Can I Get An Update

In my Clark Kent day job I am a computer systems
administrator at the University of Florida. Whenever
we get a call at our Help Desk one of the first
questions we ask is:

"Have your updates been done recently?"

We do the updating automatically for most of our
systems, but if a user has his computer turned off
during the update window, they can miss it. And
missing it can be disastrous. It's a big security risk.

Not getting the latest updates on the art and science
of shooting hoops can severely affect you too. I am
all for learning and practicing the fundamentals, but
sometimes people do come up with a better way.

I started playing tennis when I was 6 because we
lived about a block from the city tennis courts.
Every summer a wonderful old soul from the YMCA
named Doc Hosbach would organize older kids to
teach tennis lessons to the youngsters, sell discount
equipment, organize games, and tournaments, etc.

I was pretty good and was runner-up in the 14 &
under city-wide tournament when I was 11. Soon
after we moved, and I never was able to put the
same amount of time in it as I had when I was
younger, but I still have good strokes, and a
surprisingly good serve.

I took some lessons a couple of years ago though,
to try to get back in the groove, and found my
basic strokes were older than old school. It was
like a 2 handed set shot is to basketball. With the
new techniques though the forehand now is much,
much more powerful and more versitile than it
ever was before.

So even if you have good fundamentals you still
might need an update or two in your shooting
technique.

But other times there are old skills that have
been forgotten, and need to be brought back into
the light. Matt Furey's revival of "Catch As Catch
Can" wrestling from the turn of the century
wrestlers like Farmer Burns is an example.

Please don't ever get where you think you know it
all, and can't learn anything anymore. Coach Tom
Nordland didn't sit back on his laurels when his Swish
video became a best-seller 9 years ago. He kept on
refining his shooting system and learn more. Finally
he had figured out so much more, he had to come out
with a new DVD, Swish 2. If you don't have it yet
you could be losing out in a big way.

See how you can get double the bang for your buck
today at:

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

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I love to get feedback on what you are learning,
and the kind of results you are getting. Thanks to
all who've written me already at
dean@deandelker.com


Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

The Fire That Doesn't Consume

It's getting close to basketball season again, and
today I was reminiscing about my high school
days. Holy Name Catholic High School in
Henderson, Kentucky was a tiny school. There
were 41 in my senior class.

In those days in sports there was no such thing as
classifications. You played everybody, and we had
success far beyond what anyone could have
expected in most years. And it all started with a
gym that was one of the biggest and best in our
region. That included schools with 10 - 15 times
our enrollment.

How was that possible?

Through a burning desire to win.

As a private school we were willing to invest in
ourselves so we could play with the big boys. We
believed in our school, our coaches, our players.
It's what we called in those days "school spirit",
which really was a "winning spirit". We wanted to
win, and we were willing to do what it took for
that to happen.

In the first part of the 20th century Andrew
Carnegie commissioned a young man named
Napolean Hill to interview hundreds of successful
people from all walks of life to find the common
elements of success.

Mr. Hill wrote a book about his findings called
"Think And Grow Rich" which has become a
self-help classic. It is a great read, and contrary
to popular belief it applies to much more than
money. It's about riches of all kinds.

And Napolean Hill says the starting point for all
achievement is having a burning desire. That's
where the "winning spirit" get's it's fuel.

Have you ever thought about your passions and
your burning desires? If not, make some time
this week to do that.

If one is to be a great shooter I'm very excited
about your future. You have the right stuff. If
you learn how to keep feeding that fire you'll
shoot with the stars.

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Just as you invest time in practicing your shot,
don't forget to feed the fire by build up your shooting
IQ too. A great way to do that is with Coach Tom
Nordlands's comprehensive double length Swish 2
DVD. It's a true bargain at:

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

This Is Not A Toyota Commercial

Keep moving forward.

In spite of the similarities no, this is not a Toyota
commercial.

I was on a call recently with Dr. Tom Hanson, a
sports psychologist who has worked with the NY
Yankees, other baseball teams, and numerous
Fortune 500 companies. He's written several
books, and is finishing up a high-powered course
on developing confidence, whatever you do.

Of course you know how important confidence is
to shooting so count on me in on wanting to feature
Tom's course when it's out.

Tom was mountain climbing once out in Colorado,
and found himself climbing a sheer face with a
group. He got to a point where though where fear
absolutely took over and he said the rock looked to
him like an ice rink turned up on edge. He was
paralyzed and couldn't move, freaking out.

The leader from above finally got his attention and
got him to calm down enough to listen, and told him
this:

"Tom, look down at your feet and tell me which one
is higher."

"The left one", he yelled back after being scared to
look for awhile.

"Good. What I want you to do is take your right foot
and move it higher than the left one."

"O.K. Got it."

"Now what I want you to do is take your left foot and
move it higher than the right one. Can you do that,
Tom?"

"O.K. Sure."

"Now Tom I need you to take your right foot and
move it higher than your left one. Can you do that
for me, Tom?"

"Yes, sir."

Well Tom's not still on the side of that mountain so
you know the rest of the story.

Sometimes fear is so paralyzing it's all you can do
to put one foot in front of the other, but most of the
time that's all you need to do.

Keep moving forward.

Shoot for The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you have been stymied in your dream
of becoming a great shooter now is the perfect
time to start moving forward again. This time
you can come armed with info from one of the
best shooting coaches on the planet.

Let Coach Tom Nordland nurture your dream
with his new shooting DVD. Swish 2 is the
culmination of 7 years of refinements he's made
to the original Swish Shooting Method, and that
is an international best-seller. The new volume
is filled with more fundamentals and more
practical drills than ever before. In fact, absorb
this material, and you'd be qualified to coach
other shooters.

Take the first step now by hustling on over to:

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