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- 10 pull-ups right, 10 left.
- 10 stepbacks right, 10 left.
- 10 speed-stop exchanges right, 10 left.
- 10 hesi pulls right, 10 left (turn dribble, glide).
- 20 threes.
- See Driveway shooting.
- 4-Minute Drill (Jordan Lawley)
- Become a JJ Redick Shooter (PGC)
- 4 minutes, 9 spots, take 10 shots from each spot (two balls, rebounder and passer).
- 3 Challenges To Help You Shoot Better (Thincpro)
- 5-spot 3-shot - from each spot make a floater, one-dribble pull-up and a 3 (see Shooting - Pro Training solo: 2-minute challenge)
- 60-second 3s.
- One-dribble pull-ups, a make is +3, miss is -2, get to +21.
- 3 Shooting Challenges (Coach Rocky)
- 5-minute 3s.
- Star shooting.
- 5-spot, shoot from each spot until you miss 2 in a row.
- See Shooting - Tony Watson series, Streak.
- 3 Favourite Shooting Competitions (Augie Johnston)
- Partner shooting,
- first player to make 2 shots from 5 spots,
- one shooter, make 2 in a row from each spot (timed),
- first player to make 8 3s.
- See Shooting - 5star pairs spot.
Workouts - 7 Bradley Beal Shooting Drills (EGT)
- Three-step pull-ups (split stance, inside foot then outside foot forward).
- 5-spot combo - at each spot take two 3s, two pull-ups (left-right), one 3.
- Short-longs - mid-range shot and a 3 from 7 spots.
- Weave shooting - alternate elbow curls from under the basket.
- Webster 20+1 - four 3s at 5 spots plus one 3 from five feet behind the arc.
- 50 makes - make 10 3s from 5 spots, re-set to 0 on 3 misses in a row.
- Baseline drifts - start on the wing, drift for a corner 3.
- Curry Workout Off The Dribble (Coleman Ayers, By Any Means Basketball)
- Curry uses a ton of wraps.
- Continuous wrap behind shuffle (10 on each side), then in and out wrap shuffle.
- Freestyle shot fakes off the dribble – consecutive shot fakes and combos, be creative, change speeds, look at the rim.
- Glide into shot fake, explode and decelerate, shot fake again crossover (counter – shot fake, push out, finish on the other side).
- Shooting
- jab and cross stepback (one dribble)
- in and out wrap 3s (2 dribbles, with a little shuffle to set the feet)
- two-dribble inverted snatch (inverted drag)
- throw the ball out in front with one dribble, catch and shoot
- in and out wrap stepbacks (3 dribbles)
- in and out wrap inverted snatch (3 dribbles)
- behind the back glide behind the back snatch (2 dribbles).
- See Shooting - Snake pull-ups.
- Perfect Shooting Workout (Rocky)
- Mikan drill, Reverse Mikan drill.
- Runners (floaters) – with both hands off one foot (opposite) and two feet; one dribble.
- Elbow pull-ups – alternate until you make 10 going each way.
- Hesitation pull-ups – 5 off each hand from midrange then from 3.
- Stationary 3s – make 10 from 5 spots; spin a pass in the air, not off the floor.
- Off the move 3s (square-ups) – shot pass off the floor, make 10 going each way, repeat on each wing if there is time.
- Crossover shots – e.g. Iverson, Hardaway, go both ways.
- Stepbacks.
- Free throws – make 10.
- See Shooting - Guard workout, Driveway shooting.
- Workout For Point Guards (Rocky)
- Dynamic warm-up including defensive slides.
- One-hand and two-hand form shooting, 3 spots, make 5.
- Stationary ballhandling with Curry combination (cross-cross-between-between-behind-behind, then 3x each).
- Same on the move.
- 5-spot shooting, mid-range and 3s, make 5.
- Scoring moves drill – approach the top of the key with a double move, elbow pull-ups, progression – between-cross (Hardaway), between-behind.
- Pick and rolls – from both sides – go around, split, fake and reject, shoot from behind (your defender goes under).
- Iso moves – cone at the top and on the wings, e.g. scissor, crossover, hesi pulls.
- See Best Ballscreen Drill (below), Tactics - Hanlen ballscreens, Shooting - Sackmann ballscreens (e.g. snake, fake the snake).
