, 5 shots each, 25 total shots. Then 10 feet in more of a FT motion with a little lower half. Then a 15 foot jump shots. All from the same 5 spots on the court. 75 total shots. Start your shooting practices like that every single time with a huge focus on consistent, clean form. If you’re not hitting 55+ don’t ever go beyond those distances. After those 75 focus on coming off the dribble with both hands into those 5 spots, from different areas on the floor. Work on throwing the ball out in front and shooting from those 5 spots. Once you’re a knock down shooter from all over inside 15 feet, with clean mechanics, then it’ll be easy to do the same outside, starting with spot ups, then on the move. I do 5-10-15-18-22 feet, roughly from those 5 spots on the floor, mixing in off the dribble shots with both hands and throwing the ball out in front to simulate coming off screens and pin downs.
Put your right foot slightly ahead of left and rotate your feet and torso a little to the left so that your shoulder is aligned to the basket. Spreading them slightly wider should also help with balance.
In this clip you’re not doing this, so you’re having to rotate mid air to get alignment.
Making this change will be easier if you go left-right into the shot rather than right-left like you are in the clip.
Yup. That's the first thing I noticed. I coach young kids, they all want to shoot the three (of course lol) but they're not strong enough. So they compensate by adding a little twist to their shooting stroke. It causes left- right inconsistency and is a tough habit to break.
Your left foot should be slightly behind your right, and right hip and elbow should be pointed straight at the rim. Shooting free throws is a good way to build this muscle memory. Watch a great free throw shooter, they'll never miss left or right.
Judging by the shot closest to the camera, where we can see the back of you. Youre not balanced in your current form. Your left side/shoulders is higher than your shooting right side. No matter the professional unorthodox shots in the nba, shoulders are square to the basket. Even the fade away shots, floaters, etc.
Balance your body.
Also, before you do further damage, do not only practice the dribble two step shoot. Got to also balance that. Someone mentioned, straight pull up. Yes. Slowly.
1 dribble left
1 dribble right
2 left
2 right
Triple threat into stepbaxk left & again on right
Pull up
Running into a pull up.
When you have help:
Chesst pass pull up
- dead center pass
- off hand pass
- shooter hand pass
- up high
- slightly lower
Bounce pass pull up
- same ass above
^^ when your balance meets your form, all these shits
Shots will feel the same no matter how you get into it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8-7JVqPlUJ4&pp=ygUWcmF5IGFsbGVuIGhvdyB0byBzaG9vdA%3D%3D
Klay Thompson going through some very good fundamentals. Placement and spacing of feet and getting a good lift. As some have pointed out about your lower body not giving you enough power. I'm visual learner so this may help you too (dont worry about not having form as perfect as klays, not everyone does or has to, just focus the fundamentals).
Also, when you move from shooting close to further out, work on shooting out of the triple threat stance. You'll always start out with a low center of gravity and have power for your legs to elevate. It seems like you're basically throwing up shots from a stand-up position in your video.
Lay on your back and practice shooting the ball straight up and down. Imagine you're reaching your arm up and into a cookie jar. It needs to stay straight and not go across your chest.
Your base needs a lot of work. For right handed shooters, you typically want to have your right hip in front, toward the basket. This will make it easier to be in line with both your shoulder and elbow.
If you notice, when you start shooting your left hip is in front and when you land your right hip is in front. Your body naturally wants to make that change. Your power is also going to come through your legs, so having proper hip alignment will make you much more consistent. As other people have commented, you’re using too much upper body to get enough distance instead of your legs
Set your shot and tuck your elbow in jump high smooth shoot, you’re pushing and jumping forward which I dont think you need to do that but 🤷🏾♂️ idk I’m not a coach.
Everything. Start from scratch and change everything.
First, square up and stop bouncing around.
Tuck your elbows in and bend your knees through the load more.
Try to get some lift on your jump.
Release at the top of your jump.
Follow through on your shot.
