Found an article tonight that couldn’t have been more perfectly timed to coincide with some of the shooting issues a few of our athletes are struggling with.
UCLA's Nikola Dragovic, a 6-9 junior forward from Serbia, has connected on just five of his 30 (16.6%) 3-point attempts this season.
As a point of comparison, Dragovic's teammate Michael Roll is 16-28 (57.1%) from 3-point range this season.
Although Dragovic's 2FG% is up overall from last season (38% vs 33%), something is just not clicking for his outside shot this season.
According to this article, "Dragovic has talked about feeling hesitant, passing up open shots."
To improve his shooting, UCLA "coaches want him to crouch lower when he receives passes, so he gets his legs into the shot. Beyond that, [UCLA coach Ben] Howland doesn't want to make a big deal of Dragovic's low percentage."
"When everybody starts talking about it, and it's the same question, it becomes too much thinking about it rather than following your routine."
Too many times I see one or more of our athletes start to droop and get frustrated (in practice of all things) over missed shots. If you allow missed shots to mentally take you out of your game, then you haven’t heard a single word I’ve said.
When you set unrealistic expectations, like thinking you should be shooting 40% or better from outside, you are setting yourself up for discouragement and frustration.
Relax and chip away at your goal a little at a time. Practice (and only practice) will turn you into a better shooter, but don’t think it will happen overnight.
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