NBA Shooting Drill: Drew Hanlen on Proper Balance

[@travisbugg1337]

I love Drew's way of teaching. He explains things so clearly and perfectly.

[@roscoedash6673]

Some of the best shooting advice and series of drills I've seen in a long time. Just practicing the balancing drills shown in this video will greatly improve your shot by leaps and bounds. Coach Nick always has the best guests on his videos.

[@bballbreakdown]

3DDoman Thanks! I'm always blown away by the knowledge people can bring. I've got one that piggy backs this coming up with Tony Frecerro of Triple Threat that I'm sure you'll love - talking about bringing the ball in to your shooting hand. Stay tuned this week!

[@MrHellothisisme]

BBALLBREAKDOWN I did however noticed that Drew prefers the 1-2 step in his exercises. Also, in his first to exercises, he stresses that he doesn't want a player to bring his or her ball down, so no dip. His drills are great, but I hope he doesn't focus on not dipping the ball...

[@CharlieSummthin845]

He looks like a smaller Kevin Love.

[@Johnkoth]

Honey I shunk Kevin Love.

[@itsnuffin11]

This man is damn focus and treated this platform with up most respect as far as being prepared. Like damn.

[@jaredparis9405]

every since i started watching the pro shot shooting system, i look at every shooting video and shooting drill differently

[@0nekhmerXViet]

Hmm great concepts and philosophies from that man! I've always focused on the "staying square" style, with feet pointing towards the rim and too many specific mechanics. Never really focused on the "stabilizing my core" aspect. I really like his approach cause he's not stopping guys from having their comfortable leg motion or elbow in/out or anything like that. Interesting stuff

[@bballbreakdown]

Yes. I would also advocate using The Turn on your shot, not 10 toes to the rim...

[@Muchimuchimeohmy]

Watch proshot system on KZbin. They teach great mechanics and prove them correct with nba footage

[@atsuki0212]

good video!! I am Japanese and my english is not perfect , so putting important phrases on the video helps me to understand.

[@robertblount1377]

In the early 70's I took a biomechanics course in college. Probably the most important principle in skill improvement is keeping your head and shoulders slightly forward and absolutely STILL. It's called the pike position in gymnastics. Drew is calling it stabilizing yourself. By keeping your head and shoulders still (stable) your brain doesn't have to adjust for extraneous motion. No adjustment means greater accuracy. Batters in baseball, golfers at the tee, and tennis players stroking the tennis ball - all keep their head still.

[@dannystillschooling7768]

He's good! He's incredibly knowledgeable!!!

[@superredevil12]

always find some excellent stuff here. definitely would help my training to be a consistent shooter. Thanks Coach Nick

[@bballbreakdown]

You got it! Let me know how it goes.

[@kellyblankenship1675]

Great drill to teach balance and core when shooting off the bounce or pass.

[@jimmytopen2459]

perfect demonstration from coach Drew, love it.

[@mcmerry2846]

I changed my shot from two motion in my early 10's from one motion fast release in my late 10's, I am a short player(1.68m) so, slow mechanics are not reliable for me. I'm working on getting an insane arc and even more speed now, I'm 24, I missed more shots at the beginning, but now I'm getting back to good %. Needs lots of visualization and of course practice the same movement over and over again.

[@cameronsmith2259]

I appreciate the experience of Drew Hanlen. I follow him on twitter and have watched many of his videos. Also, I am thrilled to see on court demonstrations of advanced concepts. I do believe that the ten toes to the rim emphasis causes confusion with kids and those who have adapted proshot on your previous videos suggestions. He makes a concession for those who turn, but as an NBA trainer, I would expect him to realize that almost every quality shooter turns at least 11 O'Clock! Otherwise, great stuff! Keep the great on court demos coming! Thanks!

[@juandavidvergara3848]

Are you actually an NBA trainer???

[@sincorazon9920]

+juan david vergara no he means that if drew is an nba trainer he should realize tht they turn around

[@sincorazon9920]

+Demitri skeete turn*

[@juandavidvergara3848]

Demitri skeete Ahh that makes more sense...