You’re catapulting the ball not shooting.
Easy shooting drill- find a line on a basketball court. Get in triple threat with your feet on either side of line. Now shoot basketball up and hold follow through (hand in cookie jar).. where does ball end up? attempt to have ball land directly on line just a few feet in front of you.
Do this drill for 10-20 shots to get arc high and backspin on the ball.
Next start shooting on court. Start 3-5 feet away, around the world style.
Only move or further away if you make 3 swishes in a row.
Start at 4 feet out, work your way back. Don’t buy into the 3 ball or nothing. Shoulder and elbow in , add arch (your ball is way too flat). Good thing about this is, it’s very fixable. I like to tell my players (youngsters), shoot 40-4 foot shots, with perfect structure and you get to move back. Keep it up champ
Too much of your power comes from your arms. Bend your knees and jump. This should help keep your release higher and keep your arm straighter rather than crossing your body. May take a lot of practice to put it together, but lastly you need to focus on your follow through to get a good backspin. I read once that the best release point is almost 10ft. Look at Michael Porter JR, KD, Lebron, Paul George. These guys are all tall as hell yet still get air on their jump shots and release in the air. You probably won’t get to 10ft but your feet should be inches off the ground when shooting jumpers to get good power and create a shot that is harder to block. An elite defender could block your shot easily right now because it’s not high enough and comes too far forward. Kawhi is one of the only players I’ve seen that has arm at a farther forward angle and he is kind of an obscure case at this.
Everything is wrong with your shot.
You are not balanced, you seem to be shooting with your body turned and don't have your shoulders square to the hoop. You are practising rushing your shot instead of getting a good shot off. You don't have a ton of follow through. Look at how your feet start and end. Finally you look down at your dribble instead of getting your eyes on rim early. Because you don't trust your dribble you are more focussed on that than positioning properly for the shot.
Get back to form shooting like right in front of the rim. Make 5 in a row before you step back. When you are done that.
If you have a friend have them pass you the ball while you in a ready stance with all your toes pointed at the hoop and your shoulders square, just catch and shoot it. You can't get out of your follow through until the ball goes through the hoop.
If alone self toss to the shot or learn to not look down at the ball when dribbling.
what causes the right arm to go to the left instead of straight up? despite the way the shooting hand moves the ball goes straight. is it body alignment, is the guide hand the counter force that forces the shot back to the middle? OP have you tried moving your guide hand further up on the ball? it’s so hard to fix form after having one for a long time, i’ve messed with my shot so much, when it’s a set shot i can shoot with new clean form, but in traffic with movement and defense and needing to shoot quickly i revert back.
Also get comfortable shooting standing in one spot, don’t make that little side step, then you will no what your form actually is, right now you kinda didn’t show us your form but your side step
Reverse your steps so instead of right left you do left right so you're stepping into shooting side. You won't have to over rotate on your shot like you do in the video.
Try shooting from a stand still, and landing into a stand still. You have a lot of unnecessary leg movement both before and after your shot, which adds complexity to your shot form = Hard to replicate consistently. Simplify.
B.E.E.F
Balance Sound Base
Eyes On the Basket/Net always aim at a focal point
Elbow Pointed at or Toward Basket
Follow Through Swan the hand and or reach in the cookie jar.
Thank you guys for all the advice! I know I have a lot to improve on (which is why I came here in the first place) so I really appreciate all pointers on how to get better. I’ll work on the form and post again in a few months. Cheers!
there are thousands of videos on youtube, by professional coaches, that will show you step by step how to develop a shot. get off reddit and go to those videos.
flat, flick your wrist and thumb underneath like holding a candy bar on follow thru. go straight up on the actual shot. staighten out your release which goes across your body
Unfortunately, a lot of this comes down to strength.
And not just arms, legs as well. If you're struggling to power the ball to the basket, you're never going to be able to bring your elbow in and have a consistent shot, exorcism when you're actually playing and tired.
