By Michael Tran
Don’t you get furious and outright confused as a basketball player when you dedicate your offseason to improving your shooting, but it doesn’t seem to translate into you even becoming slightly better as a shooter?
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……..How about the feeling you get of getting “called out” as a poor shooter? Defenders always seem to disrespect your outside game and play you off, while your own teammates never seem to pass you the ball.
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……..And let’s not get started on missing free throw shots. When you can’t even hit those “gimmies”, your coach instantly becomes reluctant in putting you in the game, especially in 4th quarter action!
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……..As a previous coach to my 12-year old boys in my community league (Maples CC in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), I know how frustrating it can be when my team gets open looks, but cannot seem to make any shots. These missed shots later bite my team in the butt when we lose a crucial game, even though we seemed to outhustle and play awesome defense against opponents.
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Why Do We Suck So Badly At Shooting?
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……..Okay, you and I can already relate that the state of basketball shooting now has really been a joke. But no one has really questioned as to why this is.
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So why do we suck so badly at shooting?
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……..From my own experience as a dedicated high school basketball player for my varsity team from ’07-’10, I can tell you that it has absolutely nothing to do with lack of perseverance and dedication. I was what you would call a “work-a-holic” during my high school days, and I believed that if I put in those 3+ hours a day working in the gym on my game during the off-seasons, it would be fitting to expect better results during the season. To my disappointment, my offensive game, particularly my shooting, did not improve. Frustrating? Absolutely.
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……..In fact, if you are reading this right now, you probably are an overall dedicated individual (and your friends and family tell you this, too). When it comes to basketball, you are committed to working hard to become a lights-out shooter or coaching a powerhouse. Would more perseverance and dedication get you out of this rut?
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……..A great analogy to this is if I told you that to go from Phoenix, Arizona to Los Angeles, California, you must drive east. Would you think I am crazy? Absolutely, because the directions are flawed.
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But, hey:
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The gurus told you to work hard (regardless)
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The gurus told you to never give up and be persistent
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The gurus told you devote hours out of your day, everyday, in the gym if you are to become a better shooter (one “guru” even preaches to shoot 10,000 shots a day!)
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……..Umm…. Just like how driving with flawed directions would be a dumb idea, shooting with flawed mechanics would be a dumb idea, too. Shooting thousands of shots will not change this!
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Then What Have “They” Taught Me That Was Flawed?
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Almost everything. I am not kidding you.
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Please give me examples, Michael. You are not making sense!
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If you have received any of the following shooting advice, you have been given flawed advice:
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Square up whenever you shoot
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Have your hand “in a cookie jar” in your follow-through
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Have a goose-neck shooting arm follow-through
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Your second and third fingers should only be used to release the ball
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Tuck your shooting elbow in and have your elbow “at 90 degrees”
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Shoot at the top of your elevation
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Hold your follow-through for at least 2 seconds
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The list goes on and on. How often have you heard any one of these?
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2 Reasons Why Conventional Shooting Wisdom Doesn’t Work
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The first reason this flawed advice, or what I call conventional shooting wisdom, doesn’t work is because it doesn’t address our body’s natural tendencies in a one-armed aiming activity. Period. We are, in effect, creating constructs for our body to blankly follow, in the name of “good shooting form”.
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……..Instead, we should be looking at what our body’s natural tendencies are in a one-armed aiming activity (such as throwing darts, believe it or not), and incorporate it! This will make shooting naturally easier by having mechanics that don’t fight against our bodies but compliment them.
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Conventional shooting wisdom doesn’t focus on quality ball flight. Instead, it focuses on how your body should look or be when releasing the ball. What good is it when you have supposedly great shooting form, but it makes the flight of the ball to the hoop unpredictable, flat and difficult? Instead, we should be doing the opposite: finding shooting mechanics that make the flight of the ball to the hoop predictable, with a nice high arch, and consistent.
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Becoming a Pure, Lights-out Shooter IS Possible!
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……..Don’t let my somewhat discouraging rant bring you down! Becoming a pure, consistent lights-out shooter is definitely possible! Even moreso now that you know that most if not all of the shooting mechanics out there sucks! If you don’t believe me, check out me and my brother’s incredible story of how we were able to transform into very dependable shooters for our varsity team in our senior years. It might be a story that resonates with you.
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……..In fact, if this is the first time landing on my website, you are one of the lucky ones today. Me and my brother enthusiastically share all of this revolutionary information and experience with you. Everything. Please, don’t go through any more hardships and failures like we went through. Learn from people like us who have experienced it, learned from it and finished on top!
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……..From blogging to our educational YouTube videos that have over 110 000 views, we like to bring you access to all the valuable information that can honestly rejuvenate your shooting percentages in a matter of days. When you work smarter instead of persistently harder, results come by naturally quicker. Period.
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We Really Want to See You Become a Shooter
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……..Me and my brother are very transparent about our learning experiences and results.We’ve gladly created a DVD and E-Book (that you can download for free HERE) for everyone to download, watch and make progress with their own shooting.
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Our free material and resources will give you:
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A quick step-by-step method to learn to get you there
Lots of videos and pictures that make learning how to shooter better much easier
Viewing pleasure! I very much dislike boring and snoozable videos, like all the other basketball coaching and instructional material are
All the little things to look out for when practicing. How good does that get?
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“The biggest thing I noticed in my son’s shot was his shooting arc; it’s definitely much higher. As well, I can’t put into words how much better (the open stance) was to his shooting.”
-Henry Ridd (Ontario)
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“My 16U team is finding your shooting (mechanics) very easy to understand. Your analogies worked wonders for the kids…Keep it up Eugene and Michael!”
-Coach Ferris (Minnesota)
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We break down lots of the “science” behind what works in shooting and reveal:
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What the most consistent release is to swish more shots
Why conventional shooting wisdom tends to reinforce “fighting against your own body”
How to obtain instant shooting range without compromising accuracy
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“I can say from coaching six years of JV girls basketball that your suggestions were the most helpful for our team. Each of my players wanted to say “thank you” for the help!”
-Barbara
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“I shot 5 of 8 3s! This is my best day ever. Thanks guys for your help.”
-David (Mexico)
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There’s a Price, Isn’t There?
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There is none (that shocked you, didn’t it ;D). Both the DVD and E-Book are completely free. We don’t hide anything from you!
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If you’ve been keeping up with our YouTube videos and blogs, then our DVD and E-Book will not surprise you (however, if you still wanna watch them still, go for it!). As well, they will really break down a lot of the science and theories of the ”Swish Method” that we always bring up, which was created by Tom Nordland (if you haven’t looked into his stuff, please seriously check do so. We really wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for his wisdom. In fact, he was our first mentor to change our perspective on shooting). Although we have the ability to make money from this DVD and E-Book, we don’t want to. We are involved in other entrepreneurial ventures currently that are completely unrelated to basketball. And that is demanding a lot of our time at the moment.
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Again, you can download the DVD and E-Book for free by clicking HERE or going to our Free Resources page to download there. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at trantst@gmail.com or fill out our Contact Page. Please give us at least a couple of days to answer your questions.
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Happy Shooting!
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