Best Way To Learn To Shoot?
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BEEF!! \nBalance: stand with your feet shoulder width apart\nEyes: keep your eyes on the target\nElbow: make sure your elbow isn't sticking out but instead at a 90angle\nFollow-through: it's like a downward snap of your wrist\n\nsome pointers...\n-make sure you're squared up to the basket\n-shoot with your strong hand, balance with the other\n-start close and work on your consistency\n-lay down & practice shooting your form\n\nGOOD LUCK! [:
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1) If you play 4/5, wtf are you doing driving anyway? play on the block w/ your back to the basket.\n\n2) Practice driving from the right...duh.\n\n3) If you can hit from the outside, the D will have to play you closer out there, so it'll be easier to drive.\n\n4) work on your pull-up jumper. start to drive, then pull up and hit it from 10-15 feet. if you can do that, they can't stop the drive
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get a basketball, go to a basketball, then practice dribbling from one end to the other, then practice shooting.  You should not shoot with both hands.  If you are a right handed, you would use ur right hand for power and your left hand to guide the ball. and vice verca if you are left handed.  Then to better catch the ball, u need a 2nd person to help u with that.
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If you are taking longer shots toward the basket, then you will want to learn a jump shot. You jump then shoot the ball before you land. One hand holds the ball steady and the other pushes it toward the basket. You will also want your hand that pushes the ball to fall down giving the ball a rotation. \nIf you are taking higher percentage shots or shots closer to the basket, you will want to learn how to do post up moves. Plant your pivot foot (the foot you can't move) Depending on what foot you hold use the other foot to maneuver around your opponet and make a move for the basket. \n\nYou can also gain position on your guard by backing up toward the basket and then turn and shoot a quick jumpshot, or if you are close enough bank it off the glass for a layup.\n\nLayups are very important in basketball. You must be able to lay the ball on the glass so that it falls right into the basket. It is the highest percentage shot that can be done besides the dunk.\n\nWhen you pass the ball you want to either bounce it to a teammate or throw it. These throws need to be at least chest high. If you bounce it make sure that you aren't bouncing it from too far a distance.\n\nDribbling the ball is very important. You can't move down the court or anywhere on the court without dribbling the ball as you walk or run. If you pick up the ball after dribbling you can't start dribbling again. If you do it is called a double dribble and will result in a turnover to the other team. \n\nIf you catch a pass from someone you can move one foot and the other becomes the pivot. You can dribble anytime you want to even after using your pivot as long as you haven't dribbled yet.\n\nHave fun practicing! :) Watch the NCAA tourament and you will learn alot about ball handling and plays that can be run. Pick and Roll, Give and Go. All these things you should be able to watch and get a better understanding for. :)\n\nHope some of these things helped :)
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alright ive played basketball all my life and ive learned alot from my family and going to basketball camps and all that. soo i will help you out k . first with your shooting the best way to improve is practice keeping your arm at a 90 degree angle and follow through. just practice . play with someone better then you cuz one day you will be able to beat them. Also going to basketball camps in your area help you alot.
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The simple answer is to practice.  Practice shooting, practice ballhandling, practice your athletic skills, and practice by playing.  You won't improve your game by wishing to do so.  I have a host of tips/articles you can view by checking this page out:  http://www.hoopsu.com/playertips.html\n\nThere are tips for improving basketball specific skills as well as 'mental' training tips and much more.
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You have to practice shooting a lot.\n\nGet on a court by yourself and shoot from all different angles using the proper technique each time.\n\nBe serious when you shoot and bear down mentally.\n\nStrength helps, but good technique is the most important.\n\nNot everyone can be a good 3 point shooter.You either have the touch or you don't but the only way to find out for sure is to practice a lot and see if you have the ability to shoot the ball from beyond the 3 point line with accuracy.\n\nIf you are young you may not have the arm strength just yet so just keep practicing and shoot from as far as you can with accuracy for now and gradually you will be able to shoot from further back.\n\nTry lifting some LIGHT weights or do some light nautilus in a gym to help with your strength.\n\nStay light because you don't want  to get muscled bound if you play basketball.\nLong lean muscles are the best for B ball in most cases.\n\nYou won't see too many linebacker type guys who can shoot for distance.\n\nRead some good  instructional basketball books and if you know a good coach or a good player with a good long range shot ask them to watch you shoot and give you some instruction on the proper form and technique.\n\nGood luck, and it is a good feeling when you can drain those 3 pointers.
