follow through

[RoflDogs]

i just have a question about follow thtough....
after you released the ball your shooting hand should be floppy right? and asme with your elbow?

[mrchibbs]

No, it depends,

Steve Nash does it by what he calls drippin' in the cookie jar by pointing his fingers down which is good but i feel that if you want to have the perfect smooth touch you need to use the index finger along with the thumb and the major and just flex to the max your wrist while keepin' your fingers a little sloppy. Practice, Practice, Practice

Watch Ray Allen's hand and wrist. in that video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IPuD8bGdts

Keep going

[RoflDogs]

so flexed or relaxed is depended on preference?

[mrchibbs]

Originally Posted by RoflDogs

so flexed or relaxed is depended on preference?

Arm and elbow fully extended and for the wrist flexed at the max and hold still, fingers pointed towards the basket; only a little relaxed.

Hope it helped

[RoflDogs]

ill try this out tommorow....and see what difference it makes

[c-money]

Originally Posted by RoflDogs

ill try this out tommorow....and see what difference it makes

something my coach told me was that in your follow through u should try to grab on to the rim with ur hand after ur shot, it gives me the best spin, takes practice but it helped my shot a lot after i practiced a lot

[abdcc]

i like Michael jordans follow through.

[And2]

well not necissarily (dam i cant spell) like my shot is ugly..it goes in a lot hmm lemme find a vid
ok so here is a shot by Big Z..its kinda like mine

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WegYIeEf_Vw&feature=related

[krd-baller]

I heard you couldn't become a great shooter over night. I watched this video.. went outside and nailed ALL my shots just by following through and bending my knees.. Omg

[johndecena]

If you can afford to buy a vid, Dave Hopla is one of the best shooting coaches ever. He works for the Washington Wizards, used to hold the record for the most 3 pointers made in one minute. He has the text book shot, Gil Arenas says that Dave Hopla shoots so good that he won't challenge him to a shooting contest. Another trick of his, to help in game shooting, is to trace your hand on a piece of cardboard, cut it out, tape it to the bill of a hat so that it hangs in front of your face. Go out and practice shooting with a hand in your face. I personally pretend that I'm in a phone booth and have to shoot out of the top of it. This helps me get the correct arc on the shot. I never bring the ball in front of my face, so as to not block my vision of the basket. I bring it up just slightly to the side. Flick your wrist when you release, so you get good rotation. Also, I aim for the back of the rim, or dead center. Try not to stare at the front of the rim, or you'll tend to leave your shot short. From the angles, learn to shoot off glass. Just look at how efficient Tim Duncan is at it, and Jordan was.