Mid-Air Shots Fall Short

Hi! What would be the best advice you could give me on why my shots are always short when I hang in the air and what I should do to solve the problems? If u could respond that would be wonderful.
Thank you have a great day.
Farr Duke

Thanks for the question, Farr.
My suggested way of shooting is to shoot on the way up, not at the top of the jump. If you want until the top, there is nothing left of the strong, stabilizing force of the legs and middle body. It becomes more difficult. Try to catch quite a bit of that energy and shoot from it. Youíre often short when you hang because you have lost that power.

Think of it as a percentage thing. If you catch all of the leg drive energy, lets call that 100%. If you wait until the top of the jump, lets call that Zero %. If you wait until Zero, your shot is going to be all upper body, flat and hot and unstable. Try shooting more on the way up, catching 25% of the leg drive energy, then 40-50%, and higher.

For most mid-range shots and 3ís, go for 100% of the leg force and see what happens. Free throws need 100%, too, as it stabilizes them. If you are in close and you have to elevate over someone, then have some hang time, but do not let the percentage get down to zero. Catch at least 10-20% or more. Play with this idea and you will figure it out.

You can also start to relax your wrist and hand as you catch more lower body power, and that will make your shot more reliable, predictable, repeatable.