- Pro Scoring Progression (Thrive3)
- Double move to a drop stance:
- cradle finish (Jordan layup)
- Dirk (transition fade) or regular stepback
- freeze 3-point shot (step up)
- crossover to step-out (vs. stepback)
- punch (same-foot) stepback
- crossover to Dirk fade on the baseline.
- Shooting Workout (Dennis Stanton)
- 5 spots (from both sides at the top), spin passes from under the basket.
- Mid-range shots, mid-range pull-ups (jab-cross baseline), shot-fake pull-ups (crossover), 3-point shots.
- See Shooting - Guard workout.
Shooting a) Collin Castellaw (Shot Mechanics) - Filthy 45
- 9 shots x 5 spots – catch and shoot, downhill catch and shoot, backpedal catch and shoot, one-dribble pull-ups L-R, lateral shots L-R, jab-pullbacks L-R (one dribble)
- Klay Thompson Catch and Shoot
- Catch and shoot, jab right shoot, jab left shoot.
- Crack-back 3s (two balls, shot pass square up then come back for a ball off a cone or chair).
- X shooting (block to wing, shot pass, alternate sides, use reverse pivot hop, turning inside).
- Partner Shooting Drills for Attacking Closeouts
- On the closeout, a) shoot, b) shot fake, one-dribble pull-up, c) jab (at the top foot), shoot.
- See Shooting - 5star pairs spot.
- Curry Shooting Drills #2
- Transition pull-ups, bring the ball up with the inside hand on each side of the floor,
- in and out pull
- drop cross hesi
- lateral behind the back (kick step)
- push cross to lateral space
- yo-yo (cut) dribble to lateral pull-up
- wrap stepback (extra dribble or not)
- drop cross snatch back (behind the back pullback)
- drop cross pullback (cross it back, scissor step i.e. foot replacement)
- pop stop (drop cross, punch dribble, scissor feet).
- See Shooting - Snake pull-ups.
- Curry Shooting Drills #1
- Catch and shoot (spin a pass in front).
- Jab and shoot (both sides).
- Pass fake outside, shoot.
- Baby pump fake, shoot.
- Extended jab (with dominant foot), shoot from there.
- V-dribble (push-out and crossover) shoot.
- Lateral space dribble (drop a dribble outside, kick step or cross-step to get it).
- Step-backs (cross-step, one dribble).
- 5 Shooting Drills by Yourself
- Two-bounce spin-outs (start on baseline, bounce outside 3, alternate sides).
- Behind the back midrange (dribble wing to wing with outside hand, go behind the back, shoot), see Shooting - Behind-the-back pull-ups.
- Out-curl mid-range (bounce from baseline, curl outside, catch and shoot).
- One-dribble pull-up series (wings, both sides) – pull-up right-left, side-step 3 right-left.
- Baseline sprint 3s – corner to corner (long rebound, shoot where you get it).
- 5-Minute Workout
- Line shooting, free throws, hip-swivel pull-ups, drag pullbacks, jab 3s.
b) Using screens - Best Ballscreen Drill for High-School Point Guards (Mike Lee)
- Come off the screen, one-dribble pull-up (your defender goes over, drop coverage).
- Against a show attached to the screener, it's like an inside-out dribble, jab, step out, ideally the inside foot gets around to seal him (then one dribble to a floater).
- Split a separated show, sell over the top, plant and punch it through (push cross) right into a floater.
- Re-screen - your defender goes under, 180 pivot by the screener, plant and change direction. (Variation - shoot from behind)
- See Shooting - Sackmann ballscreens.
- Wide pin-down series (Drew Hanlen)
- Cutter starts in the corner, shot ready, sells a backdoor then curls shoulder to hip. Options
- catch and shoot (e.g. a quick 1-2 or a hop, especially for a rightie turning right,
- catch, throw it out, create separation into a one-dribble pull-up,
- catch, attack downhill to the other side of the rim.
- See Shooting - Wide pin-downs.
- Wide pin-down series #1 (Delp)
- Catch and shoot.
- One-dribble nail jumper (can take an inside-hand dribble).
Downhill floater (off two feet).- Same-foot stop (two-dribble punch drag jumper, especially going to the strong hand).
- Wide pindown series #2 (Delp)
- Shot fake shot.
- Shot fake rip back through (one-dribble pull-up where they came from, or finish at the rim).
- Shot fake rip back through step back (one-dribble step-back towards the corner).
- Shot Jordan pivot (catch, reverse pivot on the inside foot back towards the corner, one or two-dribble pull-up).
c) Separation - Kemba Walker Stepbacks (Johnston)
- Crossover with big cross-step, no extra dribble, step back.
