How to Curl a Down Screen in Basketball

The down screen is a pretty common screen in the game of basketball, and good teams will use one almost every time down the floor. When the cutter sets his defender up to come off the down screen, he/she needs to first determine how their man is guarding them, and then decide what cut they should use off of the screen. There are several different types of cuts that could be used and they are all basketball fundamentals that should be learned by any shooter, or player that is going to move a lot without the basketball.

This video will teach you how to curl off of a down screen by showing you how to set up your defender, the proper footwork for the cut, and then completing the move. The video is instructed by an expert basketball coach and then the move is demonstrated by a high-level basketball player.

Drill Name: How to Curl a Down Screen in Basketball

Drill Goal: Learn the proper fundamentals and technique of curling a down screen for a shot.

Equipment Needed: 1 basketball, chair, basket, and a partner

**Drill Tips: **Change your speed up on the cut, visualize the defender guarding you, stay in your shot, and focus on the right form every time. Practice checking your inside shoulder every time to get in the habit of reading your defender in a game.

**Drill Steps: **

Set your man up under the basket, slow to fast.
As you come to the chair curl tight around the chair, show your hands, and dip your inside shoulder.
Catch the ball, step into your shot 1-2 (the inside-foot steps first), and get your body squared up.
Jump straight up and down, shoot the ball, and hold your follow through.