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When you watch someone shoot free-throws
what are you looking for?
Do you watch the ball?
Do you watch the rim?
Maybe you just count, 3...5...
Maybe you determine the greatness of the shooter
by a certain number. What's that number for you?
Do you play? Do you shoot?
What's your focus? For some,
they keep their eye on the target and try to put the ball inside the basket,
very little strategy is involved.
they either look at the front of the rim,
or the back of the rim. And simply release the ball,
and hope for the best. However,
like many successes in life, there are levels to how great you can become.
You must be a student of the game. Don't allow a make or a miss
to simply be put to chance. Believe in the number.
What's your number? Is it 15?
Is it 20? One number that's important for me
is 6. I make sure my right foot
is 6 inches ahead of my left. The reason being is when I release the ball;
the whole right side of my body needs to be dead center with the front of the rim.
This mechanical necessity starts with my feet.
Then notice my hips turn slightly which aligns my shoulders and arms.
As I release, notice the alignment.
Notice my feet being should width apart,
which ensure great balance. Another one of my numbers is 90.
I know that my shooting arm must be at a 90 degree angle
as I begin to shoot. To go further
and become even more perfect, I also make sure my shooting wrist is bent
to a 90 degree angle, so when I release the ball
it will allow for proper rotation. I know to snap my wrist
forward as if I was reaching on top of the refrigerator and putting my hand
in the cookie jar. Try it now.
Try putting your arm in the air, now imagine a jar of cookies on top of the fridge
and you must grab a cookie inside. Notice your fingers and wrist pointing down.
In basketball, that's called follow-through.
I think about using my whole body to shoot the ball.
I have my knees bent, and once I start,
everything is positive energy. My movement
is fluid. I make sure there are no hitches. At no point do I want to have my body,
or ball, stop or move backwards; away or down from the rim.
Basketball is dominated by numbers.
What's your number? My number is 6.92 meters per second.
I know that velocity is important.
If I don't use enough force, I will air-ball the shot.
If I use too much force, the ball will ricochet off the rim on contact.
The ideal shot is soft enough where it will hit the rim
and still go in. Players usually refer to this
as the shooters touch. For me being 6'4"
I know my ideal velocity is 6.92 meters per second.
Depending on your height your velocity from the free-throw line will vary,
but not much. Do you know your number?
Do you know that the apex of your shot must rise 2 feet above the rim.
So when I release the ball, it must rise 12 feet into the air.
For me, this relates to my most important number:
the arc of the ball. A great shooter knows
that most perimeter shots have an arc angle between 45
and 55 degrees. Again,
being 6'4", I must have an angle
of 53 degrees. With the rim being 18 inches wide,
and the ball being 9 1/2 inches wide, this will ensure that flight the
of the ball will
go through the net with 4 inches to spare all around the rim.
That's why the Swish Master shooting aid
is so important. It helps to ensure the ball is shot with the perfect arc,
which guarantees to increase your shooting percentage.
Become a shooting master.
Shooting success is not just happenstance.
It's mastery of the numbers. It's mastery of technique.
It's greatness in training. Your greatness lies in your knowledge.
Your consistency lies in your repetition.
Become a master.
Swish.