Improving free throws

[25mkg]

Free throws.

Here is a way they can immediately raise their percentage 10 points or more:

Leave the shooter alone. No need to slap hands on every shot; made or missed.

Let them focus on the rim and mechanics.

It's like when you go to a practice green in golf. You lay out 5 balls and
hit one after another. You make subtle adjustments in speed and line and before you know it,
you are holing them out. No interruptions, just subtle adjustments.

Same goes for free throws. Tiny, uninterrupted, changes (or repetition if a make) to the shot and they will make more.

I have seen this happen in actual experience.

 

[Bayfield Gopher]

This has been around for a long time.
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Visualization is an often-taught mental rehearsal technique in sports. It is an extremely powerful tool and numerous studies have been done to test this. You may have heard of this basketball study or a different one with similar results.

A study conducted by Dr. Biasiotto (spelling corrected 8/4/14) at the University of Chicago was done where he split people into three groups and tested each group on how many free throws they could make. After this, he had the first group practice free throws every day for an hour. The second group just visualized themselves making free throws. The third group did nothing. After 30 days, he tested them again. The first group improved by 24%. The second group improved by 23% without touching a basketball!!!! The third group did not improve which was expected.

Mental Rehearsal & Psychology Aspects of Basketball - Visualization

www.breakthroughbasketball.com

 

[Unregistered User]

Free throws.

Here is a way they can immediately raise their percentage 10 points or more:

Leave the shooter alone. No need to slap hands on every shot; made or missed.

Let them focus on the rim and mechanics.

It's like when you go to a practice green in golf. You lay out 5 balls and
hit one after another. You make subtle adjustments in speed and line and before you know it,
you are holing them out. No interruptions, just subtle adjustments.

Same goes for free throws. Tiny, uninterrupted, changes (or repetition if a make) to the shot and they will make more.

I have seen this happen in actual experience.

So...what you're saying is that they should practice.

I'd say give it a chance.

 

[MonikerSchmoniker45]

I think they should switch court sides. Much tougher hitting free throws looking into the blank stares of the judgy, sweater clan.

 

[formerlybis]

They’ll practice when they have time after Christmas…

 

[GopherJack]

I wonder, were these guys this bad in high school? (like, are we just recruiting bad high school free-throw shooters?) Or do we make them worse?

 

[MNVCGUY]

I wonder, were these guys this bad in high school? (like, are we just recruiting bad high school free-throw shooters?) Or do we make them worse?

Johnson seemed to recruit a some bad free throw shooters (Fox, Payne)....in the case of the current team I think some of it is small sample size and a brutal game at the line for a couple guys against Green Bay.

Willis shot 72% from the line last year. Currently sitting at 36% but have to think he hasn't forgotten how to shoot free throws and his percentage will go up a lot over the course of the season.

Similar for Reynolds and Viahola, both were in the 60% range (67% for Reynolds, 64% for Viahola) last year. Not great but not a massive liability at those percentages.

 

[topos]

I think they should switch court sides. Much tougher hitting free throws looking into the blank stares of the judgy, sweater clan.

Arms crossed, hands in armpits the entire game, scowling, haven't stood up to do the rouser since 97.

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

So...what you're saying is that they should practice.

I'd say give it a chance.

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

This has been around for a long time.
**********************************************************************************

Visualization is an often-taught mental rehearsal technique in sports. It is an extremely powerful tool and numerous studies have been done to test this. You may have heard of this basketball study or a different one with similar results.

A study conducted by Dr. Biasiotto (spelling corrected 8/4/14) at the University of Chicago was done where he split people into three groups and tested each group on how many free throws they could make. After this, he had the first group practice free throws every day for an hour. The second group just visualized themselves making free throws. The third group did nothing. After 30 days, he tested them again. The first group improved by 24%. The second group improved by 23% without touching a basketball!!!! The third group did not improve which was expected.

Mental Rehearsal & Psychology Aspects of Basketball - Visualization

www.breakthroughbasketball.com

I had a teammate of mine study visualization during free throws as his senior project in high school. Before every free throw his senior year he visualized making the free throw before shooting it. I wish I remember if it made any difference for him, but I don't recall.

 

[Unregistered User]

I wish I remember if it made any difference for him, but I don't recall.

Visualize the games he played.

Report back.

 

[USAF]

I had a teammate of mine study visualization during free throws as his senior project in high school. Before every free throw his senior year he visualized making the free throw before shooting it. I wish I remember if it made any difference for him, but I don't recall.

Cool story, but the ending needs a punch up.

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

Visualize the games he played.

Report back.

If only I'd have visualized me visualizing back then so I could visualize now

 

[Unregistered User]

If only I'd have visualized me visualizing back then so I could visualize now

 

[howeda7]

This has been around for a long time.
**********************************************************************************

Visualization is an often-taught mental rehearsal technique in sports. It is an extremely powerful tool and numerous studies have been done to test this. You may have heard of this basketball study or a different one with similar results.

A study conducted by Dr. Biasiotto (spelling corrected 8/4/14) at the University of Chicago was done where he split people into three groups and tested each group on how many free throws they could make. After this, he had the first group practice free throws every day for an hour. The second group just visualized themselves making free throws. The third group did nothing. After 30 days, he tested them again. The first group improved by 24%. The second group improved by 23% without touching a basketball!!!! The third group did not improve which was expected.

Mental Rehearsal & Psychology Aspects of Basketball - Visualization

www.breakthroughbasketball.com

JJ McCarthy's been doing a lot of visualizing before the games and his accuracy has impr....never mind.