Lethal Weapon II

Back to the Wissel vs. Nordland shootout.

I think Hal's DVD's are best for more mature,
stronger shooters. It could be appropriate for
girls who are long-limbed or just stronger than
average though. I think the younger you are
the less likely it would be for you. I'd want to
see you be able to start your shot above eye
level first.

Also his DVD's only show he and his sons
working with NBA players and prospects, and
no women or young people are involved.

I think Tom's system is best for the young
person who's set point needs to be below eye-
level to generate enough power. He also has
plenty of younger boys and girls taking part
in his videos.

In both systems most of your power comes
from the stable muscles of your lower body.
Then your goal is to keep the upper body as
relaxed as if you were shooting a 3 - 5 foot
shot. Obviously, the further out you move
the more leg you put into it.

So if it were my daughter the winner would
have to be Coach Tom Nordland and Swish 2
which you can scarf up for your daughter
now at:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish2.html

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. That doesn't mean I think any less of Hal's
materials though. If you have the strength and
leverage for it, and you put in the time, it will
give you a quick-release accurate jumpshot that
works in most game time situations, and Hal
teaches the footwork to match.

And you're in luck you can pick up a copy today
at:

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

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Be A Lethal Weapon

A reader last week asked what shooting DVD I'd
recommend for his high school freshman daughter
who's playing on the varsity and has had several
years experience on a traveling AAU team. From
that I take it she's probably not bad shooter now,
but she wants to be a lethal weapon from the
outside.

Actually the father's words were 'to be a more
consistent shooter from the outside'. I added the
lethal weapon part just for the raw sensationalism
of it all. And of course if she can shoot lights out
there's a much better chance there's a scholarship
in her future. That makes spending $$$$ on DVD's
a fantastic investment doesn't it, Dad?

Without seeing a video of her shooting I'm
handicapped, but here are my thoughts on a Hal
Wissel vs. Tom Nordland shootout. Believe me
both can work, and work extremely well, but there
are differences.

Hal has you squaring up with feet even and facing
the basket. Then you position the ball held high
over your shooting shoulder, i.e. to the side of the
head. This allows the elbow to stay aligned with
the arm and keep the hand square to the basket
all the way through the shooting motion.

That provides built-in consistency, accuracy, and
power to your stroke. The hand is less likely to
twist, but it does means the eye sees the target at
a different angle than you are shooting. You have
to triangulate. Your mind makes the adjustment,
and you don't even notice it after awhile, but that
does take work.

So the stroke might tend be more consistent, but
the left-right targeting less so.

Tom Nordland's Swish 2 system has you to turn
slightly to the basket. If you are right handed your
lead foot will be ahead of the follower and point as
much as 45 degrees to the left.

This lets you line up eye, hand, and basket for
better targeting. Younger shooters and girls may
need to sight over the ball while stronger shooters
with a set point over the eyes will sight from under
the ball.

Turning slightly makes it easier to keep the hand
perpendicular to the basket through the stroke.
Note the elbow won't be tucked in like some have
taught in the past. That actually takes the hand
past vertical. The elbow will naturally flare out
some. Not too much because then the hand is not
vertical in the other direction. If you're doing it
right the index finger will stay straight up and
down through the shot.

So left-right targeting comes much more naturally
with Tom's Swish method, And the shooting motion
still allows you to keep a relaxed upper body and
the shooting hand square to the basket.

Next time I'll finish up my analysis and let you
know my recommendations.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. While you're working on your shot make
sure you learn how to be a top-notch scorer
too. It's more than just pure pure shooting.

Coach Patrick Chylinski has compiled a bunch
of tricks of the trade he learned in high school,
college, and playing pro ball in Europe into a
41 page e-report you can download and get
started on right away.

He averaged 29 points a game in the pro's and
knows what he's talking about. You'll be talking
too, and walking the walk when you start using
Patrick's game-tested sure shots today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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Who Believes In You

To be a great shooter you have to have a
confidence that won't quit. You have to believe
in yourself. Many times you will have your
coaches and teammates believing in you too,
but for those times when you think nobody
does, remember...

God Believes In You.

