What You Should AIM For When Shooting A Basketball! How To Shoot A Basketball Better 💯

Coach Ryan Razooky aka R2bball, shows you exactly what to aim for when shooting a basketball so you can shoot a basketball better IMMEDIATELY!
In today's video, Coach R2 will break down not only the mistakes basketball players make when it comes to shooting a basketball but even more so- show you exactly what you need to be aiming for when you shoot a basketball to improve your shooting ability on the court.
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[@ILB]

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[@lwhite7905]

What I learned from playing basketball for like 4 years straight almost everyday is when you swish a shot remember how it feels, muscle memory along with great mechanics is a great way to be good at shooting.

[@cs3k3]

You commented this a while ago, but still: When I shoot the ball sometimes I can physically feel that my muscles are "perfectly aligned" or something, and I know the second the ball leaves my hand that it will be a swish. Still can't really recreate this feeling every time, but I'm on my way.

[@bunduman18]

@@cs3k3 just aim for a swish. it'll make you aim for a higher arc for a swish. even if it's not a swish, you'll still have a higher chance of making your shot.

[@thatguyderpy1698]

Fax

[@jakegargiulo5101]

Yep definitely true. I don't play very often but when I do just have a shooting session on a court, I might find a rhythm and get 3 or 4 three-pointers in a row from trying to replicate the exact same feeling. Then I lose it after a while though.

[@Dkaizen3000]

What I’ve learned from playing basketball for many years, is that the more I think about it the worst I do. The moment I stopped thinking about my shot at all is the moment I enter the zone and I do nothing but net. I start thinking about my shot or aiming for anything, I do worse.

[@R2bball]

Loved making this video! Let’s get better today!

[@ILB]

Man you crushed this one R2! Appreciate you man

[@shoesgoonfeet4395]

Ryan man you helped me a lot thank you 🙏

[@tanya_biankaarmy8056]

Thank you for this video 🙏 😊 very helpful

[@ICEZACHGaming]

This is a big help coach ryan, becauss I'm a catch and shoot SG Thanks voach

[@ctom6058]

Great Video.. I'm definitely going to add these to my Workouts

[@RJ_Question]

I’ve always been a starter but last week because of you I knocked down a clutch 3 to win the game, now I am a starter, but with a lot more respect from my team 😄😄😄

[@exorcist5273]

Congrats homie

[@GamingWithLondon]

Am late, but that's great bro!

[@ajayisbetter]

What you play, high school ball?

[@RJ_Question]

@@ajayisbetter I’m a middle schooler that plays in highschool yea

[@ajayisbetter]

@@RJ_Question oh shoot man nice I hope you can play college ball too. Update me in a couple years what happened if you can

[@deliciousdale9981]

Ive played tons of basketball and shooting has always been my specialty. They key is practicing good fundamantal mechanics and consistency. No matter the range, Consistent form. I always aimed at the back of the rim because most people end up short so if Im aiming for the front and I hit the front, I succeeded. I have heard both ways. Arc is super important. "Gotta get it up to get it in" is how I stays in my head. Either way, front or back of rim, get arc and always aim for the same spot.

[@janntejada8255]

Thank you for all your help i went from 6 minutes playing time to our team's 6th man!

[@xdCordae]

Where are you now?

[@JxyceLovesJesus]

Congratulations

[@jamesambrosini2026]

Nice😊

[@caseysieg652]

Are u good at basketball now

[@yvngs2099]

Best coach and best gym 🤷🏿‍♂️‼️‼️

[@ILB]

Much love! The Hoop House is legendary and R2 is a 🐐

[@yvngs2099]

‼️💙

[@thelitemajin8777]

Ok no the gym is small asl but the art on the side is clean

[@teolihtonen8181]

Getting better and better... thank you ILB❤🏀

[@ILB]

Teo- you show up weekly ready to work man- we love it! Let's get it!

[@StreetballStrategies]

Great, clear instructions as usual. I’m a back of the rim guy. My thought being that if I shoot short because I am already aiming for the back of the rim I still have a decent chance of scoring, and if I shoot long, hopefully I will get a bank and the backboard will bail me out.

[@ILB]

Definitely makes sense Street! APpreciate your comment as always!

[@starlitshadows]

I've been doing this for years. It can help if your miss is generally short which mine often is.

[@marvinwright378]

💕 it man keep schooling the community thanks this help improvement or just a good workout in general.

[@fanan29]

Thanks man, amazing content and dedication! U got one more sub. All the best for all the players around the world!