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there are many different ways to shoot a jump shot. i use mainly my arms, but use a little bit wrist.
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The best place to learn how to play basketball is a rec center or JCC.  If you watch a couple times and practice a lot you could get good.  It also depends if you are coordinated.  Basketball is a fun and great sport, good luck.  P.S.  Work hard and you'll get really good
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Look at the ring not the ball, raise the ball up with both hands, don't forget to breathe and don't hold it up for too long, take the shot and follow through with your hands and wrists. Do it naturally and not like it is forced and practice, practice, practice. Before long, you are making those jump shots really easy.
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Try to call someone advance to practice with you and learn how to intercept pass and stuff,and also try shooting from a close range at first and gradually get futher and futher as u improve
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ok this is what you do:  put your feet shoulder-width apart. if your right handed, put your right foot slightly ahead of the other, if your left handed, vice versa. point your right hand (or your left) to your right toe. then point your finger directly up.then point it to the sky, but make a right angle with your elbow, shoulder, and finger. Open your fingers like your holding a basketball. your index finger should be pointing at your eye. take you other hand (your guide hand)and with your thumbs  make a sideways T. then shoot. Trust me. this works. emila me if you live in Southern Cali.
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first of all i recommend you get your own gear.  the gun for everything you Will ever want to do in paintball is the tippmann 98 custom.  for around 500 dollars you can turn it into a machine gun.  next you need to get barrel for it and depending on your style of play you could get the flatline barrel which adds an extra 100 feet of accuracy.\n\nnext there are many games you can play withyour new stuff.  you can play capture the flag , elimination, capture the fort, or timed games.  pretty much whatever game you want to play you can do in paintball\n\nfinally there are only a few rules since youre not ggoing to a field  do not shoot anyone within 6 feet, alwasy ask for surrender within twenty feet ( you can shoot them if they say no), never use frozen paintballs or marbles because they can and will send people to the hospital  thats really everything you need to know but heres a few sites that might help
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Your local rec center.  There will be places to shoot around alone, or play with different types of competition.  Also try renting a couple of basketball tip dvds from your local blockbuster if you need induvidual skill improvement.
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Follow these tips in fast-motion:\n\n1- Spread your feet at same distance as your shoulders.\n\n2- When you take aim, use your shooting hand to hold the ball from underneath and the other hand to balance the ball from the side.\n\n3- Keep both elbows inside your shoulders' frame throughtout the whole motion.\n\n4- If you dont have enough strength to arc a jumpshot higher than the backborad, shoot the ball from your chest instead of from over your head and/or use your jump to help you push the ball. \n\n5- And the most important tip, because it is what makes the arc: use your shooting wrist to make the ball roll off your fingers as you shoot (it is a concept widely known as the finger-roll).\n\n6- Follow your shot with your shooting arm for better accuracy.\n\nWith the these tips, and practicing them at least a 100 times a day, you could be the next Larry Bird, or the next Reggie Miller. Who knows. Those guys hardly missed.
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dont worry about what you can't do because you won't be able to learn how to do a lay-up  by tommorw. So concentrate on what  your best skills are, like if your really fast or if you have a good shootling touch. Have confidence in what you can do and don't worry about what you can't.
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Everybody feels good after they make a shot right?\nOne way to help build your confidence in shooting is to start shooting no more than 3 feet away from the basket, shoot about 10 shots to help build on your confidence, then gradually move back until your very confident in your shot. If you start shooting 3-pointers and miss a couple your confidence level goes down but if your close to the goal and make those consecutive shots your confidence will increase.