Shooting John Townsend
| John Townsend Dr. Dish (YouTube) a) Relocation 3-spot 3-point shooting, go until you make 25, - dribble in and shoot from the left wing, - relocate to the top for a stationary 3 (or a 3 on the run), - from the right wing, start with a make, shoot until a miss. Start over, dribble in and shoot from the right wing, relocate to the top, then move to the left wing. (Variation - at the top, also start with a make and end on a miss.) - on the right side, drive with the inside left hand, look off middle, into a transition 3 (step left-right, freeze footwork), continue, change sides - inside-out move (drive the defender inside the 3-point line), shoot (same footwork) |
| b) 2 and out
5 spots (corner, wing, top, other wing, other corner), shoot until you miss two in a row at each spot, you get to start on a make at the first spot. The record score is 268 made 3s. |
| c) Vince Carter 42
42 3-point shots around the arc in sets of 3, 3 shots on the move, 3 shots stationary, from 7 spots,
- start at the break, slide to the corner, shoot 3 shots on the move then 3 stationary shots from the corner, - rise up out of the corner for 3 shots on the move, then 3 shots from the wing, - from out top, run in for 3 trail shots, then 3 stationary shots from the top, - repeat from the right slot and the left slot, - rise up out of the far corner for 3 shots on the move then 3 shots from the wing, - slide to the corner for 3 shots on the move, then 3 shots from the corner.See Shooting - Tyler Relph challenges (5-spot). |
| d) Plus 5
5 spots (or 7 spots), from each spot shoot until you get to plus 5, i.e. 5 more makes than misses (no negative numbers, 0 is the worst score).
Variations - plus 7 or plus 10.
See Shooting - Plus three. |
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