Pound and Shoot

Drill using a two-handed pound of the ball at varying times before or after landing to disturb rhythm, also working on hand placement and lift path from outside the frame.

1 min 19 sec

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Coaching notes

Drill with two-handed pound of the ball at varying times (before/after landing) to disturb rhythm. Also works on hand placement and lift path from outside the frame.

Key points

Pound the ball at different times relative to landing to disturb rhythm.
Use downward momentum of the pound to get directly back up into the shot.
Two hands on top of ball forces good hand placement under the ball after pound.
Slam ball outside frame/feet to require bringing it up from hip while maintaining stable release.

Common mistakes

It's easy to miss a couple shots and start to get down on yourself; must continue to key in through difficulty.

Practice settings

Sets: 1
Hits: 10 hits
Rest: 1 min
Est. duration: 1 min 19 sec

ShootingRhythm DisturbanceHand Placement

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