Shooting, Explained

The 7 Faders That Unlock Skill Transfer

A mixing-board way to think about practice difficulty — seven faders you ride to keep shooters in the challenge point and build skill that transfers.

The Missing Bridge in Shooting Development

Why perfecting a habit in a simple drill doesn't transfer to games on its own — and the skill-adaptability training that bridges the gap.

Stabilizing the Foundation

Being skilled isn't repeating a perfect form — it's stabilizing more functional movement. What Movement Coordination Training is, who needs it, and how I run it.

7 minSep 2026

External Cues: Say Less, Change More

Internal vs. external cues — why the right few words change a habit faster than a full explanation, and how to find the cue that clicks for each player.

8 minAug 2026

The Two Connections in Shooting Form

Once you've diagnosed a shot, where do you start? The two places I prioritize every correction — the hand to the ball, and the feet to the floor.

8 minAug 2026

Case Study

Dewayne Dedmon: The Player Who Rebuilt His Own Shot

A 3rd-string center who couldn't be trusted to shoot became an 80% free-throw shooter with three-point range — much of it done on his own.

7 minAug 2026

Start with the Ball

How I diagnose which one or two habits to change in a shooter — by reading what the ball does before I ever look at the body.

8 minAug 2026

Release Quality: What the Ball's Spin Reveals About the Hand

Spin is a readout of the hand — like a sliced golf ball reveals an open clubface. Why pure backspin matters, the seam illusion, and how axis tilt diagnoses a release.

9 minSep 2026

A Balanced Look at the CLA in Basketball Shooting

Two experts on the Constraints-Led Approach — where it applies, where it has limits, and the weak-shooter paradox.

20 minSep 2026

Variability: Why the Best Shooters Never Take the Same Shot Twice

Great shooters never take the same shot twice. Why variability — the thing coaches work to reduce — is what actually builds an adaptable, game-ready shot.

9 minSep 2026

All About Video Shot Analysis: How to Break Down a Shot Like a Pro

Video reveals the gap between what a shooter feels and what they actually do, and a structured process turns that footage into real, correctable insight.

Drills Are Like Medicine

On the surface drills look like the cure for every shooting problem, but real development is layered, interconnected, and needs a diagnosis.

4 minAug 2026

Shooting Science

Practical Examples of the Shooting Sandbox

A closer look at four elite shooters and how each made an unconventional spot in the shooting sandbox work for them.

The Hidden Mechanics of Consistency: Why Synchronizing All Three Joints Matters in Shooting

Treating the shoulder, elbow, and wrist as one three-joint system shows why joint timing—not any single angle—is the real driver of a repeatable shot.

Is Form Shooting for Pros, Not Youth?

Traditional form shooting strips away the context players need to learn, so who should actually be doing it, and what kind?

Launch Angle and Velocity in Basketball Shooting

Entry angle is a popular shooting metric, but players don't control it directly—launch angle and release velocity are the real levers.

The Advantages (and Drawbacks) of Longer Levers

Why smaller players must adjust their shooting mechanics more than taller players when shooting from distance, and the trade-offs that come with it.

4 minAug 2026

How to Shoot a Basketball Better by Finding Your Optimal Stance Width

The shot begins with your feet, and finding the stance width that matches your body and each shot's demands is the foundation of a balanced, repeatable shot.

Basketball's Equivalent to Baseball's Pitch Design

Baseball's data-driven pitch design has a basketball parallel: using spin metrics to make invisible release flaws visible and fixable.

3 minAug 2026

The Shooting Development Pyramid

A structured framework that prioritizes what actually drives shooting improvement, from the foundation of repetition up to the finer points of form.

6 minAug 2026

Skill Acquisition, ShotMetrics... And Blackjack?

Skill acquisition principles tilt the odds like basic strategy, but ShotMetrics is the card-counting edge that changes the game entirely.

A Misconception in NBA Basketball Skill Development

The moments outsiders see NBA players train are preparation, not development, and copying them misleads coaches about what real skill building looks like.

6 minAug 2026

What is Release Curvature?

Measuring how much the ball's path bends in its final moments in the hand reveals a surprising key to better distance control.

3 minAug 2026

How I Work on Balance in a Player's Shot

Balance isn't the absence of motion; it's controlling energy so movement flows toward the rim, and different balance types call for different training solutions.

6 minAug 2026