28 | September | 2010 | NBA Playbook

Free Throw Shooting Form Of Some Of The Best Shooters In The League

A while back, I looked at some of the worst free throw shooters in the NBA and tried to identify what the problem was with their forms.  Well, it occurred to me that I never took a look at the good free throw shooters in the NBA.  Well, today I am going to take a look at some of the best free throw shooters in the NBA and their forms and picking out the similarities in each of them (sort of what I did with the three point contest last season).

The shooters we are going to look at today are:

  • Steve Nash – 93.8%
  • Dirk Nowitzki – 91.5%
  • Ray Allen – 91.3%
  • Chauncey Billups – 91.0%

When breaking down a free throw, there are four key aspects to take a look at in my opinion.  The feet, the elbow positioning, the release, and the rhythm of the shot.

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28
Sep 2010
POSTED BY Sebastian Pruiti
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