[@minge9]

He's just showing the textbook shooting form that every coach would preach when they start teaching someone

[@cmbunit01]

Good drills, thanks for getting this guy in Coach. I'll be able to work on this along with Pro Shot so I can become a knock down shooter before I go to Uni next year!

[@bballbreakdown]

The UNI in Los Angeles?

[@cmbunit01]

University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. Worlds apart!

[@smallsmallful]

Wow that’s very detailed, props.

[@madinsomaniac]

Why the hell is there no video nor article on your channel/website on the massive improvement of Jimmy Butler as the bulls' go to guy on offense, and as an all-star caliber player in general.

[@bballbreakdown]

We will get to him asap! Thx. #ImIn

[@saeed8519]

Great Video🏀

[@lolpauve]

Drew *boom* Hanlen

[@NetanelColish]

WOW!

[@TehNubTwinz]

Shooting coach that shoots ten toes to the basket with his shooting elbow not even close to straight up and down. Also anyone else think it was weird there was kids that looked like they were gonna help out but just sat there?

[@truthbetold711]

Good knowledge & Dope intro graphics. Props to the graphic designer.

[@bballbreakdown]

Bobby Leux Thanks! My man Joel did them for me -he's amazing

[@MrJLCarrigg]

great video! but when are we going to see coach Nick sink some buckets?

[@angelo4057]

Dude throw some pro shot logic at him about going straight up and down

[@linoatmowihardjo2175]

Great stuff!

[@peeptheteknique6995]

Excellent video

[@jonathanjabile5389]

makes a lot of sense thanks!

[@Rdy2goXTR]

When I take standstill jumpers, I always fade slightly away, and use my left leg a little more than my right. I only do this when I'm wide open, and I've done some real statistics (trust), and have found that when I fade slightly, I make more baskets then when I don't. If you look at Chris Bosh's shot, he always slightly fades away but I don't do it nearly as much.

[@aaronjohnson6622]

I especially liked the dribble pick up drill. It looks simple but I know from experiene it isn't as easy nor comfortable as it looks

[@bballbreakdown]

Coach Aaron J Yes! The idea of bringing the ball to your shooting hand is another drill I'll release with Tony Frecerro of Triple Threat this week. You'll love it!

[@ReCharredSigh]

coach nick, it seems easier to do a dribble pull-up when you're bouncing the ball from your weak hand, because it's going to be on the side when you gather the ball naturally. however, if you're doing it from your strong hand, it doesn't feel as natural, because your shooting hand will be on the side, even if you believe in the index finger release paul hoover talks about. any tips for a dribble pull-up from your strong hand?

[@GlitchPredator]

Thanks for this vid coach!

[@bballbreakdown]

No problem. Let me know if u try this!

[@GlitchPredator]

BBALLBREAKDOWN I did last night and it worked. The one dribble turn pull-up is still the hardest because I molded my game a lot like Kobe so I tend to kick my right leg forward and fade.

[@Dj-ux8qg]

Wow! Kevin love really shrunk!

[@theruchofficial]

he is correct, it took me 3 months to get my form down after having the worst mechanical form

[@gotflavor1]

When you say stabilize your core, do you mean tighten your abs when you going up for a jumpshot?

[@robertblount1377]

TJB, that is a great way to stabilize your core once you set yourself.

[@Cabbrickk]

I'll probably find that my feet will sway a bit especially from the perimeter but I will still engage my core and have good balance.

[@bballbreakdown]

Jack Kingston YES! That's the natural progression that comes out of these drills...

[@Cabbrickk]

Thats fine so. But if my shot goes cold I can always regress and go straight up and down until I'm confident again. :)

[@bballbreakdown]

It really is about what makes u comfortable and consistent

[@Cabbrickk]

True true

[@Muchimuchimeohmy]

Keep doing the sway. Almost every NBA player does it. Watch proshot system on KZbin, they teach great mechanics and prove it with NBA and college footage

[@theartofcompetition5965]

everybody is talking about not doing the turn. do you guys even know what the point of the turn is? its to add rotational power increasing range.

