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The Basic Steps of a Sound Basketball Shot: From Stance to Follow-Through
Six simple steps that build a sound shot, from your stance to your follow-through, plus what research says about arc and backspin.
Shooting technique
4 articlesThe basics of a sound shot, in clear and simple steps.
Shooting technique
Shooting Off the Catch: Get Ready Before the Ball Arrives
In games, many of your shots come right after a pass. Learn a simple four-step way to get your feet, hands and eyes ready before the ball arrives, and how to test it in ShootingStat.
Shooting technique
Common Shooting Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Six common basketball shooting mistakes, how to spot each one from the way your shots miss, and simple steps to fix them.
Shooting technique
The Free-Throw Routine: Fixed Steps Before Every Shot
How to build a short, repeatable routine for the free throw, what research says about it, and how to practice it and track your progress.
Shooting drills
4 articlesSimple drills you can do alone or with your team.
Shooting drills
Find Your Weakest Three-Point Zone: A Five-Spot Test
A 50-shot test, 10 from each of the five three-point zones, that shows where your threes are strongest and weakest. Learn how to read it without being fooled by a small sample.
Shooting drills
Free-Throw Drills: From Routine to Pressure
A free-throw session in 4 parts: a fixed routine, a test with a clear target, a streak challenge, and game-like pressure, with a simple way to log it.
Shooting drills
A Solo Shooting Session in 5 Stages
A solo shooting session in 5 stages and about 100 shots, built on drills from well-known coaches, with a simple way to log it and track your progress.
For coaches and parents
1 articleIdeas for planning a shooting session and following players' progress.
Stats and percentages
7 articlesUnderstand your shooting numbers so you know what to improve.
Stats and percentages
FG% vs eFG% vs TS%
Three shooting percentages answer three different questions. Learn what each one measures, how to calculate it, and when to use it, with one worked practice session.
Stats and percentages
Free Throws Under Pressure: What the Numbers Say and How to Read Yours
Free-throw accuracy falls in the final seconds of close games, even for professionals. See what the research found, and how to compare your practice free throws with your pressure free throws.
Stats and percentages
Your Percentage Dropped: Fatigue, Bad Luck or a Real Problem?
A bad shooting session does not always mean something is wrong with your shot. Learn four questions that separate small samples, fatigue and a real problem, with what studies say about each.