Why do you take a step right before releasing the ball? If you really want to fix your shot, start from the ground up by perfecting a set shot. This type of form gets no consistency, slow and is easily guardable
first of all stop shooting side step 3's. you're not ready for that. It looks like you're getting a running start into every shot. Why?
Your probably need to spend more time developing shot mechanics within 15 feet and build your strength from there. After every shot you're flopping around which makes it impossible to develop a consistent form. Shoot the ball, limit all motion, and hold your form until the ball hits the rim
You're just pushing from your chest. Focus more on bringing your shooting hand from your chest, straight up through your chin, and finish above your head.
When you go straight up across the front of your face, you should have the 'V' between your thumb and index stay in a vertical line infront of your right eye. In a slow motion form, you should be looking through the 'V' like the sight of a gun.
Need to go straight up more your kinda pushing it instead of up and flick. Good drill is to slowly go thru proper shooting mechanic using one hand from like 2 feet away and aim for swishes after 5-10 step back and continue and once at 15ish feet add other hand
Thank you so much for the feedback! Will practice this
Really great drill that I still do to this day (nearly 40 yrs old - playing since 7) whenever I plan on shooting around for more than a few mins or try to before any games. Locks in your form. Gets your legs and knees engaged in the shot. Forces follow through bc all the motions are so exaggerated from so close to the rim.
This is great advice for pure shooting form. You might want to work on lowering your hop and landing in the same spot you jump from. This will help you stop pushing, and improve your ability to hit contested threes. It's ok to jump forward on open looks though. In one shot it looks like your hips twist a bit. Avoid this at all costs. Nothing will limit your range more as it can ruin the trajectory of your shot. Visualize a cylinder sitting on top of the rim and try to put the ball in the cylinder. The hoop is at its widest when your shot is coming from directly above. If your shot comes in at more of an angle the opening of the hoop is an oval, not a circle. That's an old John Wooden tip. Practice catch and shoot and dribble pull ups. Once you have perfected these work on step backs, turn arounds and fade aways.
I agree get under the shit more your balance looks a little off and your shooting hand follows through across your body sometimes try to square it up a little bit
I’d have to agree with the commenter who mentioned doing the one handed shooting drills from a short distance, adding an extra emphasis on shooting the ball up and out as opposed to one general push motion. This will do wonders for your ball control and ability to get a shot off more fluently. I also notice that you shoot right handed but your left foot ends up being in front of your right when shooting. Getting that right foot in front of your left on a consistent basis is going to give you more shot stability and help keep your shoulder more properly aligned with the rim. I’d suggest doing some basic pivoting practice as well to help get yourself used to getting back to that stance from various positions. Right foot pivots, left foot pivots, going forward or backward, it all helps with balance and getting into a position where you’re ready to shoot. At the end of the day there’s no greater benefit than repetition. Keep practicing, keep putting shots up, keep seeking out additional knowledge in any way you can and your shot will continue to improve! I’d also recommend watching “Kobe footwork videos” on YouTube as this helped me a lot when I was in high school. Best of luck!
Wow thank you so much for the detailed comment, definitely gonna try this!
This and watch this video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xlEiKAqWYxM This is the true art of shooting. One handed drill inside the key then slowly move out.
Great stuff right here thanks so much!
No worries I think I post this video 5 times a day in this thread as a simple way to understand shooting mechanics. Just hoping they pin it makes everyone life easier.
Do you only shoot when stepping to the right?
hmm haven’t noticed that but now that you’ve pointed it out it looks like i do have that tendency
I think if you’re going to work on eliminating the step to the right, I would also recommend working on the spacing of your feet. They are a bit close together. Also, the step makes you turn your shoulders a bit more and leads to pushing.
Don't move forward when u shoot. Should be almost straight up and down.
