3Ballin Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Saw this and thought it could really help the guys break out of the mental funk they are in with their free throws.https://www.facebook.com/Gametime/videos/10154911975616545/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Whenever the talk of free throw shooting comes up, I always revert back to the legendary coach of Valpo High.... Virgil Sweet. Who's teams led the nation in free throw shooting, and once had a player during lunch break connect of 409 consecutive free throws ( legend has is, that he would have hit more, but had to stop to get back to class_. Anyway. Coach Sweet had 20 measures for shooting free throws. (Yes, he wrote a book about it) 1. Develope a Ritual. 2. Controlled Tension. 3. Consistent placement of Feet. 4. Free hand on side of Ball. 5. Second finger points to air Valve. 6. Equal spread of Fingers. 7. Thumb and finger at 45 degree Angle. 8. Wrist Hyperextended. 9. Elbow Up. 10. Sight over index Finger. 11. Look at near Edge. 12. Weight on front Foot. 13. Flex knee of front Leg. 14. Flex the Hips. 15. Two second Pause. 16. Extend the joints of the legs, hip, and Arm. 17. Flex Wrist. 18. Propel ball with 3 Fingers. 19. Arm follows arch on follow Through. 20. Drop ball over near edge of Rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEKA Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 #TheFishThatSavedPittsburgh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 I'd just bring in Rick Berry to teach them. Heck he could make them with his eyes closed in button up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 20 hours ago, milehiiu said: Whenever the talk of free throw shooting comes up, I always revert back to the legendary coach of Valpo High.... Virgil Sweet. Who's teams led the nation in free throw shooting, and once had a player during lunch break connect of 409 consecutive free throws ( legend has is, that he would have hit more, but had to stop to get back to class_. Anyway. Coach Sweet had 20 measures for shooting free throws. (Yes, he wrote a book about it) 1. Develope a Ritual. 2. Controlled Tension. 3. Consistent placement of Feet. 4. Free hand on side of Ball. 5. Second finger points to air Valve. 6. Equal spread of Fingers. 7. Thumb and finger at 45 degree Angle. 8. Wrist Hyperextended. 9. Elbow Up. 10. Sight over index Finger. 11. Look at near Edge. 12. Weight on front Foot. 13. Flex knee of front Leg. 14. Flex the Hips. 15. Two second Pause. 16. Extend the joints of the legs, hip, and Arm. 17. Flex Wrist. 18. Propel ball with 3 Fingers. 19. Arm follows arch on follow Through. 20. Drop ball over near edge of Rim. The most Free throws that I hit in a row is like 55 and I always had the same routine. I dribble 3 times then take a deep breath and one more dribble. I then took another breath and concentrated on the front of the rim then I started my motion by bending your knees then follow through with the shot. Also I always shot the ball with my hands on the seams and not crossing over the seams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 I think my consecutive free throw missed streak is greater than my consecutive free throws made streak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedtoIU Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 I think RMK can fix this free throw issue overnight...with an actual punch to the gut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDenizen Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, addictedtoIU said: I think RMK can fix this free throw issue overnight...with an actual punch to the gut. I've heard choking works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedtoIU Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 14 minutes ago, INDenizen said: I've heard choking works. RMK's got a wide variety of choices. He's the KING of TOUGH LOVE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgambill Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 2 hours ago, INDenizen said: I've heard choking works. He always talked about running stairs until they puked. Wonder if that is allowed anymore?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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