Diary of a Man-Made Shooter
In March of 2021, DJ McCall reached out to Shooting Coach Dave Love through his agent Kevin Tarca. DJ had graduated from IUPUI in 2019
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In March of 2021, DJ McCall reached out to Shooting Coach Dave Love through his agent Kevin Tarca. DJ had graduated from IUPUI in 2019
There are an infinite number of different ways to shoot it, and even shoot the ball well, but if you look you start to see
I have a shooting theory. It is a series of ideas and concepts that I have developed over my many years working with different coaches,
There are two fundamental truths about footwork: 1) People love to debate footwork. Hop or 1-2 step? Permanent pivot foot, or inside foot pivot? And
Every player is different and has different needs. They can’t be coached the same way. PLUS, every age group will have different limitations, needs, and
Getting a player to change a habit is hard. Getting them to apply the habit in a game setting so that they can actually see
https://youtu.be/6_YOFhrPdPI How you grip the basketball is critical to a consistent release. There are so many details that go into holding the ball and using
https://youtu.be/C87v6KewPvM Every shooter has a different body, different habits, different limitations and different needs. It can be hard to figure out what YOU need to
https://youtu.be/7lyh8XOhe7o “Coach, I can’t get (part of your shot) to do (thing you want it to do)!!! Help!” I get that question all the time
Every young player wants to add range. They see players like Steph Curry and Dame Lillard making shots from the logo and the crowd going
There are a few different systems that teams will use to track shooting data. They measure all kinds of data points, including where the ball
Most people don’t think of it this way, but the floor is really the only tool that we have to use as a shooter. We
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Some drills are independent. Some drills can be added onto other drills. This is one of those drills. If you find that you
This is video of a warm up I recently did with a player to show you how it can evolve. I’m constantly trying to improve
One of the biggest challenges in skill development is determining when to try to make progress with a drill, and when to spend more time.