When you start to doubt that you exist,
God believes in you.
Confounded by the evidence,
God believes in you.
When your light burns so dim,
When your chances seem so slim,
And you swear you don't believe in Him,
God believes in you.

When you rise up just to fall again,
God believes in you.
Deserted by your closest friends,
God believes in you.
When you're betrayed with a kiss,
You turn your cheek to another fist,
It does not have to end like this,
God believes in you

Oh everything matters,
If anything matters at all.
Everything matters.
No matter how big.
No matter how small.
Oh, God believes in you.
Yes, God believes in you.

When you're so ashamed that you could die,
God believes in you.
And you can't do right even though you try,
God believes in you.
Blessed are the ones who grieve,
The ones who mourn, the ones who bleed,
In sorrow you sow, but in joy you reap,
God believes in you.

Oh everything matters,
If anything matters at all.
Everything matters.
No matter how big.
No matter how small.
Oh, God believes in you.
Yes, God believes in you.

- Pierce Pettis

Shooting For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you don't believe in a higher power I
don't mean to offend or anything. I do hope
you are seeking truth, because I know then
you will find.

And if you believe, but not in a personal God,
I understand. You think it's lessens His glory
that way. In that case substitute the Universe,
the Force, Source, the Eternal, etc. above.

But know still that you are loved.

P.P.S. Another way to build up your belief in
your shooting ability is to affirm your shooting
as you are practicing. Coach Hal Wissel shows
you how to do that through 'keywords' and
'triggers'. Those are mental hooks into your
subconscious that help you pull up the physical
responses you want when you are shooting.

Find out what to tell yourself today to shoot like
a marksman at:

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

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Full Speed Ahead

I'm sure you all know there's more to being a
scoring machine than being a good shooter.
You have to have a scorer's mentality, and you
have to be a superior ballhandler, for instance
or you'll hardly ever get off a shot.

Something else you need to do is duplicate
game speeds and intensity in your practices.
Too many people practice at half-speed trying
to conserve their energy. That's a big mistake.

You are what you practice in many ways. When
you're working on your shot make sure you go
all out. Even if you're by yourself always
work at full speed and work against imaginary
fierce defenders. Then when you get in a real
game you won't have so much speed-shock.

Coach Hal Wissel goes thoroughly into shooting
under game conditions on his 2nd Better
Shooting DVD. If you want a leg up on your
competition get those puppies pumping now and
zip over to:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Hal's 1st DVD will teach you confidence,
consistency, and control while you are
developing a quick-release jump shot. Then
when you fly around at full-speed you're shot
will be under control. Get on your horse and
make a quick visit to:

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

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Interview With A Gunslinger

I have a co-worker Dwight who's a shooter in his
spare-time. Not a basketball shooter, and not a
hunter, but he does have a lot of guns.

Don't worry. He's not a hit man or anything. And
the ATF is not after him.

He's a competitive shooter. He shoots pistols, rifles,
and shotguns at targets. And very fast. Faster than
most of those he's competing against.

He wins trophies, and the other day I asked him how.

The first factor Dwight mentioned is always following
his routine. Especially in his pre-game ritual. He
wears the same clothes every time. He loads his own
shells, loads them in the same order, stacks them the
same way, and cleans his guns in the same order
everytime. He draws comfort from the routine.

He says routine breeds familiarity which leads to
more relaxation which generates focused attention.
That's the atmosphere in which good shooting
happens whether it's with guns or roundballs.

I remember Kyle Macy from Indiana high school
sports, the University of Kentucky, and 7 years in
the NBA. He had a fixed routine when he shot free
throws, and he still holds the career free throw
shooting percentage record at UK.

Find a routine that works for you. Sight the basket,
take a deep breath, release and relax, visualize a
swish, bend over, pull up your socks, dribble three
times, set, raise and shoot, etc.

Don't make it too complex, and make it something
that leads to a relaxed, confident concentration.

If you want some more pointers Coach Tom
Nordland teaches how to apply his Swish Method
of shooting to free throws in his detailed two hour
Swish 2 DVD.