[@tommywolmart265]

I have a much harder time picking up with strong hand. I have a hard time having good hand placement. Any tips?

[@marrontuppy4714]

Is it better to jump straight up and down or swing your legs a little bit forward when doing a jump shot?

[@Johnkoth]

Ops gave Carmelo Anthony a compliment of how good he is. Anti- Carmelo Anthony guys will go crazy.

[@0ISanderI0]

This is actually a great drill! Thanks coach!

[@Heats1Fan]

Will work on this next time I'm out hooping, tired of loosing money in pickup.

[@bballbreakdown]

Heats1Fan Good stuff. Really important technique, nobody talks about it enough

[@aaronjones509]

Several Great shooters dont always point the feet towards the rim. Some are turn shooters! Gotta find what works for you!

[@bhuvanaraghavan6361]

Has anyone noticed the glowing Nike symbol on his shoes?

[@mitchellscott5969]

how does nick cope with the straight up and down?

[@byyoshi1969]

This!

[@Ripkenotter]

I wanna see em play one on one

[@tahjcoreEx]

Coach how much reps should I do

[@LovingTinha]

Steph Curry story and many great shooters have said that repetition was the key in conjunction with great form. But i guess this is corrective training. Wouldn't it take longer than 3 months and more repetition to make the correct form stick?

[@Natethemagicman]

Hey coach I have a question about this video. .... A few months ago you worked with "proshot" and they teach the sweep and sway but this shooting coach from "pure sweat" teach straight up and down so I'm a bit confused on which to use?

[@bballbreakdown]

Nathanael Spencer The focus wasn't as much on legs in this drill - it was about the core - so I totally understand why it might be confusing. We did mention the sway for a second, and it would be a natural progression out of building the core muscles and finding initial balance with upper body... make sense?

[@makeme4937]

Hey coach, I'm much more comfortable shooting with the sweep and sway in practice, but I always find it hard to use it in games because I feel like it makes me jump toward the defender, giving myself less space to shoot. So in games I don't do it as much as i should. Do you have any advice on how I can use the sweep and sway without getting so close to my defender that it's much easier for him to contest my shot? Do you even recommend the sweep and sway when shooting off the dribble?

[@CrisMadla]

If you listen it says this drill is for core balance and progresses into the sweep And sway to maintain that balance....

[@theartofcompetition5965]

just flop when you land and act like he fouled you :p

[@robertblount1377]

You should not sweep and sway. Stabilizing your core means you are not sweeping and swaying. Staying stabilized with no movement of your head and shoulders will make you more accurate because there is less motion to adjust for. You take the exact same shot every time. This is my one BIG disagreement with BballBreakdown.

[@orenlevi4329]

Honestly @BBALLBREAKDOWN, I don't get it. I must have missed it when you published it, and I know Hanlen has been getting some well deserved hype lately, but he is teaching something that directly conflicts what you teach, and yet there's absolutely zero pushback. Why? Isn't it a conversation? From anything we know about your mantras about shooting (which I share with you, btw) you do not think jumping "Up-and-Down" is healthy - focusing on it is mechanical, not at all frequent among top shooters (maybe Klay, but thats it), and most importantly it negates the "Sway" so there's all this pent up tension in the shoulders. This is me quoting you directly. Why not talk about it? Hell, argue even, it's great TV and we all might learn something. Are you agreeing with his training? Do you recommend it? If not, don't you think the video should reflect it, at least a little bit? I love Drew, but he is wrong on this. But the bigger point is that I felt you put your own thoughts on shooting aside for this one, and it's a weird choice in my mind.

[@robertblount1377]

Oren, you are right. The techniques are opposite. Drew's technique is sounder mechanically. Sounds like your main concern is that Drew's technique causes tension in your shoulders. Here is the key. Stabilize yourself. But when extending upward or jumping on your shot, don't use your shoulders to help you leave the floor. USE ONLY YOUR LEGS to jump. Allow your torso to rise only because its attached to your legs at the waist. Your torso is along for the upward ride. There will be no tension. I've made some comments above. Take a look at some to get a fuller sense for what I am saying.

