Basketball Shooting

Describes the skills and strategies for effective basketball shooting, covering long-range three-pointers, jumpers, bank shots, and free throws, and includes tips, techniques, and drill exercises for individuals and teams.

In Better Basketball Shooting, Dave Hopla, professional shooting coach and one of the best shooters in the world, offers the expertise to help players at any level elevate their shooting percentage. Better Basketball Shooting: Improving Free Throws and Midrange Jump Shots provides detailed instruction featuring seven shooting drills and 33 color photos from NBA shooting coach Dave Hopla. Hopla has worked with some of the game’s biggest names, including Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, and Jason Kidd. Now you can benefit from his coaching insights. With this mini e-book you’ll learn the physical skills and techniques for improving your shooting percentage from the line and from inside the arc. You’ll perfect your midrange shooting techniques to sink your stationary jump shots as well as your shots coming off screens and off the dribble. Take your game to a whole new level by mastering these shooting techniques and leave your opponents confused and frustrated. Let Better Basketball Shooting: Improving Free Throws and Midrange Jump Shots take you from being a mere shooter to becoming a reliable scorer. The mini e-book Better Basketball Shooting: Improving Free Throws and Midrange Jump Shots is an abridged version of the comprehensive book Basketball Shooting (Human Kinetics, 2012).

7 easy drills and tips for becoming a better shooter.

Bob Fisher, holder of numerous world records in basketball shooting, introduces a new physics-based approach that is destined to become the new standard for basketball shooting instruction. Included is a special chapter by Professor Larry Silverberg providing an in-depth analysis of the physics involved in shooting a free throw. Learn the most important aspect of shooting and how to utilize simple physics to make more shots. He introduces a practical physics-based approach to shooting, which provides a 'true north' for players to filter what is important and what is not. A must-read for anyone who is looking to fast-track their shooting success.

Provides photo-illustrated instructions and drills for basketball players, covering ball handling, shooting, offense, and defense; and including a DVD.

Sports education and instructional book designed to help basketball players develop the most powerful, accurate, and energy-efficient jump shot possible.

A detailed analysis of shooting.