Jim Huber Show, Episode #19 Creating The Next Steph Curry<\/a>.\u00a0 He is obsessed with the science of shooting, and he comes by it honestly, as he has a 6\u20192\u201d skinny gym rat son, Nic Slavin, who the staff at Breakthrough Basketball have watched develop into an elite level shooter. \u00a0I\u2019ve had a front row seat watching this kid develop as a shooter from the 7th grade to now going into his senior year at Olathe South High School next year. \u00a0As a junior, Nic led 6A Kansas in 3 point shooting with 67 makes in 21 games at 42.7 percent. \u00a0He had 6 games this season with 5 or more made 3 point baskets. \u00a0Along the way, Troy and I have had a five year running discussion of shooting during Nic\u2019s development. \u00a0Below are some of the important things that I have learned along the way.<\/p>\n10 TRAITS THAT GREAT SHOOTERS SHARE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- They shoot every day. \u00a0Shooting is about repetition. \u00a0There are no shortcuts to greatness when it comes to shooting. \u00a0If you practice a couple of times a week, expect mediocre results. Practice daily? \u00a0The odds of becoming \u201cgreat\u201d as a shooter rise dramatically.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- They have repeatable mechanics. \u00a0Every shot has the same characteristics. \u00a0Great shooters don\u2019t go to the gym and shoot 500 shots. \u00a0Great shooters go to the gym and shoot the same shot, 500 times. \u00a0Some of the mechanics I emphasize in workouts involve finishing with the elbow above the eye (for proper arc), putting the index finger down through the rim, and \u201cfreezing the follow through\u201d to give the ball a chance to go in the basket. \u00a0Your feet should always be the same, shoulder width apart and slightly staggered. \u00a0The shoulders should mirror the feet, if the feet are slightly staggered, the shoulders should match the feet.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- Great shooters believe every single shot is going down as they shoot it. \u00a0They accept the fact that not every shot will go in, but they believe every shot is going in as they shoot it. \u00a0You have to learn to expect and seek perfection, while understanding that perfection is impossible. There is a reason they call it \u201cshooting\u201d and not \u201cmaking\u201d. \u00a0Same reason fishing is called fishing and not catching. \u00a0Shooters miss, but they believe the next shot will be good.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- Great shooters immediately go to the next play when they miss a shot. \u00a0They understand that they cannot control misses; they can only control their preparation before the ball arrives, and their mechanics (their body).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- Great shooters go to the gym with a plan. \u00a0They put their phones away, and they get down to business when they get to the gym. \u00a0They understand that focus is needed in their workouts. Just going and shooting won\u2019t make you better. \u00a0Going and shooting game shots, from game spots, at game speed is the way great shooters do their job.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- Great shooters make personal concessions to become great. \u00a0If you are going to be great, you are going to be in the gym on an almost daily basis. \u00a0That may mean missing some social activities with friends sometimes. \u00a0Being a great shooter can be a lonely occupation sometimes. \u00a0It takes time alone in the gym to make it look easy when the lights are on and the game is on the line.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- Great shooters have no fear of failure. \u00a0They want the ball at the end of the game and accept the consequence of taking the big shot. \u00a0They believe they will make that big shot, and they can live with it if they miss. \u00a0If you cannot accept failure, you cannot become a great shooter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- Great shooters have an eye for detail. \u00a0As they warm up close to the basket with feather shots, form shooting, etc., they are their own shot doctor, making the little tweaks and corrections that lead to swishes. \u00a0They know if their shot is a little flat, they need to finish a little higher for better arc. \u00a0They know if they are missing to the left or right that they need to concentrate on putting their index finger down through the rim. \u00a0They are meticulous in their preparation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- Great shooters think \u201cShot\u201d when they catch the ball. \u00a0They do this for several reasons. \u00a0If you are thinking \u201cShot\u201d as you catch, you are immediately a threat and the defense must respond accordingly. \u00a0If you catch and are truly ready to shoot, your defender must close out quickly with hands up. \u00a0If they closeout late, the shot is gone. \u00a0If they closeout well, they are vulnerable to the drive.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- Great shooters understand what a great shot is. \u00a0Shaquille O\u2019Neal was a great shooter because he understood what a great shot for him was (a Dunk). \u00a0He made around 60 percent of his shots for his career because he only took shots he knew he could make. \u00a0For a perimeter player, the formula is simple. \u00a0If you can make 8 out of 10 unguarded shots in practice daily from a spot, you will make about 4 to 5 out of 10 from that spot in a game with a defender. \u00a0If for instance you cannot make 8 of 10 consistently from 3 in practice, you really don\u2019t have any business launching 3\u2019s in a game setting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
You will find some other great insights about how to develop into a great\u00a0shooter in this podcast Episode #19 Creating The Next Steph Curry.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As I blog today I sit here in awe of Stephen Curry\u2019s 15 point outburst in 118 seconds last week to even the series verse Oklahoma City Thunder. \u00a0He is hands down the most amazing shooter in the history of shooting. \u00a0Period! \u00a0End of discussion. \u00a0He\u2019s so great that the three, shot by a 6\u20193\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=511"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":652,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511\/revisions\/652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}