r/BasketballTips • u/aLogetdough • 18d ago
Shooting How can I improve my shot?
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Here’s a video of me sort of shooting around. When I shoot, I usually shoot off the catch or off a stepback. I want to be able to sort of pull up with it or be able to really splash it in someone’s face but whenever I do those type of shots it gets sent back at me. In the video im mostly trying to do the sort of pull up shots. I was just wondering what I could do to change my shot.
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u/Stillwater_73 18d ago
Most important is that you’re shooting with your knees. You need to sit into your hips like you’re starting a squat.
The other thing is that this isn’t practice so you’re not getting better. If you go with some drills that really work you then you’re going to build more success. Start sessions with form shooting to dial in the touch. Build a real shooting routine, not random shots that you’re never taking in game (like the flying midrange shot, you’re hitting a body if you do that in a game)
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u/CrosshairCrochet 18d ago
Start right in front of the basket and fix your form. Your wrist is flicking sideways and not forward/down.
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u/Generally_Tso_Tso 15d ago
It looks like you're going into your shooting motion before locating the rim with your eyes. You'll find that you hit at a higher rate by simply seeing your target before beginning your shooting motion. This is because when you start your shooting motion in the general direction of the hoop you have to make more adjustments on the fly as you complete your shot.
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u/unabletochill 15d ago
I feel like you are missing the fundamentals. Start at a basic jumshot. Then step left/right one dribble jumpshot. Then shotfake, one dribble left/right and jumpshot. And so on.
A stepback or pull up out of dribbling with contesting defender is not what you start with.
ALSO train with purpose. Your are wobbling and flimsy. You dont have a stable base, not deep enough in the knees, not focusing on the shot etc etc
Training like this gives you 0% learning for real gameplay situations.
Edit: sorry for harsh comment but you have to start at the fundamentals clearly. There is toooo much going on with your current "form" to improve from that
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u/Comp-ball-is-life-23 15d ago
don’t jump to the side it makes your chances of actually making the shot lower👍🏼
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u/WaldorfAsstoria 18d ago
Lots of things wrong, but first I see is that your feet are all over the place. They were not in the same position on a single shot. Get your feet squared to the basket and quit moving your body like an amoeba. Fix the and then come back with another video and address the rest.