You are doing a chest press with your shot. This is killing your power and targeting especially with your head arching back to "get out of the way." You need to lift your shot position up. Stand almost under the backboard or a foot length from a wall, set the ball in your hand like you are going to shoot, but get your hands above your head. There are plenty of videos out there that you can watch to see what form you can use. Then, spend a month practicing that form, bouncing the ball off the backboard, inching back to make it harder. The more consistent you can get it bounce back to you without you moving your center line will help your arch, finger placement on the release, and arm placement through the shot motion.
thank you for your comment! when you say shot position that’s the same as set point right?
Yes. If you can raise your set point, that will help.
Not enough strength coming from lower body.
This was and is usually my suggestion. People really ignore how important the lower half of your body is when it comes to shooting form. Look at Ray Allen or Klay Thompson for people who really know how to square up and generate most of their power from their legs.
This is a great video and should be the standard for people asking for help. So two things stick out to me: Your shot is a bit flat. As others have pointed out you need to shoot higher. A combo of more lift on your legs and a higher release point should help. Others have offered better details. Your shots miss to the left, this is because you move your shooting hand across to the the left on release. Hold that follow through centered.
1. Lower half and sequencing need some work. Focus on the lead up into the shot, as well as the shot itself. The whole sequence from beginning to end looks a little messy. Strong base, stop floating so much. Try to jump in a little less and stop floating side to side. If you’re dribbling into the shot, alternate hands. Tons of good videos online on sequencing and lower half form getting into your shot. 2. Flat release and it looks like you’re coming across your body a little on the follow through. Straighten that out. Focus on more arc. Stand against the wall on your shooting side when you get to the gym and form shoot like a FT 25 times with your arm remaining against the wall. Focus on finishing high on those. I recommend a ton of form shooting inside 15 feet. Start at 5 feet with zero lower half movement. Elbows, baseline, middle…5 spots, 5 shots each, 25 total shots. Then 10 feet in more of a FT motion with a little lower half. Then a 15 foot jump shots. All from the same 5 spots on the court. 75 total shots. Start your shooting practices like that every single time with a huge focus on consistent, clean form. If you’re not hitting 55+ don’t ever go beyond those distances. After those 75 focus on coming off the dribble with both hands into those 5 spots, from different areas on the floor. Work on throwing the ball out in front and shooting from those 5 spots. Once you’re a knock down shooter from all over inside 15 feet, with clean mechanics, then it’ll be easy to do the same outside, starting with spot ups, then on the move. I do 5-10-15-18-22 feet, roughly from those 5 spots on the floor, mixing in off the dribble shots with both hands and throwing the ball out in front to simulate coming off screens and pin downs.
I think shortening the distance of the shot attempts is the best advice. Perfect the mid range, get some strength conditioning.
Put your right foot slightly ahead of left and rotate your feet and torso a little to the left so that your shoulder is aligned to the basket. Spreading them slightly wider should also help with balance. In this clip you’re not doing this, so you’re having to rotate mid air to get alignment. Making this change will be easier if you go left-right into the shot rather than right-left like you are in the clip.
Yup. That's the first thing I noticed. I coach young kids, they all want to shoot the three (of course lol) but they're not strong enough. So they compensate by adding a little twist to their shooting stroke. It causes left- right inconsistency and is a tough habit to break. Your left foot should be slightly behind your right, and right hip and elbow should be pointed straight at the rim. Shooting free throws is a good way to build this muscle memory. Watch a great free throw shooter, they'll never miss left or right.