[@talmardo3460]

Lovet ! Thanks Coach Mr R

[@72_bl]

i love the way he slapped the ball at 1:05

[@Antos1907]

I literally trust R2 with my life. Because of him I got my jumper right and fixed, at this point I listen to everything he says. If he told me to leave my girl because she cheated than I wouldn’t even ask any questions and do what he says. 😂

[@ILB]

Hahahaha- well if she's cheated- R2 def would tell you to drop her LOL

[@itstime4crusade]

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[@Antos1907]

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[@danktube21]

@@itstime4crusade bruh 🤣🤣🤣

[@weixin7533]

I shoot good as a casual player. But I didn’t realize that I am actually not aiming at any point, until some day my friend told me that Stephen curry’s aiming at the front of the rim. It actually shocked me that I’m simply shooting with a “feel”😂 Now I’m trying to find my aiming points, which I think could help me to elevate my shooting game further!

[@truelegend4577]

LOVE YOUR CHANNEL. YOU HAVE SO MANY HELPFUL TIPS👍

[@ILB]

We appreciate you so much LEGEND! THANK YOU!

[@davidtraverzo9047]

Marvelous instructor and mentor

[@chestermicek]

Excellent.

[@ballislifelifeisball6274]

Finally I Love Basketball TV is spending time withe dropping them bangers

[@ILB]

Let's go! Let's gett better man!

[@Heavyhittatraining]

Great content.

[@Mike_Benz_]

You are a really good teacher

[@Legend19817]

I love your videos great job 😂😂🎉

[@daes5465]

There is no need to aim IT cones by itself You learn the technics to shoot then you Just need to remember how you scored Im Not looking to the basket I Always stay in 30 to 40 percent scoring nonmstter If Theres an opponent or im playing alone Theres timelines where i Score 60 to 80 percent depending in the flow Im Not looking to the basket ITS Just a millisecond Im Not thinking while throwing If you concentrate on aiming IT will Focus you on the wrong Thing You should aim AS a beginner Then next step you should repeat the whole movement If thats what you did you need to shoot from everywhere creating yourself to Score out of Balance and different situations You can See that they all shoot Up to the Same positions But the biggest Players have some Special moves and sbilties IT comes from creating a Shot and handle or arm swipe they repeated knowing IT will Score Sometimes ITS Other Fingers Sometimes ellbow or the feet To aim is Just for beginners Also to hold the ball everytine in the Same way with the Groove or seam in Fingers wont Push your scoring You need to firget IT and shoot the ball in every Situation To hold the ball with the seam on the Fingers is for beginners and If you have the time to correct the Balls Position in your Hand vor This Safe scoring Shot I did it with the seam AS a beginner it helped me Then i didnt used IT i anymore i Just Relied on IT for Safe scoring If you got big hands and you can Home the ball in one Hand you shouldnt Put your Lifetime in Shooting the ball only with a correct positioning in your Fingers That will Limit your scoring

[@ging5354]

Thanks for the info 👍

[@ILB]

you got it Drippy!

[@jaydensliving]

Thanks Ryan!

[@ILB]

R2 appreciates you Number 24! Thanks man!

[@PreeminentbrandsNet]

I use to think i was good in basketball until watching this dude. Its a whole science out aide of raw talent

[@tylerbarnes1774]

every vid is 🔥 your the best man💯💪🏀

[@ILB]

Much love man! We will keep them coming!

[@crimewavbeats5532]

For me the arc is the most important, my mechanics and balance is easier and comes naturally, but once I mastered understanding 45 degree angle and optimizing that "rainbow " and getting the ball OVER the rim changed everything, it's literally like a cheat code

[@ericchoi1515]

Curry shoots at 55

[@AZ-rg3rf]

Can you elaborate?

[@crimewavbeats5532]

@@AZ-rg3rf focus on spinning the ball off your finger tips

[@bogusphone8000]

@@AZ-rg3rf Don't reach for the rim. Reach up and flip the wrist at the end. The ball will fly. Once you get the hang of it, you actually shoot farther easier. It's almost like you're trying to hit the rafters.

[@crimewavbeats5532]

@@bogusphone8000 bingo, essentially the wrist flip part

[@francisdaniel2838]

*Add to bag* 🎒 Thankyou so much *ILB FAM* ❤💯

[@ILB]

Let's go Francis! Love it man

[@doloperk_]

Yoo I need dis video so much 🤟🏾

[@ILB]

Let's get it Jay!

[@Basketballfan462]

Thanks for the tips! My jump shot became a lot more accurate thanks to them 😀

[@shauryakadian7754]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I NEEDED THIS SO BAD

[@ILB]

Let's go!!!!

[@joshplayz6087]

[@ILB]

Let's get it Josh! Glad to hear that fam

[@charlesmckenzie7101]

good stuff

[@johndeleon909]

I realized trying to play around with my form is I focus on squaring my shot to the net and focusing on my form. I focus on my form because sometimes the defender is blocking my eyes or I don't have a clear view of the net. I am always amazed when the ball goes in even though I don't see the net.

