The Catch 22 of Confidence

Building confidence in shooting is like getting a job
you want.

To get the job they want you to have experience,
but to get experience you need the bleeping job.

Frustrating, right?

Well it could be, but when it comes to shooting as
they say at the Texas Hold 'Em table you've got a
couple of "outs".

I'll tell you one of them now.

Start 6 feet from the basket, or closer if you are a
young player. Like many shot coaches, I favor the
one-handed shot we taught before as a warm up.
It reinforces the upper body form you will need for
longer shots and naturally trains you to keep the
shooting hand facing the basket.

As the ball rolls off the index finger and you swish
the shot it is very important you mentally celebrate
the made shot. Don't look at it as a 6 footer you
should have made, or a baby shot. If you want to
have supreme confidence you have to build up a
massive reservoir of made shots in your mind.

Coach Stan Kellner has you saying an enthusiastic
"YES" every time you make a shot. That simple
act builds chest-puffing confidence when it's
embraced and repeated over and over. Then once
you are confident in that shot, move back a step or
two and repeat the process.

Of course, you have to learn how to use misses to
build your confidence too, and Stan does a far better
job of explaining that than I would so I'm going to
recommend you invest in his 'Prime-Time Shooting
Machine' DVD today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/kellner_order.html

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Hal Wissel's DVD's also do a great job of building
confidence by anchoring keywords with your shot.
At the same time Hal schools you in rock-solid shot
mechanics. If you feel you need more help in that
area you may want to get Hal's DVDs first. You can't
go wrong either way, but catch Hal's confidence
boosters at:

http://www.deandelker.com/wissel_order.html

I believe in you. You just need to learn how to
believe in yourself.

P.S.S. I always like to hear your success stories.
Please email me at dean@deandelker.com with all
the glorious details.