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Dick Baumgartner's Basketball Shooting CampWhere Great Shooters Are Made Not Born. |
Camp Information:
- Basketball Instructional & Training DVDs & Videotapes
- 3 point shooting
- Best free throw
- Low post moves & shots
- Dribbling
- Individual boy's workout
- Individual girl's workout
- Shooting off pass
- Pull-up jump shooting
- Moves and shots
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2012 : Practice
Getting Open For A Shot Getting Open Too often players who can shoot well have a problem of getting open for a shot. Too many players tend to practice 3 pt shooting under just ideal situations. Once a player has developed his or her 3 pt. shot, he or she should practice some getting into the 3 pt shot from difficult situations. It takes more than just standing in one spot and having someone passing you the ball to become a great shooter. There are many drills that players can practice that will train them to become very good 3 pt. shooters. We will cover a few in this tip of the month. Re-locate Drill A player who knows how to score will go to that open spot to get his or her shot. Again, there are players who can shoot but don`t know how or don`t sense when to move this way or that for the open shot. Passing to the Post and re-locating up or down is one re-locating drill. Make sure when you re-locate you are squared up to the basket with your body balanced and ready to receive the basketball. Use the footwork you have been taught or what you are the most efficient with using. With this drill you are basically receiving the basketball from the front. Work both sides of the court. Passing to the Pt. Guard and re-locating up or down is another way to run the re-locating drill. With this drill you are basically receiving the basketball from the side. Work both sides of the court. Basket-out Drill Run this drill by starting 4 or 5 feet inside the 3 pt. line. Receive the pass from pt. guard or center. Work both sides. Start inside the 3 pt. line and then run behind the 3 pt. line. Get your body around through correct footwork so you are squared up to the basket and in a balanced position. Really work on getting ready to shoot from off the move with your body balanced and ready to receive the ball. Go into the shot with the footwork procedure that best fits the situation. With this drill your feet can already be positioned or you can step into the shot while receiving the pass. These drills are more like game situations. A few of the better NBA players really work on body balance, footwork, and timing which helps them to shoot well in tough situations. Nowitzki of the Mavs is a good example. His instructor that he works with puts him into a lot of tough shooting situations so he is ready for anything that comes up. From these experiences he has learned how to get into a shot from tough situations. This is one reason he is a great shooter and scorer. The above are just two game-like shooting drills. Teams that run more game like drills in practice shoot better. Remember, it is very important to work on getting into position with good body and foot position so you are balanced and ready to receive the ball. Of course, it is still beneficial where a player positions himself or herself on the wings and the pt. guard passes the ball to the wing player. Basketball Camps This summer at our camps we are going to run more game-like shooting drills. We have run game-like shooting drills in the past, but this summer we are going to do even more. We also are going to do more with quickness, range, and accuracy in shooting. If you join us this Summer, I believe you will find that we will give you what you need to become a great shooter and scorer. We will send you home with a lot of drills, techniques, and experience to make you better. Remember we also do a lot with other offensive skills besides shooting. Coach Baumgartner January 2012 : Two Very Good Timing Drills Timing Once you have developed correct form then shooting is a lot about timing the release of the basketball at the correct time. If you do this correctly, you will have better accuracy and distance in shooting. Ball-Toss-Out Drill Toss the ball out in front of you and then step into the shot with a 1-2 step. Bring the ball into your pocket level and also have it the correct distance from your body. Don`t have the ball too far out or ball too close to the body before lifting the basketball. The ball should be brought into the pocket at the correct time with the player`s leg action. Remember to maintain the same rhythm all the way through the shot. If you bring the ball into the pocket correctly and maintain your rhythm you will automatically release the ball at the correct time. You can also toss the ball somewhat out to the side and practice bringing the ball in from this position. This is a good shooting pocket and squaring up drill. Make sure you do a good ball toss out. One Bounce Drill There are different ways to do the one bounce drill. One way is to bounce the ball and then step into the shot with a 1-2 step. As you step into the shot bring the ball into the shooting pocket. As with the ball-toss-out drill, make sure you maintain your rhythm from the beginning to the end of the shot. Make sure you bounce the ball firmly and not too high or low before stepping into the shot. The one bounce drill and the ball-toss-out drill are very simple drills which are very good for developing timing. With these drills it is easy to put all parts of shooting together. Basketball Camps These are just two of the drills we use at out basketball shooting camps. With our experience through the years we have developed some great drills. This summer we are adding some drills and techniques that will develop a player`s distance, accuracy, and quickness in shooting even more. Plan on joining us this Summer for a great experience in learning how to shoot the basketball really well. We also teach several other basketball skills that are used in today`s game by the very good players. We are the number one attending shooting camp in the U.S., because of how and what we teach. Advanced players or beginners can really benefit from attending our camps. Coach Baumgartner
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