Discover how to prime your mind with a confident
routine today by running over to:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish2.html

Stay tuned for part 2 of Dwight's interview on
breathing next time.

Shoot For The Stars

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Hal Wissel's emphasis on confidence,
rhythm, and good shooting mechanics leads to
good free throw shooting too. See how Hal gets
you shooting at the top of your game consistently
by taking focused action right now at:

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

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Who's Got Your Blind Spot

Who's Got Your Blind Spot

"Phil Jackson knows how to coach me. He gets me
angry. When I get angry, I dominate. It's perfect."

-Shaquille O'Neal

Of course you know what happened this year with
Shaq under another champion-caliber coach, Pat
Riley. They've both got new world championship
rings. And how many did Michael Jordan and Phil
Jackson both collect in Chicago?

No matter how talented or gifted you are (or think
you are) at something, you can get better.
And probably much better.

Shaq has, and it took great coaches to channel his
unique individual abilities into a winning team
concept.

Most of the time a good coach can push you harder
and motivate you more than you would yourself.

If you have a good shooting coach locally do
whatever you can to sit under his teaching. It will
pay off in spades in the end.

But shot coaches are not a dime a dozen so you may
well have to get your coaching from a distance-ed
coach via power-packed DVD's. Nothing wrong with
that if you understand what you need.

If you need a vision for what you can accomplish as
a shooter I think Coach Tom Nordland's Swish 2
video is a tremendous resource. Get your passion
ignited or reignited today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish2.html

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you know you need rock solid shooting
mechanics that will hold up under game-time
pressures then Coach Hal Wissel is your man.
See how to pump up your confidence and act
like a shooter at all times by running over
to:

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

Make Every Shot Count

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It's Like Brownian Motion

Living without definitive goals is like being in
"brownian motion".

If you're not a geek like me you might not know
brownian motion is a way of describing how
minute particles suspended in, or on, a fluid
randomly move around. There is movement
and there is some flow, but mostly it's a lot of
jittery activity.

It was first noticed under primitive microscopes in
the 1830's looking at pollen floating on top of water.
Early experimenters saw the activity and thought
pollen was moving because it was alive, until they
got the same response from dust particles floating
on water.

Today it's used to describe mathematically the
movement of crowds and even the fluctuations of the
stock market. The best illustration I can think of is a
mosh pit at a rock concert.

Note: there is there is motion, and the appearance
of life, but there's not much real living going on.

If you don't want to bounce around like a little
particle, start setting worthwhile goals that excite
you, then break them down into manageable chunks
or sub-goals you can handle. And when you reach
those goals be sure to make a deal out of it and
celebrate somehow. That's what will build you up
to have success with tougher targets.

We were created to embrace goals and get real
satisfaction out of reaching them. Maybe we've
been spoiled by the emphasis on the home run.
You can score a lot of runs if your whole team is
hitting singles, but big goals are so much more
seksy.

One really good goal for a shooter is to master the
free throw. It's only one point, but how many
times have you seen a team lose by 6 points and
find out after the game they missed two or three
times that many freethrows.

Hal Wissel's first DVD shows you how to be a
great free-throw shooter. Get started on your path
to shooting glory today at:

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

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Stan Kellner's "Prime-Time" Shooting DVD
covers the mental side of shooting free-throws like
a warm blanket. If you feel your stroke is pretty
good, but you're still not producing in the box score
like you want you need a dose of Stan's medicine at:

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

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Confidence Is - As Confidence Does

How do you build confidence without success when
you need confidence to be a success?

The formula is tried and true. It has been working
for centuries and centuries. To become successful
you have to first act like a success.

Harvard-trained sports psychologist Dr. Stephen
Kraus explains it this way:

"Acting like a success begins to change how you think
about yourself ... You can use this process to enhance
your own success and motivation simply by choosing
an identity you want, and beginning to act accordingly.
Soon the expectations of others, and your own internal
need for consistency, will get cycles of confidence,
motivation, and action spinning in the right direction.

How do you take on the identity of a shooter?

Begin to act like a shooter. A shooter holds himself
like a shooter. His body language speaks volumes.
A shooter practices shooting every day. A shooter
has that knowing smile.

