Great story (link below) on how Anthony Davis put in the work to fix his shooting mechanics in the offseason. There are several of our Thunder players in 13U going through the same adjustment and transition. Squaring the mechanics up through one-hand shooting drills, index finger over the top/middle of the ball (rather than the middle finger, which causes the elbow to pop out of line), keeping both hands in the box through the entire process, snap the elbow and follow through, holding the follow-through - especially during drills.
It takes time to adjust. A lot of reps. But it's worth every minute because it develops a far more effective and consistent success rate. Doesn't cost a penny. Just takes sweat, effort and focus.
Story link at Grantland.com
The first step was diagnosing the problem. “I was shooting the wrong way,” Davis says. “I was more of a push-out shooter, from my chest.”
Hanson didn’t think Davis’s form was terrible, but he did think certain tweaks could make him more effective. “It was a slight adjustment — he already had a pretty good slotting. It was lined up pretty nicely,” Hanson says. “We just wanted to raise it to a more mature shot, a more professional shot. And we really focused on how the ball is leaving his hand.”
Davis spent hours in the gym, learning and relearning how to release the ball higher. It was all about the hands, according to Hanson: “We really focused on one-hand shooting. Shooting 101 is really just shooting with one hand and focusing on the release.”
Davis says his old form was obscuring his view of the target. “When you shoot from your chest and in front of your face, you lose sight of the rim.” One goal of the adjustment was to simply enable Davis to keep his eyes on the prize. “I kind of moved it up to the right side of my right ear, above my head,” he recalls. “Which helps me see the rim a lot easier.”
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