* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The PureShooter WorkshopTM training program is a multi-week program of four 75-minute training sessions that focus purely on shooting mechanics.  These training sessions provide structured, progressive and repetitious instruction utilizing the results of our recent research into the best principles and concepts being offered today in the area of shooting mechanics.  We have taken what we consider to be the best elements of pure shooting from each of a number of different respected sources.  The following are some of the more notable sources we have drawn from:
  • Rick Torbett - "Better Shooting", from Rick Torbett's Better Basketball
  • Ed Palubinskas - winner of the 2001 Havenport Basketball Shooting Championship in Las Vegas and recently holder of the Guiness Book record for most free throws made in an hour.
  • Dave Hopla - one of the most sought after instructors in the country who has worked with NBA greats Stephon Marbury, Tim Thomas, Kobe Bryant and Keith Van Horn
  • Pete Maravich - Pistol Pete's Homework Basketball on Shooting
  • Gary Boren - "Basketball Shooting Instruction for players & coaches"
  • Tom Nordland - "Swish...a Guide to Great Basketball Shooting"
  • Scott Wissel - "Shooting from A to Z including the 3" (Five Star)

Of all the sources researched, we have found Ed Palubinskas to have the purest principles and best detail-breakdown of the physics of accurate shooting mechanics.  The credibility of his principles are evidenced by the continued accomplishments of his shooting endeavors.  His principles and methods form the basis of the instruction and analysis conducted in our PureShooter Workshop.

Some of the elements we focus on are: proper footwork; a balanced stable base; precise and proper hand-to-ball positioning; effective leg-force transfer; constant and fully extended release; strong and consistent follow-through; trigger finger/joint, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, knee, and shooting foot alignment; angle of release and high arch.  

We utilize video recording and the Dartfish DartTrainer software to analyze each individual's shooting mechanics and allow each shooter to view and monitor their progress during the program.  We isolate, focus and attempt to perfect each element of the shot mechanics, and then work on putting these elements all together into a fluid shot.  In so doing, we strive to eliminate any unnecessary motions and movements that can contribute to targeting inaccuracies.  

This training is all about constructing or re-constructing perfect shooting mechanics.  In most cases, this will involve one of the more difficult training tasks known to man...breaking old habits.  Re-training the brain to discontinue the use of old muscle-memory circuits and create new muscle-memory circuits is a very time-consumming and repetitive process.  Studies have shown that it takes about 200,000 repetitions to learn a new behavior.  Therefore, this 4-week training program will only be the beginning phase of this process...establishing proper shooting form.  

In this phase of learning perfect shooting form the athlete may not initially feel comfortable with the new mechanics, and his or her make percentage may drop considerably before improving.  However, as Dena Evans points out in her Point Guard College..."improvement comes in leaps".  It is generally not a linear process in which each day you see more improvement than the preceding day.  It may take several weeks before a sudden leap in improvement is experienced.  

Format:

The PureShooter WorkshopTM training program is a multi-week training program that runs in 4-week segments.  A 4-week segment is composed of four 75-minute training sessions (one per week) with a maximum of 8 athletes in a session. Each athlete is coached and encouraged to incorporate perfect mechanics into their shooting style.  Each athlete is also instructed in how to recognize good and bad form when evaluating shooters, and use this knowledge in analyzing each other's shooting mechanics during the video analysis portion of the training session.  Video of each individual's shooting mechanics is recorded several times during the course of the program and is stored for subsequent evaluation of progress and tendencies.

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