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"Don't Change Basketball Shooting Form During the Season" - True or False

Jay Wolf - Friday, November 27, 2009

"Don't Change Basketball Shooting Form During the Season"
True  or  False

ANSWER? False. 

Here's a good rule to follow concerning basketball shooting form - "SUCCESS determines CHANGE".  If the ball is going in at a high rate - from the field at 48% from 2pt distance, 45% from 3pt distance, and 85% from the FT line - then change isn't necessary. 

I often hear coaches say, "we address all form problems after the season is over". That doesn't make sense for the individual who wants to score be but is told not to shoot because his or her skill level is too poor.  Scoring makes a player work even harder at all aspects of the game.

Have you ever heard a coach tell a player the following: 
"If you get a rebound in the lane, you can put it up. But anything outside the paint, dish it back out." 

What is really being said is, "your skills are so bad that I don't want you shooting the ball". That player is not stupid. They understand their problem. So tell me - why can't that player change their mechanics during the season?  They have absolutely nothing to lose!That's why I designed my Star Shooter Program so ANYONE can improve their shooting technique - without the help of a coach.