[@gouravdash5492]

You are the one who is making me better

[@ILB]

Let's go Gourav! Much love man- keep working king

[@Trippleeej92]

I like to make the last point of contact with the ball my index finger and literally point it directly at the rim and that works for me but I’m definitely gonna try some of these thanks for the vid

[@aaronorozco2052]

I am trying to get better def helped I used to have some weird side spin

[@Fatpigggy]

Thankyou

[@jy2319]

Love the tips! Wish I showed flight this cause you taught me a lot and wish flight can learn from u too

[@ILB]

He is!!

[@jy2319]

That's good I feel like he get better every day like I am!

[@Drippy_JDj]

Flight needs to hit the weight room

[@mrsxber1916]

I'm pretty sure he can Google "how to shoot a basketball" you need to have the drive to get better first.

[@spontaneousbootay]

Fixed my problem instantly

[@bryantharris5914]

I used to try to visualize dropping the back side of the ball on the front of the rim, if that makes sense. I didn't want the ball to land on the front of the rim, just have the back part of the ball graze that inside of the front rim as it was dropping through. I always seem to shoot a couple inches far so it was usually a swish. But when I'd see that rotation stop as the ball grazed the inside of the front of the rim I knew I was on.

[@Kevinschart]

I played high school basketball, but I was mainly a football player, and hardly practiced my hoop game. I just played pickup. I never realized that just an hour of practice a day might have been enough to play in college somewhere. Wish I had access to information like this when I played

[@nireksinghkathuria5186]

Thank you for the tips

[@ILB]

You got it fam! Appreciate you!

[@everythingexists1988]

Bruh wtf i watched your videos for 3 days in a row went out to the court and bruhhhhhh my shot/jumpshot has gotten so much better. I dont even comment on videos i had to let somebody know he know what he tAlking bout....i was Greeeennn and i never could really hoop but adding this just got me in there

[@shoesgoonfeet4395]

Thank you so much I really needed this video lol

[@ILB]

Let's go man, glad it helps!

[@shoesgoonfeet4395]

@@ILB :)

[@dinosus26]

This is my favourite channel. I especially like it when you explain everything so nicely. I wish you a lot of success with the channel and happy life.

[@jy2319]

I do the same thing I am called klay cause I got distance all because of yall.... Thanks!!!! Love the tips!!!

[@ILB]

Let's go JBreezy!! We will keep them coming for you man, much love

[@jy2319]

@@ILB love all day bro yall impact my day all day every time I see yall with these helpful tips

[@st0rmboi534]

Do these rules/guides apply to all threes like corner wing top key

[@yavic6]

ryan for president

[@ILB]

I like it....

[@quanog1709]

why couldnt you just tell me what i clicked for

[@AlonetonestandsDavis]

😂

[@Saicharan_beast]

Ryan razooky is best 🖤

[@ILB]

Let's go!

[@swifticy117]

Did you guys remove the beginners fundamentals drills video? I can’t find it anymore. Can’t find the intermediate one either.

[@thePocketWatch45]

I love basketball and could never shoot. I watch so many video saying this same stuff. I figured it out very very late. I shoot with my feet. Yes feet! when you set your feet push off with the needed power to get the ball up and over the front of the rim. The key is to put enough arc and judge how the ball falls in and over the front of the rim. the key is to drop the ball in with a soft and on line arc. your feet starts it, your release sends it, and gravity and the arc makes it hit. practice your spots daily and in 2 weeks play a pick up game and only shoot from your spots. I want from 5 points a game to 21 easy. just need 2-3 weeks of practice.

[@Tv_tawhid]

Great coach🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ILB]

You got it Yazid!

[@Tv_tawhid]

@@ILB please Can you make a video on how to shoot from a Long range

[@ILB]

@@Tv_tawhid Yeah man- and we actually put one out a few months ago! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3-YdGB_bJZ-qdk

[@Kyr0204]

Nice

[@mattiwakiwaya4597]

4 seconds ago. Wow! This my earliest

[@ILB]

haha You were QUICK QUICK!

[@BrianXu-kk9cr]

nice

[@batyrkhanalimzhanov9631]

Man ur the best, my shots are getting fire)

[@ILB]

Let's go!

[@enampobee6375]

I know this comment is new for such an old video but I was wondering what part of the middle are you talking about, like the middle hook or the centre space of the rim? 4:44

[@Joeycustoms11]

I trust you R2 i hit 80 percent of my shots wide open now 💯

[@ILB]

Let's go! That's big time!

[@Joeycustoms11]

@@ILB took me a year to get there but all it takes is hard work and patience

[@impeterdeep]

im a playmaker looking for better ways to shoot the ball, this helped.

