Sunday, August 22, 2010

How I Shoot Over 96% Free Throws

After maybe, 35,000 free throws taken, I finally got to a point where I can say I am consistent with my shot.

I was an inconsistent 80-90% free throw shooter and now I am consistently above 96%.

What I’ve learned about shooting is, it’s a process – as so much of learning is – where you start out crawling, and if you try to walk too soon, by trying to move too quickly, you abruptly fall down.

Well, learning to shoot a basketball free throw (correctly) is very much a similar process. I’m going along, what seems to be nicely, making series of shots and then –wham! – I miss with a shot that seemed to come from out of left field. I think, “Where did that come from”? Then, maybe I miss another one or two. Then, I am back, focused and making another series of shots. From what I have observed from many shooters, this seems to be a normal occurrence. The key, in case you missed it, is focus.

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