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How to Develop Supreme Basketball Shooting Confidence (Required to Become a Great Shooter)
Just ask any shooting coach or expert about the importance of confidence...
They will all tell you that confidence can be the difference between an AVERAGE shooter and a GREAT shooter. Confidence will greatly improve your shooting percentage!
So how do you develop supreme and unwavering shooting confidence?
Here are three few extremely effective techniques:
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1 - GROOVING
Before every practice and game, face the basket and shoot 50 EASY shots about four to ten feet from the basket.
Not only does this improve your shooting form, but it helps to develop phenomenal confidence.
How?
You'll quickly become very good at grooving these shots over and over. You'll see the ball going in the basket over and over. You'll swish the ball repeatedly and probably shoot 60%, 70%, 80%, or more, which is great for your psyche.
Simply by seeing your shot go in over an over, you'll become more confident.
Why do you think that NBA players do this before games?
Why do you think that Tiger Woods starts all of his practice sessions by making 100 three-foot putts?
Because it works! So don't overlook this powerful strategy.
2 - CHARTING
This is another technique that you should NOT overlook!
Lots of coaches talk about it, but we give credit to Dave Hopla for helping us realize the power of charting. He has been preaching it for years.
To improve your confidence, start charting all of the shots that you take in practice. It's easy to do and you'll be absolutely amazed at how much it helps.
After every practice session, keep track of what kinds of shots you took, the number of shots taken and the number of shots that you actually made.
Why does this help?
It seems so trivial, but the greatest shooters in the world have discovered this secret and will all tell you the same answer.
Their chart continually reminds them of how great they are. They can see on paper that they shot 65% for all of their 10 foot jumpers. They can see that they shot 90% for free throws.
Then what happens?
You start believing both at a conscious and deep subconscious level that you're an awesome shooter!
And you have the proof right there on paper. It shows you that you've made thousands of shots. And you won't soon forget how to shoot because you've done this thousands of times and you can knock 'em down!
Take our advice. Start charting your shots, especially the shots that you groove.
The chart doesn't need to be complicated. It just needs to make sense to you and be easy for you to carry around, like a notebook, journal, or a binder.
Here's a simple example of a shooting chart, but you should come up with one that makes sense to you:
| Date | Shot Type | Attempts | Makes | Percentage |
| 3/21/2008 | Form shooting | 50 | 40 | 80% |
| 3/21/2008 | 6' grooves | 50 | 38 | 76% |
| 3/21/2008 | 12' catch & shoot | 100 | 62 | 62% |
| 3/21/2008 | Free throws | 10 | 8 | 80% |
3 - PRACTICE
This alludes to an obvious technique to improve your confidence...
Practice!
We all know that practice improves confidence.
If you're reluctant to shoot, not confident, and hesitant, then you're probably going to miss. Even though confidence is the mark of a great shooter, you can't invent confidence out of thin air. It has to be based on some evidence and experience.
This comes from practice. You will be able to relax and shoot with a confidence that has been earned.
No tricks or tactics here. You just need to get it done. For a little motivation, you might want to recruit a good partner. You can also set goals. Do whatever it takes. A high school player should be taking around 500 shots a day and charting them all.
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We suggest that you implement all of the techniques above. You should groove your shots every day, chart your shots, and practice ALL the time.
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wannabeLeb says:
3/12/2009 at 8:41:22 AM
I wanna try these things^^ nice tips... hope these will help me :)
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archie borlongan says:
4/9/2009 at 12:55:02 AM
nice tips,
I learn more on this site.
I will always read the tips in your site. can you send into my email some tips?
