How do you throw three-pointers, or even how do you make three-pointers? How do you shoot from the logo like Curry or Young? Ever wondered these questions?
Here are 3 tips to help you out!
Tip 1.
Work on the quality of your movement: how you lift the ball from the low point and how you release it. Try to move the ball close to your body and not put it back behind your head, this will give more energy to the ball.
“Turn on your feet to hit the three-pointer” is often a misnomer, because it’s more important to effectively transfer energy to the ball rather than dumbly pushing up when the ball is dead center.
To improve on this, try throwing without your feet. For example, sitting on a chair or with your feet wide open.
Tip 2.
Don’t rush to chase a long distance at once. Learn to make a precise movement close to the ring and gradually move away. When your arm makes a different movement each time you throw, then stability is out of the question. And the farther you throw, the more every extra motion and deviation affects the result.
First consistency, then increasing the distance. Try a simple exercise: start at the ring and make 5 shots, and if you don’t have more than 7, take a step back. So step back until you make 3 misses from some point. If you make 3 misses, start over.
Tip 3.
Be patient. One training session and 100 throws will not be enough to make a big difference and learn something. Throwing, especially a good and steady throw, requires a lot of quality repetition and solidification of the movement.
Don’t just make your throwing drills as voluminous where you do 400 hits, but make them as high quality as possible. 200 hits on 250 throws is better than 400 hits on 1,600 throws.