- Progression – run with the ball (two more steps), take a dribble on the step back.
- See Shooting - Snake pull-ups.
- 4 Ways to Shoot a Step-back (Johnston)
- Regular stepback (diagonally).
- Extended stepback - use an in-and-out dribble to pull the ball, push off the inside foot to the outside foot, cross-step into an inside-outside shot (for a rightie going right, focus on turning the hips).
- Hesi stepback - hang dribble into a stepback (turn dribble sidestep, touch stepback), also see Develop a nasty hesi.
- Through the legs stepback - hard between the legs, jump back opposite (scissor stepback).
- See Shooting - Angled pull-up.
- 4 Hesitation Moves (Johnston)
- 1-2 step hesi - drive, stop 1-2 (speed stop), rise up, inside-outside dribble and show shot, go by.
- Hesi load-up - skip hesitation, blow by.
- Stepback hesi - push off the inside foot, hesitate, push off the outside foot to attack (counter - crossover).
- Step-back load-up - push off the inside foot, skip on the outside foot, land in a blow-by position (lateral bound).
- See Shooting - Angled pull-up.
- 3 Separation Moves (Drew Hanlen)
- Same-foot stop or stepback - punch dribble, hop back to land on two.
- Bump-off - nudge your defender with the inside shoulder while pound dribbling the ball, float (step outside, cross-step, pick up the ball, square up).
- Behind the back pullback - drive downhill, lunge with the outside foot, pull back, hop (foot replacement); variation - pull back, cross-step into a 1-2.
- See Shooting - Angled pull-up.
- Skip Crossover Series (Dr. Dish)
- Skip crossover (Iverson).
- Skip crossover stepback (no extra dribble).
- See Shooting - Snake pull-ups.
- James Harden Under Drag Breakdown (Sackmann)
- One-dribble under drag, foot replacement, shoot.
- Move back, push cross to under drag.
- Under Drag Progression (Lawley)
- Left foot forward, catch with the left hand, go under the left leg, foot replacement (hop), shoot.
- Catch in an open stance, turn dribble and step with the ballside foot, drag under, touch stepback (push off the lead foot, replace the inside foot, into a step back).
- Catch, one-dribble cross-step drive (two steps), under drag, foot switch (hip swivel), step up and shoot (a hesi pull).
d) Split Stance - 234 Split-Catch Shooting (Courtney Douglass)
- Spin a pass, catch with split feet, from each wing make 3 shots in a row going right then left - finish at the rim, floater, one-dribble pull-up.
- Drop Pull Shooting (Courtney Douglass)
- Drop move, step in to shoot, 5 spots, make two from mid-range going right, then left, then one 3 going right then left.
- Push Cross Workout (Sackmann)
- Pound, push cross, pull it back to the pocket, push cross to a pull-up
- One dribble (right hand), drop, step L-R, push cross, pull-up
- Split Stance Series with Jordan Delp (Dr. Dish)
- Split catch on the wing (inside foot back),
- baseline pull-up (two dribbles)
- show the ball to the baseline, step back and shoot (shimmy middle-baseline)
- middle pull-up (shimmy middle-baseline)
- one-dribble baseline pull-up (shimmy baseline-middle).
- See Shooting - Angled pull-up, Sackmann pull-ups, also Wide pin-downs.
- Advanced Shimmy Move (Sackmann)
- Shimmy out of a split catch, progressions - push crossover; shimmy off a low crossover or step-thru between the legs (the ball hangs).
- See Shooting - Sackmann pull-ups.
- Sprint Through Shooting (Jared Berggren)
- Start outside the top of the key in a split stance, spin the ball to an elbow, then explode into a catch and shoot, run through the ball (footwork is outside-inside-outside).
- See Shooting - Thrive3 footwork (inside foot or hop on the move), Triangle elbows, Driveway shooting.
e) Other shooting - 3 Individual Shooting Drills (Rocky)
- Baseline 3s, 7-spot star shooting, square-up 3s from the top (spin the ball in the air).
- Big-Step Shooting (Johnston)
- Shoot elbow to elbow using only three steps, catch on the outside foot, 1-2 pivot to square up (progression - game speed).
- Russell Westbrook Downhill Series (Lawley)
- Start outside the top of the key, as a pass is coming straight out, sprint to meet it, catch and shoot with a wide base (a hop).
