Don't Come Up Short Again

As songwriter Randy Newman reminds us:

Well, I don't want no short people
Don't want no short people
Don't want no short people
`Round here

It's a prejudice that's not fair to the 'little people'
God created, but most people hate to be short,
don't they?

I've never heard anybody described as short,
dark, and handsome, and coming upshort means
you're broke.

And what's the most hated shot in basketball?
That's right, the air ball.The shot that comes
up short.

Hopefully you don't shoot too many air balls
anymore, but if your shot comes up short on a
regular basis what can you do about it?

If you're point of focus is the front of the rim,
that will do it sometimes. Practice aiming for
the center of the rim.

And Bob Topp who works with Ed Stahl of
www.shot-doctor.com says there are there 3
other ways your shot will come up short.

One is gripping the ball by the ends of your
fingers instead of off all the finger pads of the
hand. That causes the ball to have too much
backspin and lose power.

There should be a gap where the center of the
palm is and the heel of the hand should be off
the ball, but the rest of the hand stays in contact
with the basketball.

Also if your shot is falling short you can have a
follow through problem. One comes from
dropping the hands too soon. Holding the follow
through till the ball hits thebasket helps with that.

The other common flaw is called string pulling,
seen when the shooting arm recoils back instead
of locking straight at the elbow. Pay attention to
these factors if you tend to shoot short, and you
will see improvement. I tried it out myself last
night in my shoot around practice. It makes
quite a difference.

Shoot for the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

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help your shooting any, but you can actually put
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