Basketball practice results for my first basketball practice in years
This evening from 828-944 PM (76 minutes), I returned to practicing basketball, something I had not done for a couple of years. There were no uncounted warmup shots. I practiced four different shots:
The 21L: starting from a point in the middle of the court 32 feet from the basket, I used one dribble to slant left to a point 21 feet from the basket, and shot a quick-release 21' jumper. From 828-842 (first 14 minutes), I was 0/4 (0%) on this shot; from 842-944 PM (62 minutes), I was 2/19 (11%) on this shot.
The 21R: starting from a point in the middle of the court 32 feet from the basket, I faked a slant left and used one behind-the-back dribble to slant right to a point 21 feet from the basket, and shot a quick-release 21' jumper (in total only 1 dribble used for entire move). From 828-842 (first 14 minutes), I was 0/4 (0%) on this shot; from 842-944 PM (62 minutes), I was 2/19 (11%) on this shot.
The 11L: starting from a point in the middle of the court 32 feet from the basket, I used one dribble to slant left to a point 11 feet from the basket, and shot a 11' distance 'teardrop' shot on the run while moving towards the basket. From 828-842 (first 14 minutes), I was 1/4 (25%) on this shot; from 842-944 PM (62 minutes), I was 9/19 (47%) on this shot.
The 12R: starting from a point in the middle of the court 32 feet from the basket, I faked a slant left and used one behind-the-back dribble to slant right to a point 11 feet from the basket, and shot a 11' distance 'teardrop' shot on the run while moving towards the basket (in total only 1 dribble used for entire move). From 828-842 (first 14 minutes), I was 1/4 (25%) on this shot; from 842-944 PM (62 minutes), I was 12/19 (63%) on this shot.
The shots were taken in the following order: 21L, 21R, 11L, 12R, repeat cycle. All the shots were taken with my favored hand, the left hand.
Thus during the first 16 shots in the first 14 minutes, which was the scored warmup, I was 0/8 (0%) on 21' 3-point quick-release shots, & 2/8 (25%) on 11-12' driving running shots.
During the 76 shots in the subsequent 62 minutes, I was 4/38 (11%) on 21' 3-point jump shots, & 21/38 (55%) on driving running 11-12' shots.
Prior to today's basketball practice I had not practiced the 11L & 12R type shots for about 2.5 years, and I had not practiced the 21' shots for about 20 years. Over the past 20 years the only long distance shots I practiced, except for a few exceptions, were shots from at least 24' from the basket.
On the 3-point shots that went in this evening, I managed to, as intended, put high arc on the ball and keep my non-shooting hand off the ball. Large numbers of missed shots were shot well except for being just a little bit short, as if I was overcompensating for the reduction in shooting distance from 24' to 21'.
I was surprised at how well the on-the-run penetration shots were shot, and at how badly the 21 foot shots were shot. About 2.5 years ago I was shooting quick release off-the-slanted-dribble 24' shots at about 35%.
I wanted to establish a baseline for comparison to see how quickly I can progress if I follow the simple yet diversified shooting practice routine I did this evening, just once or twice a week.
The results taught me that I could be significantly above average in a YMCA basketball league (there was lots of participation in such leagues this winter) in terms of shooting 11-12' running penetration-type shots, despite not having practiced basketball for so long.
Practice stats May 25 2012 onwards for such practices:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21834192/Basketball%20stats%202012.htm
The 21L: starting from a point in the middle of the court 32 feet from the basket, I used one dribble to slant left to a point 21 feet from the basket, and shot a quick-release 21' jumper. From 828-842 (first 14 minutes), I was 0/4 (0%) on this shot; from 842-944 PM (62 minutes), I was 2/19 (11%) on this shot.
The 21R: starting from a point in the middle of the court 32 feet from the basket, I faked a slant left and used one behind-the-back dribble to slant right to a point 21 feet from the basket, and shot a quick-release 21' jumper (in total only 1 dribble used for entire move). From 828-842 (first 14 minutes), I was 0/4 (0%) on this shot; from 842-944 PM (62 minutes), I was 2/19 (11%) on this shot.
The 11L: starting from a point in the middle of the court 32 feet from the basket, I used one dribble to slant left to a point 11 feet from the basket, and shot a 11' distance 'teardrop' shot on the run while moving towards the basket. From 828-842 (first 14 minutes), I was 1/4 (25%) on this shot; from 842-944 PM (62 minutes), I was 9/19 (47%) on this shot.
The 12R: starting from a point in the middle of the court 32 feet from the basket, I faked a slant left and used one behind-the-back dribble to slant right to a point 11 feet from the basket, and shot a 11' distance 'teardrop' shot on the run while moving towards the basket (in total only 1 dribble used for entire move). From 828-842 (first 14 minutes), I was 1/4 (25%) on this shot; from 842-944 PM (62 minutes), I was 12/19 (63%) on this shot.
The shots were taken in the following order: 21L, 21R, 11L, 12R, repeat cycle. All the shots were taken with my favored hand, the left hand.
Thus during the first 16 shots in the first 14 minutes, which was the scored warmup, I was 0/8 (0%) on 21' 3-point quick-release shots, & 2/8 (25%) on 11-12' driving running shots.
During the 76 shots in the subsequent 62 minutes, I was 4/38 (11%) on 21' 3-point jump shots, & 21/38 (55%) on driving running 11-12' shots.
Prior to today's basketball practice I had not practiced the 11L & 12R type shots for about 2.5 years, and I had not practiced the 21' shots for about 20 years. Over the past 20 years the only long distance shots I practiced, except for a few exceptions, were shots from at least 24' from the basket.
On the 3-point shots that went in this evening, I managed to, as intended, put high arc on the ball and keep my non-shooting hand off the ball. Large numbers of missed shots were shot well except for being just a little bit short, as if I was overcompensating for the reduction in shooting distance from 24' to 21'.
I was surprised at how well the on-the-run penetration shots were shot, and at how badly the 21 foot shots were shot. About 2.5 years ago I was shooting quick release off-the-slanted-dribble 24' shots at about 35%.
I wanted to establish a baseline for comparison to see how quickly I can progress if I follow the simple yet diversified shooting practice routine I did this evening, just once or twice a week.
The results taught me that I could be significantly above average in a YMCA basketball league (there was lots of participation in such leagues this winter) in terms of shooting 11-12' running penetration-type shots, despite not having practiced basketball for so long.
Practice stats May 25 2012 onwards for such practices:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21834192/Basketball%20stats%202012.htm
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