3 Reasons Your Shot is Broke: Basketball Shooting Tips

What’s good Coach Collin Castellaw with shot mechanics basketball. Today we’re gonna show you three reasons why your shot probably broken, and how to fix it. All right so most the time players are just one or two small tweaks away from hitting a much higher percentage, really really quickly. Today what I wanted to do is walk you through the three main keys that I see a lot of times players are doing wrong that make them miss more shots, and a lot of times by just fixing one of these you can see a big increase in your shooting percentage. So before we get started, I want to give you free access to my seven days shooting challenge. This is seven days worth of workouts They’re gonna change the way you think about your training, and probably increase your scoring average and your shooting in the first couple of days that you do it So all you got to do is click the button above, or link in description to get free access to that. Now when we’re thinking about our jump shot the very first thing that a lot of players mess up is the targeting, meaning that their eyes are up on the basket. If you think about it your brain is almost like a supercomputer, and any time you’re getting ready to shoot or catching or moving your brain has to make calculations as to where you are in relationship to the basket. So the number one thing you can do is really work on targeting early with your eyes up on the basket as soon as you possibly can. So if I’m catching a pass out here, instead of catching turning and then finding the hoop. Instead I’m Catching and my eyes are already up on target all the way. If you watch the best shooters in the world guys in the NBA Guys who play Overseas even the best college players Most all the really really good shooters when they’re catching their eyes they’re feeling the ball without having to look at it the whole time. Their eyes are on target, that way their brain can make those calculations Because again like any hand-eye coordination sport the longer you aim at something the more accurate it’s gonna be. I like to think of it like if you’re playing darts, right if I was trying to throw darts at a dartboard If I turn away from it And then I snap back to the dartboard It’s gonna be really hard to hit that bullseye because I can only see it for a split second. And shooting it’s the exact same way. So really push yourself and try to get your eyes up on target as soon as you possibly can. The next thing I see a lot of players do especially young players that can mess up their shot, is their head position. Now a lot of people don’t even think about their head position but it can really kind of change the rest of your mechanics, and by that I mean this when you’re getting ready to shoot we don’t want our head tilted way back. Just like this. I see a lot of times young players will tilt their head back, so they can find the basket, but the problem with that is then it brings their set back as well. So this is what I mean by that, is if my head is tilted back like this, And I get ready to shoot and if I bring it up by my forehead, now my elbow is pointing up towards the basket. Right I get an angle like this it pulls the ball back, and it actually becomes a flatter shot. But if my head’s pretty straight and I’m coming up, and I’m targeting through my eyebrows rather than tilting back. Now when I bring it up my elbow is down. Just like this, and I’m gonna get more optimized arch on your on my shot So what a lot of players, that really really helps them is if they film themselves shooting, if you can film yourself shooting on a smartphone or a video camera or whatever it is, a lot of times you’ll see that if your head is tilting back like this, that means that the balls coming back too far your elbows coming up and your shots gonna be too flat getting worse arch and most of time and giving you a lower percentage on your jump shot. Because the flatter arch you have, the smaller target the ball actually sees. So, the big key you might have heard me mention it before, target through your eyebrows, target through your eyebrows. Now what that means is, instead of having my eyes in the center of my head, and moving my head up to find the hoop, instead now I’m keeping my head steady nice and straight, but my eyes are going up through my eyebrows to target. If you watch the best shooters in the world, most all of them when their getting ready to shoot, their head is down, just like this, and their eyes are up in their head. That way we can stay on balance everything’s gonna be perfect, everything’s gonna be smooth, and then the rest of your mechanics are gonna fall into place if your head can stay in that perfect position. Right so we talked about our targeting, and we talked about our head position, but now I want to talk about your body space, and basically that just means the space between your body and the basketball as it’s coming up into your shot. Now a lot of times young players are looking to get extra power, and so they end up bringing the ball really close to their body so they can roll it up, and throw it up towards the basket. Now the issue with this is, is not a good way to get power, because what ends up happening is, the closer I bring the basketball to my body, the further my elbow is going to get pushed out most of the time. So you can kind of see that, if I’m faced over the camera like this if I push it out, you see as the ball comes back my elbow has to go somewhere? Especially with my hands on the back of the ball. I push it back this elbow is naturally going to drift out. Now the elbow is one of the things that causes a lot of players to miss shots, because if your elbows out, everything’s out of alignment. It’s not going to be straight towards the basket. So one simple, simple fix is to think about keeping the ball away from your