- Catch outside the top of the key with one hand, push it across to the other hand with one dribble, attacking into a pull-up.
Finishing - Top 5 Finishing Moves (Razooky)
- Contact under the rim (last step, veer)
- Bump evade (bump on the dribble, one more step)
- Spin move
- Euro-step (between feet, over the top)
- Pro hop (on two).
- Score over Taller Defenders (Razooky)
- Floaters
- Right-hand finish going right
- two-step floater (layup)
- one-step (first step)
- Euro-step
- two-foot (outside-inside)
- Going left - off the left foot (can bump defender).
- Kyrie Irving Finishing Workout (Ayers)
- Mikans - inside hand, wide hooks, cradles
- Cuff and overhead dribbles
- Two-foot change of direction (extension finish), cradles, inside hand, off-foot (outside hand and foot), all weak-hand.
- Master the NBA Euro-step (Razooky)
- Euro-step - step outside (towards your defender), sell a pass, step inside, take the ball overhead to protect it.
- Swing step - first step crosses to the inside, protect the ball, next step attacks the downhill.
- Dribble-jab Euro - dribble-jab inside then two steps to attack the rim, or just one step with the outside foot, or Euro-step.
- Cross-jab Euro - crossover dribble inside-outside, dribble-jab Euro (see Giannis finishing move).
- See Layups - Euro-step.
- Finish Strong at the Rim (Razooky)
- Veer step - slam ball and inside foot at the same time, pick up, ball on shoulder, one step forward, step into your defender (contact on the pickup), don't rock the ball.
- Pound evasion (contact on the dribble) - pound and step inside at the same time, hit your defender, take one step (can take two) and finish (see Dribble-jab Euro above).
- Jump stop - sideways into your defender, tuck the ball to your side.
- Contact in the air - outside-inside power finish.
- Jump on top of your defender - gather outside-inside, elevate diagonally, show the ball with both hands, bring it back to the shoulder and finish with the outside hand.
- Also see Dribbling - Coach Rock cones, Layups - Relph cross-jab series
- Four Finishes (DJ Sackmann)
- Veer action - Euro-step right-left, jump laterally right with extension, finish with the right hand on the right side of the rim; repeat other side (step left-right, finish left).
- Gather on the left foot, reach for space with the right foot, finish.
- Euro-step - attack middle with the left hand, step left-right, finish; repeat other side.
- Slow heavy step - gather on the right foot, slow down on the left foot (heavy step, let the defender pass you), fade off the left foot.
- Also see Layups - One-hand pickup, Shooting - Multi-stop challenge, Angled pull-up, Sackmann ballscreens, Sackmann pull-ups, Sackmann DHO, Sackmann drive-replace, 1 on 1 - Ballscreen ones, Sackmann drive-kick.
- 6 Reverse Layups (Lawley)
- Show the ball with the outside hand off the outside foot, one more step, finish with the same hand on the other side.
- Same show and step, finish with the inside hand.
- Up and under - outside-inside power stop, show the ball in both hands, bring it down, finish with the inside hand (with no extra step).
- Same power stop and up and under, outside-hand finish.
- Show the ball with the outside hand off the inside foot, switch hands to finish on the other side (no extra step).
- Dribble thru, finish with the outside hand off the outside foot [Nash].
- Undersized Guards- Learn how to finish better at the rim (Lawley)
- Floaters - dominant-hand only, for a rightie going right step outside-inside (power floater), going left finish off the left foot (cross-body).
- First step - off the outside foot with the inside hand, or outside hand side-arm, scoop, dribble-thru reverse.
- With contact - in the air (e.g. help defender in the restricted area), or on the ground with the dribble (nudge on the first step) or on the second step with a veer finish.
- Midline Finishing Series (Berggren)
- Side jab (baseline), one dribble middle and skip off inside foot, outside-inside finish.
- Same except skip to land on two (jump stop), can step thru, reverse pivot.
- Skip, land inside-outside, transition fadeaway.
Ballhandling & Dribbling See Fundamentals - Dribbling Series. - Cross-Between-Behind Progression (Lawley)
- cross-cross-cross-between-behind
- cross-between-between-between-behind
- cross-between-behind-behind-behind
- 20 seconds each
- Stationary ballhandling with DJ Sackmann
- v-dribble right to left (shift weight left) and back, hang it, continue, switch sides
- add regular v-dribble first
- v-dribble right to left and back and left and shift, wrap the right leg, continue
- v-dribble right to left, shift weight, wrap the right leg, R-L behind the back, repeat other side
- Speed & Height Changes At-Home Ballhandling (Ayers)
- 5 high pounds, 5 low pounds.
