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an NBA Shooting Coach - 2008/05/02 18:08 http://trailblazerscentercourt.blogspot.com/2008/04/video-shooting-coach-john-townsend.html

However, I disagree with him on where you place your hand and the camera catches some lazy footwork by Channing Frye.

Interesting that only four teams employ shooting coaches. I know Washington employs Dave Hopla and I believe Dallas employs Gary Boren and I believe the Spurs have a shooting coach, but I forgot his name. Are those the four? I thought Hornaceck was working as a shooting coach with the Jazz and Chris Jent with the Cavs?

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Re:an NBA Shooting Coach - 2008/05/02 19:24 I just heard on a game I was watching the other day that Mark Price was the shooting coach for the Grizzlies, but I don't know if he is full time or not.

Regarding placement of the hand, the things he said are not inconsistent with Dick Baumgartner, whom I view as THE shooting guru, although coach Baumgartner gives you options rather than a set hand position.

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Re:an NBA Shooting Coach - 2008/05/04 03:57 I didn't know about Price but imagine he is part time because he lives in Atlanta and is the shooting coach for the Suwanee Sports Academy.

I do not like to line up the middle finger with the middle of the ball because i believe it negatively impacts alignment of the ball, hand and elbow and it means the 2nd and 4th fingers are equal on the ball, and i prefer the index and middle fingers to be equal and provide the most force.

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Re:an NBA Shooting Coach - 2008/07/02 18:48 Has anybody else seen Hopla lecture? He's amazing and I still take notes every time I see him.

I just saw Herb McGhee lecture also, and he taught Hopla how to shoot. Also a great lecture.

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Re:an NBA Shooting Coach - 2008/07/02 19:23 I've seen Hopla. Agreed he's good, as are many of the other "experts".

But for all of the shooting coaches I've seen/read, and for all of the methods I've seen thrown out there, I'm not convinced there isn't any one that stands out above the rest, or that any of them are really all that outstanding. Reason is that I think there are 2 true underlying factors that factor into shooting:

1. Consistency (does the player shoot the same way every time), and...

2. Repetition (does the player improve through repitiion of game shots)

There have been plenty of shooters with terrible form who were successful. Unless working with a younger player (or someone with a ton of time on their hands), IMHO a "good" shooting coach should be able to work with a player individually to identify opportunities for maximizing consistency and efficiency.

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