The Shooters Mindset

Here are 4 tips courtesy of CoachLikeaPro.com that can develop your basketball shooting fundamentals.

1. Confidence - When you have confidence as a shooter you have a short memory when it comes to missed shots. You always believe the next shot is going in. Michael Jordan never thought about the consequences of missing a big shot. Why? Because when you think about the consequences it always have a negative result.
2. Get Open - You must possess the ability to move without the ball. Being able to use various cuts and read and use screens will give you the ability to catch the ball in position to score. This will then allow you to get clean looks at the basket.
3. Think Shot - Shooters must think shot everytime they catch the ball. To think shot you must be shot ready. Your hands must be ready to receive the ball, knees bent, hips dropped, and you must be ready to shoot the ball quickly. Once you receive the ball you must then recognize if you are open. The great shooters not only know when to shoot, but when not to shoot.
4. Be hard to guard - The great shooters like Ray Allen, Michael Redd, and Richard Hamilton are constantly in motion. They know how to separate from the defender, read and use screens, use cuts, and how to create space away from the ball, on the catch, and off the dribble. The great shooters know how to read the defense and then make the correct read to get open. They know when to curl or flare. They know when to cut backdoor or any other purposeful cuts to find an opening and shoot the ball.

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