#1 Book for Teaching Players How to Shoot a Basketball

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Basketball Shooting by Dave Hopla is the best book for coaches and players to master shooting a basketball. It is so detailed and comes with a DVD that is awesome. Here are our top reasons why every SERIOUS basketball player and coach should own this book:

This is the best purchase you can make for you cannot go wrong.

  1. Author: Dave Hopla (@DaveHopla) Coach Hopla consistently makes over 98% of his shots. in our humble opinion he is the World’s Best Shooting Instructor. His instruction has been perfected after decades of studying the art of shooting. His book is amazingly detailed and breaks down the correct form of shooting mechanics. His BEEF technique will make any player a better shooter and will help coaches create better shooters. His shooting tips are easy to understand and remember. Players and coaches of all ages and skills levels can benefit IMMENSELY from learning from the best!l.
  2. DVD: The book includes and incredible DVD that explains the concepts in the book. It shows the drills so players and coaches can have a complete understanding of how to shoot the basketball correctly. The DVD is and awesome compliment to the details in the book.
  3. Drills, Drills, Drills: The drills in the book are fantastic shooting drills for rookie and veteran players. Drills are explained clearly. The logic behind the drill is also shared, so coaches and players not only understand the “HOW” but alos the “WHY.” Players who apply these drills will see immediate results and will be on the way to becoming a better shooter.
  4. Pictures: The pictures do a great job of presenting a visual that might answer questions. There are plenty of pictures that all are very helpful. Coach Hopla stresses the “Footwork is the Foundation.” There are great pictures that show the proper stance for shooting the basketball. There also are images that show incorrect stances. Later on pictures are used to show correct and incorrect elbow positioning.
  5. Decades of Shooting Instruction in One Book: I do not think there is a person in the world who thinks more about shooting a basketball than Dave Hopla. He has instructed youth players just picking up a basketball to some of the best players the world has ever seen in the NBA. He knows about the KISS teaching philosophy and about the proper learning progression.
  6. Shot Charts & Shooting Evaluations: The final chapter provides players and coaches with the tools to record and evaluate a shot. The check list can help a player determine which areas have been mastered and also the areas that need improvement. If a player applies all the information in the book and records workout, there will be real improvement over days, weeks, months, and hopefully years.

I cannot say enough about this resource for players, coaches, and parents.