- Tap crosses, double-tap crosses.
- 4 high 4 low crossovers, then between the legs, and behind the back.
- In-and-out behind the back, rise up, show shot.
- Triple combo, rise up, show shot.
- Combo retreats - two retreat dribbles, rise up, triple combo, explode forward on the last move.
- Rhythm double crosses - cross-step with a slow, high dribble, step back into a hard low double-cross, continue, change sides; progression - between the legs, cross.
- Wrap, snatch-back (behind the back pullback), between the legs.
- In-and-out reverse between the legs snatch (under pullback), behind the back, continue, switch legs.
- 5 high 5 low freestyle.
- See At-Home Training.
- Rhythm & Speeds At-Home Ballhandling Workout (Ayers)
- Cuff dribbles, cuff to pocket, add cross-between-behind triple combo.
- Scissors between the legs, rise up and bring feet together between dribbles.
- Two scissors, rise up.
- Continuous scissors.
- Two high dribbles behind the back, then two low dribbles.
- Freestyle - any moves, two high, two low.
- Double move to snatch - two between the legs, explode to an inverted drag pullback.
- Lateral in-and-out wraps, add a triple combo.
- Double wrap to snatch - behind-wrap to a cross drag pullback.
- Between-cross, drop low on the crossover.
- Freestyle.
- See At-Home Training.
- Ballhandling Workout at Home (Reid Ouse)
- Punch (pound) dribble, punch-punch-pocket, punch-pocket-cross, punch-pocket-between
- Punch-between (feet stationary)
- Split to square series
- split (scissor) between, square up, punch
- same footwork, no punch dribbles, split between, float the ball, square up
- Scissor burn-out - punch-scissor-scissor
- Progressions - see #NoBasketNeeded playlist, At-Home Training.
- 3 daily dribbling drills (EGT)
- rhythm east-west shifting
- nail one foot to the floor, cross and shift, cross back, inverted step and pound, step back, repeat (see Speed & height changes, above)
- double cross to inverted drag, repeat going side to side
- "salsa" dribbling - slow to fast, high to low
- cross-between series
- between-under (double take)
- between-cross (low on between, rise up)
- alternate between-under, between-cross
- cross between under
- Killer 5-Minute Ballhandling Workout (PGC)
- Circle dibbles (2-dribble reverse leg wraps).
- Tappers (between tap behind tap under).
- Kobe kicks (scissors).
- Get-backs (behind the back retreat).
- Crafty Ballhandling (Johnston)
- Mastering the Crossover (Castellaw)
- Develop Elite Ball Quickness (Thrive3)
- 5 tight zig-zag cones, down and back two times,
- cross pound
- between pound
- behind pound (under the butt, not a wrap)
- cross-cross-between pound
- cross-cross-wrap (no pound rhythm dribble)
- cross-between-wrap
- between-behind-wrap
- See Dribbling - KP series, Speed course.
- 500 dribble moves
- 50 pound dribbles with each hand
- pound inside-out, 25 with each hand
- inside-out, 25 with each hand
- pound cross, 50 times
- 50 crossovers
- pound between (scissor), 50 times
- 50 scissors
- pound (in front) behind the back, 50 times
- behind the back 50 times
- Also see Dribbling - 3-cone crossover, Shooting - Thrive3 footwork.
- Weave Drill (Johnston)
- Weave through 4 cones in a tight line out top (with a cone on each elbow) finish with a pull-up shot, progression
- pound-pound-cross (any change of direction move)
- pound-cross
- repeat (continuous) cross.
- See Dribbling - Tony Watson series (Chris Paul fullcourt)
- Hip Swivel Moves (Johnston)
- Load-up move - skip hesitation into a blow-by position (split or drop stance).
- Hip-swivel - out of a triple threat or live dribble closed stance, pound dribble into the pocket, swivel the hips into the load-up position.
- Counter - crossover.
- See Shooting - Drop series.
- 4 Moves to Protect the Ball (Johnston)
- Attack an elbow from the top of the key, retreat dribble back, hip switch, attack the elbow again, continue, switch elbows.
- Scissors Ladder (Johnston)
- 10 scissor dribbles, stand up and hesitate, repeat with 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 dribbles.
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