sailordeac
Well-known member
Confidence is a huge factor and that points to Buzz.
Form + confidence. It is no different than a 5 foot straight putt. There are a few fundamentals that can be taught but everyone's free throw will be a little different. The best thing in have found that you can do with a player at such a late stage (college) is tighten up their stance (always said envision you are in A phone booth) and give them confidence through repetition in game like scenarios. We always spread out free throw shooting in practice with penalties rewards ties to it.
I am not sure what Bz is going but their really is no excuse for the collective ft shooting of our team. The best thing you can do is recruit better free throw shooters but I have seen players improve greatly with time and dedication.
One way to get over that problem for many players is to do FT shooting at the end of practice when players are tired. Taking FTs early is nothing. One reason some miss FTs in games is their legs are shot. Their minds are racing. At the end of practice, you can feel the same way
Shooting to the front of the rim, just over the front rim, instead of shooting to the back of the rim would help. So many shots are long.
Elbows in...there is no excuse whatsoever for missing right or left.