Judging by the shot closest to the camera, where we can see the back of you. Youre not balanced in your current form. Your left side/shoulders is higher than your shooting right side. No matter the professional unorthodox shots in the nba, shoulders are square to the basket. Even the fade away shots, floaters, etc. Balance your body. Also, before you do further damage, do not only practice the dribble two step shoot. Got to also balance that. Someone mentioned, straight pull up. Yes. Slowly. 1 dribble left 1 dribble right 2 left 2 right Triple threat into stepbaxk left & again on right Pull up Running into a pull up. When you have help: Chesst pass pull up - dead center pass - off hand pass - shooter hand pass - up high - slightly lower Bounce pass pull up - same ass above ^^ when your balance meets your form, all these shits Shots will feel the same no matter how you get into it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8-7JVqPlUJ4&pp=ygUWcmF5IGFsbGVuIGhvdyB0byBzaG9vdA%3D%3D Klay Thompson going through some very good fundamentals. Placement and spacing of feet and getting a good lift. As some have pointed out about your lower body not giving you enough power. I'm visual learner so this may help you too (dont worry about not having form as perfect as klays, not everyone does or has to, just focus the fundamentals). Also, when you move from shooting close to further out, work on shooting out of the triple threat stance. You'll always start out with a low center of gravity and have power for your legs to elevate. It seems like you're basically throwing up shots from a stand-up position in your video.
Lay on your back and practice shooting the ball straight up and down. Imagine you're reaching your arm up and into a cookie jar. It needs to stay straight and not go across your chest.
Focus more on keeping your knees bent, elbows at a 90 degree angle (don’t crack the egg).
Your base needs a lot of work. For right handed shooters, you typically want to have your right hip in front, toward the basket. This will make it easier to be in line with both your shoulder and elbow. If you notice, when you start shooting your left hip is in front and when you land your right hip is in front. Your body naturally wants to make that change. Your power is also going to come through your legs, so having proper hip alignment will make you much more consistent. As other people have commented, you’re using too much upper body to get enough distance instead of your legs
Set your shot and tuck your elbow in jump high smooth shoot, you’re pushing and jumping forward which I dont think you need to do that but 🤷🏾♂️ idk I’m not a coach.
Right shooting arm seems to drift too much inward, thus causing the shot to seem unstable and inconsistent
Everything. Start from scratch and change everything. First, square up and stop bouncing around. Tuck your elbows in and bend your knees through the load more. Try to get some lift on your jump. Release at the top of your jump. Follow through on your shot.
You’re catapulting the ball not shooting. Easy shooting drill- find a line on a basketball court. Get in triple threat with your feet on either side of line. Now shoot basketball up and hold follow through (hand in cookie jar).. where does ball end up? attempt to have ball land directly on line just a few feet in front of you. Do this drill for 10-20 shots to get arc high and backspin on the ball. Next start shooting on court. Start 3-5 feet away, around the world style. Only move or further away if you make 3 swishes in a row.
Start at 4 feet out, work your way back. Don’t buy into the 3 ball or nothing. Shoulder and elbow in , add arch (your ball is way too flat). Good thing about this is, it’s very fixable. I like to tell my players (youngsters), shoot 40-4 foot shots, with perfect structure and you get to move back. Keep it up champ
When shooting, Feet shoulder width apart. Keep your guide hand (left hand) straight when releasing, bend your knees a little more before your shot.
Your second shot had the best form/follow through.
Too much of your power comes from your arms. Bend your knees and jump. This should help keep your release higher and keep your arm straighter rather than crossing your body. May take a lot of practice to put it together, but lastly you need to focus on your follow through to get a good backspin. I read once that the best release point is almost 10ft. Look at Michael Porter JR, KD, Lebron, Paul George. These guys are all tall as hell yet still get air on their jump shots and release in the air. You probably won’t get to 10ft but your feet should be inches off the ground when shooting jumpers to get good power and create a shot that is harder to block. An elite defender could block your shot easily right now because it’s not high enough and comes too far forward. Kawhi is one of the only players I’ve seen that has arm at a farther forward angle and he is kind of an obscure case at this.
