Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Teaches Shooting Fundamentals

Notes from one of the best shooters of all time - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf teaching how he shoots!

1 - Follow Through
2 - The arc of the shot
3 - The feel of the shot

- Hand is not too close; fingers comfortable and natural, not too spread out
- Finger tip control - have a gap so you aren't palming it
- Off hand guides the ball; not too close and not underneath; be comfortably strong so it feels good but they can't knock the ball away
- Its good at the beginning to line up the seams to help with your follow-thru
- The follow through softens up the shot and lets it hang around the rim
- Legs shoulder width apart to create a balance
- Elbows in so your elbow and follow-thru is aligned with the basket
- Index finger to the basketball and the rim
- Backspin on the follow-thru
- Focus on a target - right over the front of the rim

Find what is comfortable for you and repetition.  Do it over and over again and pay attention to details.  The best shooters shoot the same shot every time, and it takes hundreds and thousands of shots to build up the muscle memory.

You should aim to get 80% to 90% shooting from the free-throw line by yourself.