Shooting Off Screen Options

Shooting Off Screen Options By Hal Wissel  Shooting Off Screen Options Four options for cutting off a down screen, are: curl to the elbow, bump and fade to the corner, short curl to the basket, and backdoor cut. Curl to the Elbow. When your defender trails your body...

Shooting Warm-up Routine

Shooting Warm-up Routine By Hal Wissel Larry Bird, Ray Allen, Reggie Miller, Stephen Curry, Paul George and other great shooters have used a shooting warm-up routine before games. Here is the routine: Get on the court early before other players come out. Use a good...

Drive Baseline Step-Back Jump Shot

Drive Baseline Step-Back Jump Shot By Hal Wissel The step-back jump shot is used when you are closely guarded as you drive. From a triple-threat stance, make an aggressive drive step. Keeping your weight on your pivot foot, create space away from your defender by...

Free Throw Shooting

FREE THROW SHOOTING By Hal Wissel  Mechanics  The mechanics of free-throw shooting include balance, sight, hand position, elbow-in alignment, rhythmical shooting motion and follow-through. Shooting Hand High and Front Down and Up Rhythm             As Knees Go Up Arm...