They say practice makes perfect..

[Illuzionist]

And I believe them.

I used to suck at shots in general, especially free throws..

I arrived at the court at 1pm this afternoon, practising a few shots and then proceeded to shot 100 freethrows...Pathetic I tell you..I got 23 out of 100..I was so pissed at myself and as I fixed myself the goal to make the team next year I decided to do something. I stood almost under the rim, and shot with perfect form until I hit 5 in a row..Then I took a step back and did the same thing...It took me nearly 500 shots to make it to the freethrow line..When I made it I was so happy I yelled and people around looked at me funny..I didn't care...

I then took a small break and played 1on1 with some kid from highschool, he was good but I beat him 5-0, probably because of height difference.. Then I wanted to see if I had improved my freethrows and did another 100..Believe it or not..This time I got 61/100..It might still be terrible..But for me it means alot and I think I'm on my way to becoming a great shooter..


Practice makes perfect.

[Mackattack44]

i believe your story..taking a step back and keep trying to find perfect for does make practice perfect

[Red Alert]

Originally Posted by FRoOT HoOpS

And I believe them.

I used to suck at shots in general, especially free throws..

I arrived at the court at 1pm this afternoon, practising a few shots and then proceeded to shot 100 freethrows...Pathetic I tell you..I got 23 out of 100..I was so pissed at myself and as I fixed myself the goal to make the team next year I decided to do something. I stood almost under the rim, and shot with perfect form until I hit 5 in a row..Then I took a step back and did the same thing...It took me nearly 500 shots to make it to the freethrow line..When I made it I was so happy I yelled and people around looked at me funny..I didn't care...

I then took a small break and played 1on1 with some kid from highschool, he was good but I beat him 5-0, probably because of height difference.. Then I wanted to see if I had improved my freethrows and did another 100..Believe it or not..This time I got 61/100..It might still be terrible..But for me it means alot and I think I'm on my way to becoming a great shooter..


Practice makes perfect.

LOL Damn. Thats respectable. Thats true determination there. Props.

[neilsheels31]

this is a great program to do if you want to improve your shot...its tiring and long but it comes w/ great results if you stick w/ it.

1. Warm up
2. Stretch
3. Shoot 100 shots from anywhere on the court.
4. Make 15 right hand lay ups
5. Make 15 left hand lay ups
6. Make 15 right hand finger rolls
7. Make 15 left hand finger rolls
8. Make 15 reverse lay-ups with right hand
9. Make 15 left hand reverse lay-ups
10. Shoot 15 free throws
11. Water break-5 minutes
12. Form shooting inside five feet (concentrate on perfect form and not hitting the rim.)- 30 shots.
13. Form shooting between 5 and 15 feet. (Concentrate on perfect form and not hitting rim.)-35 shots.
14. Spin pass into your shot from anywhere on the court-35 shots
15. Spin pass into your shot from each baseline inside 3-point arc. (Spin pass from block, catch the ball, pivot and shoot, get rebound and repeat from other side.)-35 shots.
16. Spin pass into your shot from right wing to left wing-30 shots
17. Spin pass into your shot from the key area-30 shots
18. Spin pass into your shot with one-shot fake and a dribble-30 shots
19. Shoot free throws-15 shots
20. Water break-5 minutes
21. Jump shot with dribble- 30 shots
22. Jump shot with a special move (i.e. crossover, spin move, etc..)-20 shots
23. Speed dribble into jump shot-10 shots
24. Change of pace-10 shots
25. Stutter-10 shots
26. Inside out-10 shots
27. Crossover-10 shots
28. Shoot 15 free throws
29. Water break-5 minutes
30. Creative Shots-20 shots
30. 3-pointers-35 shots
31. Beat the Rival- to 10 points
32. Shoot 100 jumpers, record your score and try to beat it every day.
33. Shoot 100 free throws, record your score and try to beat it every day.
Do this workout 3 days a week. On another 2 days during the week, shoot 250 left handed shots from anywhere on the court.

[Illuzionist]

Yeah I saw that..But that was already too advanced for my shitty shooting skills..So I'll stick with my form shooting thing and when I can shoot freethrows consistantly I'll start a program like Skip's or anything.

[benjaminlibl]

What you're doing works. Love your determination.

[#1PointGuard]

yea i really admire your dedication and drives...

[Flippa]

ok if you can barley make shots how the fuck u expect to make the team

[Illuzionist]

By training hard..I still have a month and a half..and i'm not going to play NCAA lol ...You can play A, AA, and AAA in Quebec... I'm just gonna try to make the team on A division..

By the way i'm training very hard everyday, and I am making big progress..And it's not like I couldn't shoot and always making airballs..I just needed some adjustment and practise on my shot..Now it's kinda fixed and My shots are improving alot..

Thanks for your constructive input though....

[benjaminlibl]

That weren't constructive input at all... he was dissing you.