How to Practice Three Point Shots

On question I get asked over and over again, and Iof the key.
mean *over and over* again, is this: How do I becomeCan you visualize those spots? Good. These don't
a better three point shooter?have to be exact spots, just roughly five spots equally
Everyone wants to be a three point shooter becauseapart from each other along the three point line.
that's where the glamor is, unless of course you canNext step up to the first spot and start shooting. When
dunk the ball like a mad man.you make five baskets in a row, move to the next
So in this article I will discuss in detail, my method forspot. Do the same thing at the next spot, shoot till you
becoming a really good three point shooter. I will talkmake five baskets in a row, then move on to the next
about what you should do to practice three pointspot.
shots, and how long you can expect to take toDo all five spots like this. When you first start out, it will
become a great three point shooter.take a very long time to make five in a row. This work
OK, so the first thing you need to understand is this. Toout may take you two hours or longer when you first
become a great three point shooter, heck to becomestart.
a great anything at basketball, there is only one way toEventually, you will find it easy to make five in a row
do it. And that one way is to practicefrom each spot. When this finally happens, move it up
It almost doesn't matter how you practice, just as longto ten baskets in a row. This is much harder, but once
as you do practiceyou get the hang of it, you will be able to knock out
Of course, once you reach a certain level ofthis workout in less than an hour.
competence, it very much *does* matter how youDo it every single day. Always shoot from the same
practice Things like expenditure of energy andspots because it is important to build up muscle
efficiency come into play eventually.memory from specific spots.
So here is my specific method. Pick five major spotsIn conclusion, that is my simple and very effective way
along the three point line. I choose the two oppositeto practice to become a great three point shooter. Do
ends of the baseline, the two opposite ends of thethis for a summer, and when you start the season you
elbow (we're talking roughly here, basically what youwill see huge improvements in your shooting. Do it for
want to do is choose a spot roughly equally betweena few years, and you will become an all star. The trick
the head of the key and the baseline diagonally outis to do it every single day, day in and day out.
from the basket), and finally the last spot is at the top