What Icing Can Teach You

I'm not talking about that rule in hockey I don't
really understand. I'm thinking of when coaches
call time outs to"ice" the shooter in critical
freethrow situations.

You can use that to remember two simple tips from
Shot Doctor Basketball Camp instructor Bob Topp
(coachtopp@verizon.net)

Bob and most shooting coaches teach some variation
of what he calls "lift and freeze"

"Lift" means simply to get the elbow above the
eyebrow for good arc on the ball.

"Freeze" means to hold the follow through in place
until the ball hits the basket.

And when you're practicing, why don't you go ahead
and speak those words out loud to remind yourself
what you're doing and why.

Those two simple things help keep shots from
clanging long off the back rim with too shallow a
trajectory, and from falling short because the hands
drop too soon.

Easy to explain, but you have to get out and practice
to make it yours. - To really own it and make it
automatic.

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you haven't seen it yet Coach Tom Nordland
has a section in his Swish 1 DVD where he shoots with
his eyes closed. You can find out how it's done today
at:

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

Make Every Shot Count