Backboard Shots

Using the backboard as the target and building comfort with bank shots around the basket. - Feel where the defense is first, then choose the appropriate fade direction. - Keep your eyes on the backboard target instead of watching the flight of the ball. - Practice under the basket spinning the ball off the glass with both right and left hands. - Try different bank shots to become comfortable with the backboard. Common mistakes: Watching the flight of the ball instead of focusing on the backboard target.