[@msherwood69]

Drew teaches the sway, go to around 6:50. He's only discussing the basics, which is when you need to learn to go up vertically. Even with the sway, only your legs are landing forward, your head doesn't actually move from the original spot much

[@twashtalk]

thought the two guys at the back were going to demonstrate

[@saulossl27]

So i should sweep and sway or i should go straight up and down??

[@sunnydhaliwal4403]

Sweep and sway

[@johnnynba9762]

sweep and sway

[@mikexcanxjerk]

Is sweep and sway is run when you jump forward ?

[@GlenForonda]

sweep and sway. If you do that, you will have more arc in your shot.

[@bballbreakdown]

z MoB I was about to answer everybody - but what you said is so perfect. THX

[@karllorenzobabiano6328]

those shoes though hahaha

[@MRxPhilx1]

This isn't a good video, Coach Nick! I know you are aware of the Pro Shot Shooting System, bc you made a few videos on his channel together. It should be pretty clear that The Turn is a key element for good shooters and so is the sweep and sway, which was mentioned as a side note in the video. But Drew talked about not turning and jumping straight up and down, which clearly isn't the right thing to do!

[@bballbreakdown]

MRxPhilx1 Drew teaches The Turn - that wasn't covered in this breakdown. And he isn't against the sway, we were hyper focused only on the core for balance - but that will lead to sway the more comfortable they get. To paint abstract, you need to learn how to do the Still Life first.

[@MRxPhilx1]

Thank you for the explanation, Coach Nick! I guess that makes sense the way you explained it now, wasn't quite sure about those things after watching the video. Other than that, keep up the good work and the nice content!

[@MRxPhilx1]

I heard that part and because of that I said it was mentioned as a side note in my first comment. But I didn't think it was so clear to everybody, so I felt it wasn't the ideal "explanation", I guess

[@419nigerianprincess8]

The video is good for jump shots but it's bad for lay ups, I recommend landing with my two feet and not tippy toes on lay ups cuz it could increase the chance of an ankle sprain if some player accidentally put his foot there, see what happened to Drose against Cleveland when he tried to land tippy toe as Kyrie's was there!

[@robertblount1377]

This is a great video because Drew advocates no movement in your head and shoulders. Extraneous motion produces mistakes in execution - Biomechanics 101.

[@lovexxxice]

Good stuff coach. But am I missing out on some videos or have you not yet broken down Jimmy Butler's breakout? His crazy improvement is all over fantasy basketball by now and I thought it's either you missed it or you shoulv'e posted it already and I missed it. More times than not he and Pau Gasol are looking more like the 1-2 in Chicago while D Rose is the third option. More power.

[@eme120ep]

Explain currys release

[@nickokarpan699]

Drew will all do respect the hand on the side of the ball thing is simply not true because if it were Steph wouldn't be the purest shooter in the game

[@Nbrock90]

Teach RJ Barret this

[@reggiesanders1284]

I would say it’s good basic advice but too choreographed. Larry Bird gave the best advice. The ball is going where your hands and feet are aimed, the rest is just a basic lack of fear of missing. That’s the difference. Real shooters have NO fear of missing.

[@aaronjones509]

It's different for shooters because Steph Curry's shooting hand is on the side of the ball as he gathers.

[@elbrowza3768]

Washed up Kevin love, yo

[@barsmenemenlioglu3817]

There is no sweep and sway in this

[@Roland_JeminoTropa]

Coach drew..I love a basketball but I don't join a league because of height what expect the other coach don't join me in a league..

[@stephenwarriors6616]

Roland Jemino why are you afraid of someone that didn't said what he thinks ? Did he said that you're small ? Did he said that he don't want you in his team ? No so go ahead and prove him

[@Moonwake534]

DDRRRRREEEEEEWWWWWWAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!,!!!!

[@byerest3987]

Lonzo

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[@logandawson8492]

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