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Joe Haefner says:
4/9/2009 at 10:40:07 AM
Hi Archie,
If you have not signed up for our FREE newsletter, you can do so at this link:
Players - http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/toptips.html
Coaches - http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/freebooks.html
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Elbert says:
6/5/2009 at 9:01:56 AM
I always shoot very good,but sometimes very bad
how to increase our shooting range
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sam says:
7/9/2009 at 6:05:51 PM
It helped
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solomon says:
9/26/2009 at 4:39:20 PM
what if my shoots keep missing
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Zach says:
10/29/2009 at 8:21:54 PM
Hey guys, I'm 16 and have been playing basketball my whole life. I've always have been some what talented but never to the same amount as some of my other teammates. So, this summer I had decided that if I wasnt given the same amount of talent, that I would earn my skills through hard work. Each day (excluding vacations) I shot on average 300 shots a day, I was always active and worked on the things that I needed to get better on. I still need to work on my left hand dribbling and my up close and personal deffense, everything else I have basically down. I do need to get stronger though, I am very skinny and people knock me over easily. I've worked so hard for the upcoming season, all throughout the summer I've been playing with different players in other leagues, and have been doing quite well. But when my school team from last year got together this past weekend, I did horribly, normally in my other league I am an excellent player, but when I got onto the floor with my old teammates, I did horribly. It seemed like all my hard work, the countless hours of shooting, dribbling, running, etc. all went to waste. I was basically man handled and my confidence was crushed. I felt so out of place, I was so confident that I was ready for the season, because of the incredible amount of time and work I put into it. I was so shocked at what happened, I was frustrated because I didnt know what to do, because I couldnt do anything. I don't know what to do, I've lost all confidence in myself in both the game of basketball and in life because of how badly I feel about all my hard work seeming to go to waste. I know inside that I deserve to be the best player on the team because of the work I put in, as i hit the court daily. But for some reason all my confidence was ripped away, I still had desire to be the best but yet I felt it was impossible to obtain it. I am extremly confused and I need your help, my life fells almost empty because basketball is basically what I live for. Please could you give me some advice on how to regain confidence in myself, to be able to step up and achieve my goals when its clutch time, not just when I'm sitting around at my hoop at home or just playing a small game of pick up. Maybe I have to practice more at game spped? maybe I have to hit the weight room more? maybe I have to dribble the ball elft handed nonstop while I am practing? I don't know, But what I do know is that I REALLY need to get my confidence back before basketball season starts. Thanks guys I would appreciate the help, sorry this is such a long message, I just cant find any one to help me find an answer to my problems.
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Jeff Haefner says:
10/30/2009 at 6:31:37 AM
Zach,
First of all, there's a very good chance that this game you played poorly in was just a fluke. You CAN'T base your confidence on 1 game! Seriously. How many times has Michael Jordan bounced back after a few poor games? Everyone has their ups and downs. It's seriously not a big deal and you are thinking WAY too much. Just go out and play, give it all you have, and have fun! Enjoy yourself. Basketball is so much fun. Don't make it a job and stress yourself out.
All you can ask of yourself is to give it everything you have. If you didn't try your best, that is the only time to be disappointed.
If the ball didn't go in... so what?! Who cares? The best shooters in the world miss over half the time. The often go on streaks of missing 5,6,7, or more shots in a row. Do you think they get down? No! They realize that they will miss shots. It's no big deal. They realize they will make mistakes. All they can do is focus on the next play.
Realize that you can do much more than score and make assists. Coaches absolutely love players that hustle, play defense, and rebound. None of these traits require skill. All of these things (even rebounding) are simply based on EFFORT and DESIRE, not skill.
Read this article and realize that you can be a winner and contribute to the team in other ways. Trust me, I'm a coach and I know.
http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/players/10-basketball-tips-playing-time.html
If confidence becomes a big problem, which I don't think it will because it sounds like this is just a fluke and you be completely fine, you can use our shooting guide which has many confidence building techniques and slump breakers.
http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/pr/btshooting.html
You can also try this technique:
http://www.positivecoach.org/Blog.aspx?id=3918
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Jamie Gilmore says:
11/13/2009 at 6:49:25 PM
I'm in eighth grade and I've decided to try out for basketball because I have tons of friends that play the sport, and them and my mom have always toild me that its really fun. But I've never played on any kind of team, so what if I don't make the team? I'm learning a lot from your websight, so thanks a lot for all of your tips. I'm learning and practiciing as much as I can, but do you guys think I should continue to try if I don't make it?
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Jeff Haefner says:
11/13/2009 at 8:53:52 PM
Jamie - If you enjoy playing, you should absolutely keep trying. Work hard and try again next year.
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