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Basketball Shooting Help?

Can u help me improve my basketball skills (shooting, breaking past players...)?

  • My main problems are that I don't shoot correctly, and because I am shorter, 5 foot 8.5 inches, I can't shoot over people. Because of my height, I need to break past others, but I need help to do that. I am pretty quick, but not quick enough to break past my 6 foot 3 inch friends.

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    Sounds like, since you don't have the height, you need to make sure you get in a clear space so no-one bigger is in front of you. It's good that you are quick. So visualise and practice seeing yourself in a clear space and then practice until you get so good with putting your shots up that you don't need to be near the basket and your team knows that if they give you the ball in a clear space it will be just up over and in - another 3 pts from the 3 point Ace shooter king!

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sorry cant help you if your not black...

lestarr_tellis

people always love to block the short guy so u should try pump faking so u can get ur man in the air and then dribble past him or take the shot

Romeo

keep your elbows in have your toes pointing towards the basket. have the ball come off your finger tips and follow through with a snap of your wrist. to get by bigger defenders use a pump fake, if that doesnt work fake left go right or visa versa. always protect the ball with your body cause a lager defender will likely reach in a steal the ball away. Hope this helps

ibwangingguts00

well you obviously know your problems, so why are you asking? You don't shoot correctly, then learn how to shoot correctly. If you're too slow to get by bigger guys, then you need to work out, probably do a bunch of suicides. Over and over and over. Then you'll get by them.

al

always pump fake.

zyrqux

I'm 5'7 and I can get by all the time. If you need to work on your dribbles I highly suggest walking around your neighborhood dribbling between your legs. When your on the court, try to use your coodination. Go one way and then crossover towards the other side. A solid pump-fake always helps when your small too.

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