Dr. Hal Wissel spends a lot of time in his two
shooting DVD's emphasizing how you act like a
shooter in thought, speech, and action. Learn from
one of the best today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. One of Stan Kellner's constant refrains in his
Prime-Time Shooting Machine DVD is,

"Who Are You?".

And his students shout back,

"I Am a Shooting Machine!".

See how you can have something to shout about
too at:

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

Labor Day Diatribe

It's hard for me to get into Labor Day here in the
USA. I wish they'd just call it 'End Of Summer'
Day or something. Does anybody else feel like it's
too much like a socialist holiday? At least we don't
celebrate May Day too.

I'm all for honoring the worker, and the way we do
that is treat him with respect, give him recognition,
and pay him well for his productivity.

I know labor unions have done some good over the
years, especially in their beginnings, but my
experiences with them have been consistently
negative. Most of what I've seen are people trying
to get paid for doing as little as possible. That just
rubs me the wrong way.

I'm just glad that mindset doesn't work on the
basketball court. Sports is still one area people don't
try to make you feel guilty about achievement.

The flip side of that though is you have to produce.
There's a lot of teamwork, support, comraderie, and
dareI say love in sports. But it's a tough love.

Bottom line is if you want to be known as a shooter,
you're going to have to shoot - shoot a lot. I've heard
pro scouts like to see kids shooting at least 500 quality
shots a day if they have pro aspirations.

And I've heard at least 200 shots a day would be a
good benchmark for high school players who are
college prospects.

In his two shooting DVD's Dr. Hal Wissel presents a
plan for turning you into a deadly shooter in 21 days.
Using his warm-ups and drills you can get in 1000
shots in good form in under 2 hours a day. If you
are serious about your shooting you can't beat Hal's
plan with a big old stick. The sooner you get to work
at:

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

the sooner you can reap the rewards.

Shoot for The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Coach Tim Kauppinen is getting rave reviews on
his new hill and stair sprinting program. Here's his
letter of the week.

I'm sure you're inundated with emails (congratulations
on your success!) but I just wanted to provide you with
a quick update. I'm still doing short sprint workouts
now for only about 45-min/day (including lifting) and
am way more cut than when I was in college as a D-1
athlete, working out 4 hrs/day. Thanks for the great
advice! Keep up the great work!

- Katie

Discover the time saving results of hill sprinting for
yourself today, or if you live in levelland like I do you'll
find Tim's stair sprinting course invaluable. Find out
more today at:

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

I Got Rhythm

My 8 yr old grandson wants to shoot hoops every
time I turn around. It's hard to break him of the
habit of holding the ball low though. Shooting from
the hip might have worked in the Wild, Wild West,
but it's not the way to shoot a basketball.

It starts in younger players who feel they don't have
the strength to get the ball to the basket. I've seen
those same kids hit 8th or 9th grade though, and
they're still bringing the ball up from below their
waist. That's just asking for a block party in high
school. Much better to teach them right as soon as
you can.

Here's what Dr. Hal Wissel has to say about that:

"Rhythm is more important than strength in
shooting.

Although sometimes we have younger players use a
smaller ball and shoot at an 8.5' basket, we also have
7 year olds making shots at a regulation basket by
using the down and up action of the legs.

[Either way they don't teach shooting from the hip.
Ed.]

Confidence is the most important factor in shooting
but rhythm is a close second. Rhythm and range
come from the down-and-up motion of your legs
rather than from lowering the ball or stepping into
the shot.

Start with your knees slightly flexed: Then bend
your knees and fully extend them in a down-and-
up motion. Saying the keywords DOWN and UP!!!
(with confidence and rhythm, emphasizing the word
UP) to trigger your leg action.

Let your legs and shooting arm move together. As
your legs go up, your arm goes up. As your legs
reach full extension, your back, shoulders and
shooting arm extend in a smooth, continuous
forward and upward direction toward your target.

It is important to keep the ball high with your
shooting hand facing the rim."

From my experience keeping the ball high takes
some getting used to, but after a couple of days of
practice it feels very normal. It fosters a quick
release and also provides less margin for error.

