How to shoot a basketball
...e ball the distance to the basket. The farther the shot, the more leg power is used to propel the ball to the basket. Second, your eyes should be focused on the basket. It is your preference as the shooter whether you focus on the front of the basket, the back of the basket, an imaginary pair of lines leading upward from the side edges of the basket, the oval inside the basket, or another point of visual focus. The important thing is to be consistent with the one you choose unless there is a reason to change. It is very difficult to shoot a basketball towards the basket without focusing on your target. Pick a target that suits you and that your feel confident about it. Third, your hands have to be properly placed. The proper way to hold the ball will vary by which hand you are most dominate with. Most individuals use their hand that they write with. Your hands should be firmly holding the basketball, enough to give you control. As your arms raise the basketball, your shooting hand and the elbow should move under the basketball. At this point, your shooting hand should be bent back at a horizontal angle. Your elbow and forearm should be at a ninety-degree angle. When you look at your shooting form, it should look like a box with one side missing. Somewhere between your shoulders and the release of the ball, your non-shooting hand should be removed from the ball. You do this action so that your release with your shooting hand is not hindered by your non-shooting hand’s contact with the ball. The non-shooting hand is usually used to help raise the ball to a point from which it is not with the shooting hand. Your non-shooting hand is also considered as your guide hand. ...