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PRO SHOT SHOOTING SYSTEM

MISSION STATEMENT:

To revolutionize and change the shooting form, concepts and ideas currently used bybasketball players throughout the United States and beyond.

SHOOTING BACKGROUND: Shooting a basketball is the most important fundamental skill a player can possess, yet it is easily theleast understood aspect in all of basketball (and perhaps all of sports).

Basketball coaches are taught by their coaches ho are taught by their coaches. Basketball informationis generally passed don by coaches from generation to generation. !n other ords, e are currentlybeing taught to shoot like players from the "#$%&s. The game of basketball has changed greatly duringthe past five decades and this outdated shooting form no longer orks in today&s game.

The best shooters in the orld ' T use the techni*ues that are currently taught by most coaches inthe United States. These outdated techni*ues include+ s*uaring the feet, knees fully bent, and gettingshoulder idth. hen you atch the best B-, B- and ollegiate players, they ' T employ the

concepts that your grandfather used. !nstead, they shoot *uick and narro.

THE PRO SHOT SHOOTING SYSTEM:

/ro Shot is a shooting system developed by /aul 0oover. The /S System is based around shootingtechni*ues that the best players in the orld currently employ. oach 0oover has detailed the /ro ShotShooting System in the book 1/2 S0T!3 S424TS5 and the '6', 1T04 7US4' S0T42.5

7or the past ten decade, oach 0oover has studied and spoken ith many of the best shooters in theorld. 0e has come to the realization that hat most coaches teach in regards to shooting is incorrectand outdated. /aul believes as much as #%8 of hat is taught in shooting actually hurts the shooterthan helps the individual.

PRO SHOT SHOOTING SYSTEM COMMANDMENTS:

0ere is the core of the /ro Shot Shooting System9

") /roper shooting starts ith proper techni*ue. :ou can do drills for ; hours each day, but you illnot get a hole lot better unless you have proper techni*ue.

) The inde? finger is the true key to a shot&s success.

@) - good shot is one that&s straight. - bad shot is one that misses to the side.

$) 7ollo your shot BUT do not run after it. The orst shooters run after their shot.

A) - player should 4642 think about making the shot or the ball going in.

=) ook at the center of the rim for full shooting effectiveness. !f you look at the back at the rim,chances are you ill hit the back of the rim.

;) hen open, hold the ball loose. !f you hold it ith a loose grip, you ill get more touch.

#) - player starts their shot here they catch it at. Because most passes are caught at the chest

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level, most shooters ill start at their chest level including off the dribble as ill.

"%) /roper use of the guide hand is important for balance and overall effectiveness.

"") - shooter has no balance hen shoulder idth. The best shooters in the orld are narroshooters.

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