Skills - Shooting #2 Close Banks

  This installment is again to do with a drill that every serious basketball players should do when they step foot on the court to go to work. After completing the Perfects drill you should go into an exercise that is going to get moving and jumping into your shot. The Perfects already warmed up the mechanics and muscle memory of the shot technique and now you need to warm up the rythem of the jump shot and to watch the ball go threw the rim a few times to get the confidence up. Shooting and basketball in general is a big confidence sport, when the confidence in your shooting goes your shots will start to suffer. Shooting takes a lot of focus and needs attention. Shooters need to remember the saying "If you question the shot don't shoot it!!!". Shoot with focus and intent.
  This drill is to help all of this. You will run through this drill twice. You need to make 10 shots from both sides so 20 makes in total.

• Starting underneath the basket dribble to the block and pivot on your inside foot. As you turn you should be gathering the ball in your hands ready to shoot.
• You need to get your feet square with the basket so your lines are all straight and the body is not twisted.
• You are aiming to bank the ball so remember to aim for the top corner of the square and you cant miss if you hit this spot. (this mite be why its a called a bank shot because its safe)
• Make sure to commit to the shot and follow through with your wrists. Part of this drill is to also see the ball go through the net to help gather your confidence and to just see the ball through knowing you can make shots.
• Gather the rebound and continue to the opposite black and repeat the process.

Remember when you are shooting you need to have a purpose so make sure you keep count of your makes and stay honest. You are only cheating yourself. Execute this drill at a decent pace so you work up a sweat and also to get your shot up to game speed. Make sure you stay on balance, controlled and get your feet squared.