Improve Your Shooting

Hi, I am about to writing on my commitment, I said in my previous post (proper form of shooting), that I will post more shooting tips. And here are some tips that I know about :

1. Get open. Always keep moving and finding the open position, you don’t want defender near you before you shoot the ball. Create a lead before you receive the ball. Set up the shot you want. "Hoped Shots" rarely end up in the basket.
2. Shot selection. Know your ability. Practice and employ your best shots. Some good practice shooters may become only average game shooters, but there are no poor practice shooters who are excellent game shooters. Know where your teammates are before shooting. Make sure no teammate is open for a better shot. Know when to shoot. Passing up a good shot is just as important as taking a bad shot. Be aware of defensive players' and offensive rebounders' positions. And after you should the ball, even you feel the ball is in or not, I think you should standby to receive the pass from your teammate or offensive rebounders if they get your bad shot.
3. Shoot with consistency. The balance is important here, so be on balance. Take off is with opposite foot of shooting hand. Hold ball high with wrist back and elbow pointing directly at the basket. Release ball quickly but do not hurry. Ball should have good back spin. Follow through. Keep shooting hand and fingers extended until ball goes through the basket. And you will see the best scene of your shot and feel the game. Nice feeling, man.
4. Concentrate on shot. No fear, no doubt, shoot with touch. Focus on the rim. Do not watch the ball - a shooter that take eyes off the target usually blows the shot. Concentrate on every shot in every practice and every game. Concentrate despite any distractions of noise and movement. You should have only one thought on your mind, and that is making the shot.
5. Shoot with confidence. I think most of people, if they see Michael Jordan shooting the ball, I believe they always think the ball will get in than not. It happened because Michael Jordan has good confident and people believe in him, they can feel his confident. So, if you want to be a good shooter, you must have the confidence in your shooting ability. "You are only as good as you think". Practice. "Shooters are made - not born." The secret to good shooting is countless hours of hard work and concentration. This why coaches love to see baskets in player's backyards. Use the "Beef" principle to analyze and improve your shot. B = Balance E = Elbow under the ball E = Eyes focused on target F = Follow Through
6. Acknowledge the pass. Will result in receiving more and better passes. You also can see my previous post about passing skill. Become a proficient passer. Passing will build better shooters because the principle of throwing to a teammate is the same as shooting at the basket. And the defender will embarrassment to defend you, they doubt about what are you going to do, shoot the ball or pass it!