Everything is wrong with your shot. You are not balanced, you seem to be shooting with your body turned and don't have your shoulders square to the hoop. You are practising rushing your shot instead of getting a good shot off. You don't have a ton of follow through. Look at how your feet start and end. Finally you look down at your dribble instead of getting your eyes on rim early. Because you don't trust your dribble you are more focussed on that than positioning properly for the shot. Get back to form shooting like right in front of the rim. Make 5 in a row before you step back. When you are done that. If you have a friend have them pass you the ball while you in a ready stance with all your toes pointed at the hoop and your shoulders square, just catch and shoot it. You can't get out of your follow through until the ball goes through the hoop. If alone self toss to the shot or learn to not look down at the ball when dribbling.
what causes the right arm to go to the left instead of straight up? despite the way the shooting hand moves the ball goes straight. is it body alignment, is the guide hand the counter force that forces the shot back to the middle? OP have you tried moving your guide hand further up on the ball? it’s so hard to fix form after having one for a long time, i’ve messed with my shot so much, when it’s a set shot i can shoot with new clean form, but in traffic with movement and defense and needing to shoot quickly i revert back.
Hit the weights.
Also get comfortable shooting standing in one spot, don’t make that little side step, then you will no what your form actually is, right now you kinda didn’t show us your form but your side step
Shoot with one hand. Stop shooting from your stomach. Start with working closer to the net. You don’t need to dribble before every shot.
Feet to close together
cant show you how, rather, choose an nba player, check his form, from legs to shoulders, example is Kobe, lots of videos out there.
Reverse your steps so instead of right left you do left right so you're stepping into shooting side. You won't have to over rotate on your shot like you do in the video.
Try shooting from a stand still, and landing into a stand still. You have a lot of unnecessary leg movement both before and after your shot, which adds complexity to your shot form = Hard to replicate consistently. Simplify.
B.E.E.F Balance Sound Base Eyes On the Basket/Net always aim at a focal point Elbow Pointed at or Toward Basket Follow Through Swan the hand and or reach in the cookie jar.
Maybe you footwork, and how you place you feet
You need to lift bro you pushing not shooting
Form is off because you’re shooting too far. You got no business shooting 3’s….. work on your mid range and going straight up
Bro you could read yo shit from a mile a way
Stop twisting. You start with your feet pointed at 12, you land at 11. Straight up and down.
Stop stepping to the right side and just shoot a regular jumpshot. You're making it hard for yourself. Spread legs, jump, and follow through.
Thank you guys for all the advice! I know I have a lot to improve on (which is why I came here in the first place) so I really appreciate all pointers on how to get better. I’ll work on the form and post again in a few months. Cheers!
there are thousands of videos on youtube, by professional coaches, that will show you step by step how to develop a shot. get off reddit and go to those videos.
flat, flick your wrist and thumb underneath like holding a candy bar on follow thru. go straight up on the actual shot. staighten out your release which goes across your body
First of all, get the ball above your head
Unfortunately, a lot of this comes down to strength. And not just arms, legs as well. If you're struggling to power the ball to the basket, you're never going to be able to bring your elbow in and have a consistent shot, exorcism when you're actually playing and tired.
I think you need to add more strength you seem to be struggling that's why you're going forward on every shot
Idk you looo like you are gonna shoot with your left hand but shoot with your right
Why do you take a step right before releasing the ball? If you really want to fix your shot, start from the ground up by perfecting a set shot. This type of form gets no consistency, slow and is easily guardable
first of all stop shooting side step 3's. you're not ready for that. It looks like you're getting a running start into every shot. Why? Your probably need to spend more time developing shot mechanics within 15 feet and build your strength from there. After every shot you're flopping around which makes it impossible to develop a consistent form. Shoot the ball, limit all motion, and hold your form until the ball hits the rim
You're just pushing from your chest. Focus more on bringing your shooting hand from your chest, straight up through your chin, and finish above your head. When you go straight up across the front of your face, you should have the 'V' between your thumb and index stay in a vertical line infront of your right eye. In a slow motion form, you should be looking through the 'V' like the sight of a gun.
Change what you're not happy with
You're not a 3 shooter, stop trying, you'll grow into it , know your range, get comfortable with your own range
Sports.