[Husker] FT Comparison

[j j]

Yes everyone has a different style. I was just
refering to basics. Heck wasn't it Rick Barry who used
to shoot granny style? And he was a pro. 
--- Jerry Meyer <jerry0315 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I remember Ritch Bahe (former Husker footballer)
> used to shoot free throws when he played for Fremont
> High School with an actual jump, just like his
> normal shot from the floor.  Seemed to work for him,
> he was an excellent player in high school.
>  
> Jerry Meyer
> Murfreesboro, TN
> 
> j j <jjj112665 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Most likely what that statistic was for was if the
> defense got the rebound on the missed freethrow.
> There
> would be no defense on a made freethrow. As a
> highschool coach one of the things that we try to
> teach our kids is to find a rythem at the line. To
> do
> the same thing everytime. I.E. if you dribble the
> ball
> 3 time before looking up at the rim and you make
> four
> or five in a row using that rythem then keep doing
> that everytime you practice or shoot a freethrow in
> a
> game. Also shoot it like you would a jump shot just
> dont jump. Too many times kids think they dont have
> to
> use their legs, that they can just flip the ball to
> the basket, and this causes them to push the ball
> instead of shoot it causing a flatter shot. Most of
> the really good freethrow shooters that I have seen
> will shoot freethrows the same as they would a jump
> shot.
> --- Steve Cornelius wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:40:56 -0800 (PST), Jerry
> > Meyer
> > wrote:
> > 
> > [snip]
> > 
> > > My question - does the FT % difference result
> from
> > better talent in the ACC or a difference in
> coaching
> > emphasis? Or maybe something entirely different? 
> > Just curious to see what others think.
> > > 
> > > Jerry Meyer
> > > Murfreesboro, TN
> > 
> > The cynic in me would suggest that the Big XII has
> > superior free throw
> > defense! (This is actually a meaningless statistic
> > that the NBA used
> > to keep. I don't know if it's still maintained as
> an
> > official
> > statistic.)
> > 
> > I agree with the others who suggest that
> > fundamentals are down due to
> > an emphasis on dunking and other made-for-ESPN
> > trickery.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Steve Cornelius
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> > 
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