Practise session 9 - Fixing errors

For this practise session i wanted to work on having a full follow through after release. To do this i told myself i should finish with my hand pointing directly to where i wanted the ball to go (basket) and my arm pointing to the ceiling.

I felt in previous session i had become lazy and to eager to see where the ball was going as soon as it had left my hand rather than continuing on with my follow through. This caused problems such as; the ball coming up short due to a deceleration in my shooting arm or the ball leaving my hand on the wrong angle and either missing left or right.

Another reason i wanted to have a full follow through is because a full extension in the shoulder provides a lot of force for the shot.

When i put it all together i wanted to see my fingers and wrist both pointing at the basket with my arm being as high as possible.

The picture above was taken after i have released the ball. The errors in it are that my elbow is not fully extended resulting in less power and my fingers are not pointing at my target. However my hand is pointing at the target.

Information collected:

20 shots put up 9 successful.
30 minute practise session.
Of the 11 shots missed 5 missed short, 2 missed long 3 missed left and 1 missed right.

Reflection:

I felt a lot of improvement was gained in this session as i really focused on getting my hand pointing towards the target and my elbow to fully extend.