Lane Lines Touch Backboard Shooting Basketball Drill

There are a lot of ways to get warmed up before working out or playing a game, but if you are going to spend time warming up you might as well work on your game also. This backboard basketball shooting drill is great for warming up your body, and also your shot. It is a great refresher for good shooting mechanics and coming into your shot the correct way.

Notice in this video that the player shoots the basketball the same way every time. The reason that he does this is to help build muscle memory. That way when he gets into a game situation shot he doesn't have to think about his shooting motion, his body just takes over and does what it was trained to do. You should be practicing your shot the same way in all of the different basketball shooting drills that you do.

Drill Name: Lane Lines Touch Backboard Shooting Basketball Drill

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Drill Goal: Warm up and work on your shooting touch.

Equipment Needed: 1 basketball and a partner.

Drill Tips: Stay in your shot until you make or miss it, don't run off to the next shot prematurely. Shoot the same way every time and really focus on proper shooter mechanics.

Drill Directions: The shooter is going to shoot from 4 different spots on the lane line; block, 2nd hash, 3rd hash, and the elbow. They will alternate which lane line they shoot from each shot as well. For the player to beat the drill they must make 5 shots from each spot, starting with the block and moving out. They only have 2 minutes to complete the 20 makes as well.