body as you’re bringing it up on your shot. So as I catch, and I’m loading, you can see that as I come up I’m keeping a pretty decent space between my chest and the basketball right here. So as I’m coming up, it’s coming up just like this, that way I can get my elbow underneath, snap it all the way through the basket. So again video works really really well. Get a friend film you on their phone, whatever it is, and see how much space you have in between your chest and the ball. If there’s very little space that probably means your elbow is getting flared out, and you’re gonna have some issues. Now like everything we’re shooting it’s all kind of interconnected, so if you change one thing it’s going to have a ripple effect through your body. So what I would recommend is, number one, trying to tilt your feet a little bit. That’s gonna help you get more space away from your body, and number two, try to keep it outside here by your knee to start. So as you’re getting ready to shoot and you load it down, You’re either gonna load it at your waist, or just barely above your knee and that’s gonna keep it away from your body if you load it back here by your hip it’s gonna be a little tighter, you’re gonna turn to that tight body space. So remember, try keep a little space on your body, right, the more space you’re gonna have coming up generally the better, but you can get too far. We still want to have nice flex in our elbow. You see some people kind of go the opposite direction, and they bring it up too far like this. But if you don’t have a nice bend in your elbow you’re gonna have to bend it and then snap it and we don’t want that We don’t want that last little kind of correction at the very very end. So instead check it bodyspace, but we’re still getting about a 90 degree bend in our elbow right here, that when we come up through, we’re snapping, everything’s smooth, and you should be good to go. Alright if this video helps you out, hit the subscribe button, hit the like button, and then hit the comments section down below and let me know what sort of video you want to see next. This is a channel for the people, by the people, and I run pretty much everything I’ve had requeststed. So leave it down below and hopefully I’ll get to it. And don’t forget, if you’re new to shot mechanics you’re gonna want to get a free copy of my 7 days shooting challenge. It’s seven days worth of free workouts. That’s gonna turbocharge, your jump shot and help you score more points almost immediately. People are loving it across the world. And it’s really gonna kind of revolutionize your training. So you definitely want to check that out. Again I’m coach Collin with shot mechanics basketball. Thanks for watching and until next ╲⎝⧹Splash Off⧸⎠╱
Amazing tips ! I never realised I had been doing it all wrong ! Thank you so much for this enlightening video :))
I can't find that one video, in that video you showed about the set point an the foundation and how to shoot something like that i think it helps me improve alot and i want to watch it again, can you help me please
I can shoot fine but once I step outside that 3 line I just can’t shoot and my form changes I have no idea
*broken
I always wondered how my shots never arc properly I do look up with my head tilting back I'm gonna try not doing this tomorrow.
Did this help anyone?
Could you do a small video (like 3min long) with all your tips with just one slow motion shoot to illustrate. that would be perfect !!
I want this guy as my trainer
if I just practis a little bit more on what you said i'll be able to beat the boys at basketball
You are the best.
Best channel ever this helped my three point shot so much.
Post a video of beginners
my 3 is saucey my mid range is to my brother call me little Kyrie but I'm suck in layups
isnt the further the ball from the body the easier to for it to be blocked
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why do you like the warriors so much????????
My shot was sooooo broke before this video
bruh target through my eyebrows, I'm Asian I can barely see as it is
Plz help me out, with a video on Palm movement and Lay Up too
My friends say my butt moves backward whenever i shoot.Even freethrows
Lonzo ball joined the group
I'm just a beginner haha
Where is Ben Simmons 🤗
I was one of those people that shoot with their head up. This cause me to shoot really high because my set point was high. Thank you for telling me looking through my eyebrow is normal cause it’s very different for me to do.
Fuck
#2 is absolutely spot on. had a problem with inconsistently tilting my head back before shooting which led to random hitches here and there.
I always thumb flick, how do i fix it?
Can someone help me? I didnt ball for 1 year now i cant play. The speed i got is gone, my layup gone specially my jumpshot
When curry shots he just throw the ball in any angle and he keeps getting it how r u going to explain that?
I haven’t balled for 2 years I started back last Sunday only problem I had was putting to much power in my shot kept over shooting I didn’t think that was possible thought I was gon air ball a lot not put to much power into it so I’m watching now to get it right
You shoot like Klay Thompson. And thank you for the tips I'm gonna try them tonight during practice
This will help me improve my game thanks bro
Awesome technique
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Jamaal Wilkes
Thank you for this video. There are many things in that video that I can apply for my shots.
Improved my 3 greatly
I have a unique javale McGee/Chandler Parsons jumper
I'm cash from the midrange… But I can't shoot three at all…. And I'm a mucscular guy… So can't be cause I'm weak
Woah, I've been playing basketball for 4 years. And i just realized I'm shooting while my head is upward. Lmfao
This is the first video i watch from shotmechanics. Which is 5 months ago.