[@omgvague]

I don't look at the rim from my angle, like straight ahead of me. That is an easy way to bonk it off the front. I see the rim as a flat plane and imagine that I'm dropping the ball into it from the top so that way I'll always have the proper height and arc. As far as aiming, I can't help with that lol.

[@pieterhemelaer7671]

You aim at center of rim. How can you determine the center, esp. in a split second? Thanks

[@SSTurzo5567]

7:23 sheeesh that was so smooth!!

[@ILB]

haha yeah it was! Let's go!

[@robin-gs3fz]

Can you make a video of game speed finishing drills?

[@ILB]

ABsolutely!

[@awakenedgeneration213]

I love basketball to

[@glug307]

God loves you guys!

[@josephrafferty6763]

Do not put your hand directly on the "bottom" of/behind the basketball when gathering. It should be slightly off center so that when you raise the ball (which naturally turns your wrist), the hand does end up naturally rotating and does in up on the bottom. Practice it slowly until you have a feel for where your hand should hit to accomplish this and you'll end up with a far more natural feeling shot that is easier to replicate.

[@africantv782]

what’s the name of the shoes you have on ?

[@yonz3401]

is good to square feet or move them at an angle

[@haffi345]

On that second drill , should you keep one foot locked when you pivot?

[@ILB]

Correct! You want to pivot into your shooting position- much like a catch and shoot. And remember- the main thing with this drill is focusing on the rim, finding your target, and dropping it in!

[@haffi345]

@@ILB Thanks 😁

[@lovrosedminek5688]

can u tell me which shoe are u wearing

[@deinsports8328]

I always aimed at the backboard on top of the rim the white square

[@Junieeefor3]

Once my mechanics feels good going into my shot I usually make it. I don't really aim cause once I'm aiming I'm missing for sure.

[@waltanthony1988]

my free throw % improved by like 15% when I imagine a tiny line on the front of the rim. aim small - miss small principal

[@jomar5879]

Were can i find that ball??

[@logankaboski7363]

What is the best thing to focus on when putting more arc into your shots?

[@enju2k283]

The way u flick ur wrist

[@ILB]

The angle of your shot. Getting that elbow at the eybrow. Check out our recen't "Short" and "Story" that shows some drills on getting proper arc!

[@elileggett1640]

When I aim at the three rings in front, when it don’t hit the front of the rim, it hits the back, so I try that so much it just won’t work.

[@Natedaskate]

Looking at the back of the ring opposite where I am works for me

[@rhondabailey3755]

I aim for the hooks that connects the net and rim

[@ILB]

Oh interesting- if it works for you- then that's what's up!

[@DucksFightback-ii5rn]

I just started 2 weeks ago and I'm semi-good

[@brianrara2719]

My shooting band goes a little sideways and how do I flick my wrist and make my middle finger go down

[@wheresmynoodles7271]

Can u make a video about how to defend in different situations

[@ILB]

Totally- we've been due for a defense video for real!

[@DanyLashley]

Teach flight

[@ILB]

Haha Coach R2 is!

[@nisagomez4366]

My method is to drop the ball onto the center of the hoop. Imagine a crosshair dissecting the rim. You want to drop the ball onto the point where the lines cross.

[@Fatpigggy]

When I go to the Nba you will be a part of my great shooting

[@trez9076]

How do u look at the middle of the ring

[@user-cb2427]

When the ball goes through and you hear the music of a made shot, what does the ball hit. Can you put an x on a wall and hit that x every time.

[@Ace-3.]

God bless everyone and have a good day,

[@pitchperfext]

how high do you have to jump to shoot

[@GiftedGaz78]

Depends who is defending, if your open then jump as high as you feel comfortable

[@pitchperfext]

@@GiftedGaz78 ok thx

[@Kevinschart]

High enough not to get blocked. High enough to generate enough power to get the ball to the hoop

[@joenjim9466]

Or high enough to reach the sky ​@@Kevinschart

[@coleplaysgamez6854]

i struggle to when shooting cause my shooting arm moves a little bit to the side when i shoot causing me to miss

[@GhostTheCreator]

Early

[@ILB]

Let's go Ghost!

[@takeuchi5760]

feet apart uniform grip guide hand placement minimal head tilt elbow above eyebrow aiming middle of rim better look early at the rim

[@esahm373]

Some aim at the square on the backboard. Is this an error?

[@jasontong4914]

Trying to drop the ball straight down in front of the back rim is the best look.

[@tylowe78]

I know one technique is to place a chair close to the basket and sit down. Then shoot from the chair and it will help with arcing.

[@jxwyd3192]

wsp la coach g

[@michaelopoku4568]

That glitch effect at 1:13 looks like something from an anime

[@amirkhalifa7165]

When i shoot should i release it with my palm or fingers