Tauer form
 | 1 John Tauer There are 3 keys to shooting, a) the ball has to go straight - start squared up to the basket, follow through straight to the basket, b) the ball has to go up - use your legs, start with knees bent, shoot up not out, c) the ball has to go the correct distance - practice, reps. Use a progression to work on shooting form - without a ball then with a ball, one hand then add the guide hand, no basket then at a basket. 1) Players are on the 3-point line facing the basket, with no ball, butt down, they "shoot" and hold their follow-through. It's a one-handed shot, the guide hand should finish lower than the shooting hand. Follow through with elbow locked, above the ear, wrist snapped. For the ball to go up, start low, with the shooting hand under the ball, the arm should look like the letter C (a waiter in a restaurant). See Shooting - 5star shadow. |
 | 2 2) Partner shooting With one ball, facing each other on the lane lines, a) One-hand shooting, drop the ball on his head, he shoots back to you. b) Add the guide hand. |
 | 3 Shot preparation (quick release) c) Partner has the ball, drop your shooting foot back (at an angle), bent knees, palms to the passer, as partner chest passes, step forward with the shooting foot as the ball is coming, catch and go right up into the shot. Continue then switch the passer and shooter. Don't stand up before the catch, or bring the ball down and back up. The right foot is the shooting foot for a right-hander. See Shooting - Rick Torbett. |
 | 4 At a basket d) Partner is your rebounder, start at the block, one-hand shooting, move a small step back on the lane line if you make three shots in a row. e) Repeat adding the guide hand. If you miss short, you're not using your legs, it's a flat shot. See Shooting - Range finder. |
 | 5 Catch and shoot f) From the foul line, the shooter drops the shooting foot and steps into the shot, partner doesn't pass unless the shooter is down in a stance. Continue then switch passers and shooters. g) Competitive - in pairs, shoot from the elbow, get your rebound, partner is the next shooter (shooters alternate), first pair to make 5. They want players to be able to make 80% of shots from wherever they shoot, there's no reason not to make a shot if you are open (game shooting percentage will be about half of practice percentage). |
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