Summertime - And the Livin' Is Easy
Despite the fact I love that classic Gershwin song,
and fishing is great for the soul, I'm not
recommending you lay around all summer by any
means. Not if you want to be a stellar shooter,
anyway.
According to Larry Bird's autobiography, 'Drive'
when Danny Ainge came to the Celtics as a rookie
in1981 his teammates used to make fun of his
shooting. Since he'd played professional baseball
before coming to the NBA the running joke was
his lifetime .220 batting average was higher
than his shooting percentage.
Danny came to Bird at the end of the first season
though and wanted to know what he could do to
improve his shooting. Larry gave him some
pointers then told him to go back to his hometown,
find a cracker box gym somewhere, and plop down
the buckaroos to rent it out for the summer. Then
Bird told him to go out shoot every day till he
dropped.
Danny Ainge worked his buns off that summer, and
came back to training camp that year with a new
found confidence. And his shooting percentage
began to rise accordingly.
As the season wore on and it became apparent his
shooting was for real, Ainge started fishing for a few
'atta boys' from his teammates, but they weren't
forthcoming. Finally he approached Larry directly
and asked what he thought about his shooting now.
Bird looked at Ainge, looked around at the rest of
the Celtics, looked back at Ainge with his classic
grin, and said,
'Well Danny, a couple of more summers, and I think
you'll be alright.'
He was, and he became an integral part of the Celtics
championships of the mid-80's.
So what are you doing this summer?
Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops
P.S. I've heard it said you need about 20,000 correct
shots to build your shooting prowess. I you shoot 1,000
a day you'll be surprised what can happen for you in 3
short weeks.
Of course you don't want to be practicing a shooting
stroke that's not a winner so it's going to help a ton
to have some expert advice. Coach Tom Nordland's
Swish 1 DVD is right up your alley. Check it out at:
http://www.deandelker.com/swish.html
If you want to fine tune your shot even more, or want
to be able to coach your team or your children in
shooting, Tom's newest masterpiece, Swish 2:
Learning and Coaching the Swish Method will be
invaluable. Fortunately, you can order it now at:
http://www.deandelker.com/swish2_order.html
P.S.S. I got the Danny Ainge story from Sean Furey,
master storyteller and brother of Matt Furey. Matt
is a world-class athlete, a best-selling author, and an
Internet marketing zen master. If you are any kind
of competitor at all you won't want to miss what Psycho-
Cybernetics has done for him at:
http://www.deandelker.com/zero_resistance.html
Copyright, Delker Enterprises, Inc. 2006
and fishing is great for the soul, I'm not
recommending you lay around all summer by any
means. Not if you want to be a stellar shooter,
anyway.
According to Larry Bird's autobiography, 'Drive'
when Danny Ainge came to the Celtics as a rookie
in1981 his teammates used to make fun of his
shooting. Since he'd played professional baseball
before coming to the NBA the running joke was
his lifetime .220 batting average was higher
than his shooting percentage.
Danny came to Bird at the end of the first season
though and wanted to know what he could do to
improve his shooting. Larry gave him some
pointers then told him to go back to his hometown,
find a cracker box gym somewhere, and plop down
the buckaroos to rent it out for the summer. Then
Bird told him to go out shoot every day till he
dropped.
Danny Ainge worked his buns off that summer, and
came back to training camp that year with a new
found confidence. And his shooting percentage
began to rise accordingly.
As the season wore on and it became apparent his
shooting was for real, Ainge started fishing for a few
'atta boys' from his teammates, but they weren't
forthcoming. Finally he approached Larry directly
and asked what he thought about his shooting now.
Bird looked at Ainge, looked around at the rest of
the Celtics, looked back at Ainge with his classic
grin, and said,
'Well Danny, a couple of more summers, and I think
you'll be alright.'
He was, and he became an integral part of the Celtics
championships of the mid-80's.
So what are you doing this summer?
Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops
P.S. I've heard it said you need about 20,000 correct
shots to build your shooting prowess. I you shoot 1,000
a day you'll be surprised what can happen for you in 3
short weeks.
Of course you don't want to be practicing a shooting
stroke that's not a winner so it's going to help a ton
to have some expert advice. Coach Tom Nordland's
Swish 1 DVD is right up your alley. Check it out at:
http://www.deandelker.com/swish.html
If you want to fine tune your shot even more, or want
to be able to coach your team or your children in
shooting, Tom's newest masterpiece, Swish 2:
Learning and Coaching the Swish Method will be
invaluable. Fortunately, you can order it now at:
http://www.deandelker.com/swish2_order.html
P.S.S. I got the Danny Ainge story from Sean Furey,
master storyteller and brother of Matt Furey. Matt
is a world-class athlete, a best-selling author, and an
Internet marketing zen master. If you are any kind
of competitor at all you won't want to miss what Psycho-
Cybernetics has done for him at:
http://www.deandelker.com/zero_resistance.html
Copyright, Delker Enterprises, Inc. 2006
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