Use base 11 release 1 LA release 2 is La, full speed no blending
How to have a niCe, Clean, explosive takeoff?
Wow this will help me
thanks this really helped 🙂
Show this vid to russel Westbrook
I was doing my first jump shot and it managed to get in almost perfectly, thanks for the tips!
If y'all shot is broken nothing wrong with it just keep on grinding, get better what u love playing.
When I shoot my elbow is sidewards rather than straight. Idk why that happened and I can't fix it properly. Send help 🤕
Omg we won 3 games because of you THANK YOU btw im the leader of the team
3:56 How About Young Players, How Can They Shoot Better/Perfectly
He talks about your elbow being out but Steph Curry is always and that man is the best shooter in history
I filmed myself …It was horror movie
This video is so damn helpful
Markel Fultz has left the chat.
I want foot work work out’s
@shotmechanics I have a suggestion for a video how paul George hits clutch shots
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"Never that"
this helped
It's hard to keep my head flat, i wear glasses and the little space when you look up, is empty, and i have HORRIBLE vision, i cant see the basket, so im forced to put my head up a little
You should do Dion waiters shooting secrets
I always shoot with too much power and hit the backboard from 3pt range
The elbow thing perfected my shot
…. Too bad I'm a center
thx bro
word tho
Someone send this so lonzo ball
When I shot like this I don't seem to get any power, but when I do it in a "broke" way I can hit half courts easily (power)
Thank you sir you explain very well!
thank you so much
About the tilted head thing. It’s actually not bad to tilt your head if your struggling with arc. I had struggled with a flat arc myself and was given advice to tilt my chin up just a bit to raise my arc. It worked but it’s more so about not overdoing it and finding out what works for you.
HI COACH COLLIN PLS BREAKDOWN THE MECHANICS AND SHOOTING FORM OF RHON JAY ABBARIENTOS FROM THE PHILIPPINES THANKS COACH YOUR SUBSCIBER FROM PH <3
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I saw this video and went to my local school. I killed 6 birds
Man guys I really wanna play basketball so bad but I’m scared 🙁 both my parents were really good at basketball my mom got crowned basketball queen twice 2 different schools also both were starters and point guards so hopefully the skills pass onto me. I can shoot pretty good for a girl that doesn’t play basketball but my handles aren’t that good cause I don’t play 😭 but I’m scared cause I’m gonna be a sophomore and I really wanna play it’s bugging me but just getting started is what I’m scared of
Thank you for the elbow thing because my elbow is all the way out now ik to keep the ball not to close to my body
I never seen noone make these mistakes, most of the time everything is almost automatically..trying to follow all these shooting you will definitely miss all the time,, you can have all these perks but a weak wrist will jack your shot all the time
How about the left handed
I only ball in my house and just go ballin in hood like twice a week after less shooting practice . My good shooting dissapear everytime
Stop offending me. Just say is your shot broke in a nice way not… WHY YOUR SHOT IS BROKE
Thanks💯
Best shot helper I seen
Tears your shot broke af out here tryna tell people if they got a broke shot or not
"Target through your eyebrows"
DAM NO WONDER ANTHONY DAVIS BE KILLIN IT
Thanks coach
i want to see 3 pt shooting
How does Anthony Davis target through his eyebrows??
Before I was good at shooting the 3. Now i suck at it. I dont know how i used to shot. Should i rework my shot?
How do u get more power when u shoot level with your head, because i cant bring the ball al the wy up there yet cause im not strong enough but if shooting level with my head will improve my shot, then tell me how to get more power when i shoot level with my head
MY SHOT AIN’T BROKE STOP RECOMMENDING ME THIS VIDEO YOUTUBE😡😂🤣
New sub
Bro tell that how to catch a basket ball hand formation
Good vid!!!
how to upgrade my jump higher
Here in philippines, I love playing in the streets, and im not conscious with may shooting, but i can shoot mid range, just dont know how to adjust my shots or is my shooting is correct hehe. But I cannot shoot 3s, having a hard time shooting and making 3s.
When you're trying to win a game of pig….
Please make a video on driving
We talking about visionaute or cephalonaute.
Cephalonaute use their head to looke at something.
Visionaute use their eyes to look at something.
It s hard to switch your nature , the way you are , you comfort zone.
But if you can: Bank!!!
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Thanks buddy its really helpful
Could you post a video for physically weak short players?
At Time 6:26 Coach Collin you made that half court shot look easy as hell.