To get more great teaching like this and more
importantly to see it in action you need to glue
your eyeballs to Hal's 'Confidence, Rhythm, and
Mechanics DVD available now at:

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

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. When you're shooting off the pass the down
motion of the legs comes just before the catch and
the shot goes up as the legs go up providing for a
quicker more accurate release.

To find out how to use Hal's highly effective
shooting methods and footwork in real world,
game-time situations you need his second DVD
- 'Off the Pass, Off the Dribble, and In the Post.'

That is exactly what you need to be a shooter
who can create his own open looks. That's also
available now at:

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

Make Every Shot Count.

The Old-School Winning Ways

Players fifty years ago wanted to win just as much
as players today ... The difference is everybody
worries about it more today because of the media
and the attention they give to the question of who's
winning and who's losing. Those are the wrong
questions. The correct question is: Did I make my
best effort? That's what matters. The rest of it just
gets in the way.

- John Wooden

It's not a question of winning or losing because I
believe we were all created with the desire to be
winners. It is though a question of how you define
winning.

John Wooden defines it as knowing you have made
your best effort.

What about you?

Winning games will be a natural by-product of
always doing your best.

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Winning is something you choose every day by
what you think, feel, believe, and do.

Seek that in every area of your life - spiritual, mental,
emotional, social, healthwise, fitnesswise, careerwise,
with family, relationships, money and much more.

If you want to make your best effort as a shooter you
need to learn to emulate those who are great shooters.
That is in mechanics, but it's also in how you think and
how you feel.

If you want to solidify your mechanics Dr. Hal Wissel's
DVD's are a great place to get solid information. Learn
how to move your body for best results at putting the
ball in the hole now at:

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

And if you want to expand your mental game to get
more out of your physical tools Coach Stan Kellner is
the man you want. See him work his magic today at:

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

Make Every Shot Count.

What You Can Learn From Cats

I'm not talking about "Cats" the musical, as good
as that is. And I love musicals, but I'm interested
in the real animals tonight.

Big cats.

Lion, tiger, leopard, and cheetah cats.

'Eye of the Tiger' from Rocky III is a lot more than
just the #1 song of 1982. In our culture now it
represents the essence of single-minded focus and
desire. Interesting too it was sung by a group called,
"Survivor".

Is there any better picture of concentration and
focus than that of a hungry lion or tiger stalking
it's prey?

And you know why?

Because there's no welfare line for lions.

The big cat concentrates because he has to. His
survival depends on it. He doesn't want to go
hungry.

Most of the time though we humans concentrate
because we choose to.

And to be a great basketball shooter you have to
have the hunger and focus of a lion. You have to
feel your very survival is at stake, because desire
and 'want to' are what separate the pretenders
from true champions.

Not just in the fancy arenas in front of big crowds
either. In the hot sweaty cracker box gym you
shoot in. In the early morning hours when you get
100 shots in before breakfast. That's how winners
are made. It's a tried and true formula.

You can increase your hunger for shooting though
by feasting on video of astounding marksman like
Dr. Hal Wissel's son Paul.

See him almost will the ball in the basket with
perfect form while sitting in a chair at the 3 point
line in Hal's "Confidence, Rythm, and Mechanics"
fundamental of shooting DVD. See him shoot like
his life depends on it, and you can't help want to
do the same.

And see him shoot off the dribble, off the pass, off
the curl, and in the post from all angles in Hal's
second, advanced shooting DVD.

See it, believe it, and do it yourself at:

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

Shoot for the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Stan Kellner has a drill in his "Beyond The
Absolute Limit" book called "Bear-Offs" which
develops hunger, aggressiveness and intensity
in all types of players almost overnight.

I won't give it away, but no physical contact is
involved. It starts by pairing up polite, reserved
players with more intense ones and ends with
both shouting "I Am A Beast" over an over
again to the cheers of all their teammates.

And see ordinary shooters become beasts to
be rekonned with on Stan's "Prime-Time
Shooting Machine" DVD too.

If you want to get the most out of yourself and
those you work with, don't miss any of Stan's
genius methods at:

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

It's Your Life - Make Every Shot Count

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