One the easiest things in sports and even has the word free in it can sometimes drive even the best basketball player crazy. The average free throw percentage for a professional basketball player is 73 percent according to NBA.com. Following these tips can help any player improve on your percentage and you ever know even can win a game for the team.
- Put your feet shoulder width apart, if you are right handed put your right foot slightly head of your left foot and if you are left headed vise versa.
- Receive the ball from the referee and get in to BEEF technique.
- BALANCE you body put your body in comfortable but equally balanced position.
- Have routine whether it is dribbling the ball around spinning it on your finger this part is something consistent you always do to stay relaxed.
- Keep your EYES on the rim choose a spot on the rim on where you want to shoot the ball whether it is the front middle or back of the rim visualizes where you are shooting the basketball.
- Place your shooting ELBOW in a 90 degree angle under the ball and your non shooting hand on the side a guide for the ball.
- Take a deep breath and stay relaxed and bend your knees.
- Release the ball, keep your arm straight and FOLLOW through with your hand straight at the basketball rim.
- Walk back and get on defense because after making the free throw it is time to play some defense.
