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Questin Gray
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how do you become a great shooter

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  • Pamela Keys
    Pamela Keys
    Answered May 08, 2009
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    I tell my boys practice everyday, even if it is 10 minutes and always try different angles. The more you have a ball in your hands, the better you will be able to handle it.. You can definitely become a great shooter. Also try shooting from far away, this will build you skill level.

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  • Brian Reynolds
    Brian Reynolds
    Answered May 08, 2009
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    practice, practice,and more practiceyou have to be willing to put in the time on your own ,a coach cant make you a great shooter, only you can

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  • Mark Turner
    Mark Turner
    Answered May 09, 2009
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    Having coached boys from third grade through high school, the key is practice. But make sure that you have a strong foundation in proper form. One drill I've used and you've probably seen it before, is to set up 10 different locations equally around the court and take one shot from each. Work this over and over again, increasing the speed at which you do it. Also, when you are practicing shooting, follow your shot to the basket. Don't shoot and just watch it, follow it for a possible rebound.

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  • Jim Lewis
    Jim Lewis
    Answered May 11, 2009
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    The biggest problem that young shooters have, and sometimes even pros, is that they push the ball up with two hands. Watch the NBA, the correct form is shooting with just one hand, the shooting hand and the other acting as a stabilizer. Just for the sake of conditioning and muscle memory, have your student do some drills with there non-shooting hand behind there back. IT WORKS!

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  • George Brown
    George Brown
    Answered May 22, 2009
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    As they say above: PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! Make sure that you do your shooting on the move, going hard and at different speeds. Try to have someone help you by just getting a hand up to shoot over. It is easy to shoot and make a basket with no one guarding you. You should shoot 100 shots each and every day.

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    Coach Brown

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  • Kevin Hurd
    Kevin Hurd
    Answered May 29, 2009
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    Its all practice moving sometimes or coming to a spot hod your form until the ball
    hits the rim to make sure you have proper form

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