Monday, June 22, 2009

The Ultimate Finishing Drill (Finish like Shaq, Dwayne Wade, Kobe) -- The Mikan Drill

This week we're taking a look at a drill that is the key to finishing shots around the basket, whether they be layups, put-backs, or finishes from post moves. This drill is called the "Mikan Drill" and has been used by everyone from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Shaq because it will get you comfortable using either hand to put the ball in the rim. Even though this drill is classically thought of as a "Big Man" drill, we believe that it is for all players, especially if you plan on taking the ball to the hoop.

The keys to this drill are: -Footwork -Keeping the ball high -Putting the ball in the Corner of the Box -Have your hand behind the shot -- Mini hook

If you put the time in with this drill, you'll be amazed at how your finish in and around the basket will improve and with either hand!!

Thanks Mr. Mikan!!!

As always, looking forward to your comments and success stories! Thanks!

--Tom

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Get Perfect Shooting Arc!!! -- Ask Coach Contest -- How to shoot a basketball

Do you have a question about Basketball that you want answered?

How to Shoot a Basketball Vlog

Today's question comes to us from Shreddocaster and is about the proper arc your shot should have to increase your shooting accuracy. These tips should help you visualize the way arc affects your shooting and, with a tweek or two, get you shooting lights out!

http://www.shotscience.com

This is the fourth response video in a series where we will take a question that you guys submit to us and turn it into a video response from us the following week. All you have to do is submit a question in the comments here or in a video response attached to this video. We'll go through all the questions and choose the one we will tackle for the following week's video.

We will be especially interested in Video Responses because it will give us a chance to feature your video on next week's episode, so please consider recording yourself asking your question and attaching it here. We'll probably choose our featured question by next Friday, so submit your videos ASAP!!!

The question can be about anything Basketball and we'll do our best to answer it. Try to narrow down your topic so we can fully cover it in our response.

There will be a new episode about every other week, so please don't give up on your question.

Special thanks to Taylor for demonstrating great shooting arc! He's got it down so well that he had a hard time shooting the flat shots!

Love to hear from you!

--Tom