kapills Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I learned about Emotional Freedom Technique many years ago, used it to tamp down desire for sweets. It's pretty simple, uses positive affirmations and tapping on specific areas of head. Got to thinking about using it to help our poor free throw shooting. Google Emotional Freedom Technique and free throw shooting. A lot comes up, but I have included two links which I found most interesting. If anybody has coach's ear maybe they could make aware of this post. I found a women from St Louis who works with people for personal instruction and I asked her if she would be willing to talk to whole team. She seemed very interested. Once you guys[and girls?] have a chance to look at this I would appreciate your thoughts. EFT for Sports & Other Personal Performance - EFT Universe.webloc www.eftuniverse.com:.webloc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 billikenfan05 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basebill123 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 This method is used frequently in baseball and golf for the yips. It can work but would take commitment and can look weird(imagine seeing our players on the bench frequently tapping their face). At that point we'd stick out just as much as shooting free throws underhanded. Visualization, breathing techniques, and a consistent routine at the free throw line are likely the most realistic simple fixes that can yield positive results outside of shooting hundreds of free throws a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Pistol, CBFan, brianstl and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 We’ll have they tried just practicing every once in a while? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 An hour a day for 90 days and I'll have them shooting 70%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 This should probably go in the thread where everyone is bitching about CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 With all due respect, kap, the teams who shoot free throw well consist of players who shot free throws well in high school. It's no accident that Davidson shoots over 75% from the line every year. McKillop recruits good free throw shooters. Ford opted to build his roster with the best players he could get. It just so happens that 3 of those guys are bully ball types and those players don't normally shoot free throws well. The trick now is to add significant contributors who can make free throws, even if that means sacrificing physicality. We've already seen some of that in the 2019 class with Jimerson and Perkins. There are a handful of 75%+ shooters on our 2020 offer list but I'd like to see more. billiken_roy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I am surprised that opposing coaches don't use a hack a French strategy. Especially if we are in the one and one, run someone in and foul French. At the very least it would force Ford to take him out if he continues to miss. I guess it's college coaches are just not as sophisticated as the pro's. They just don't do stuff like this or 2 for 1's. with the clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Interesting point about McKillop recruiting shooters. He probably thinks, and it works for him, that most player's skill at shooting is pretty much developed by his SR year of HS and any improvement in college will be marginal. He probably also believes the players' defensive skills out of HS are not all that great, but can be improved significantly thru coaching once they arrive on campus. McCall was a prime example of this under Majerus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 17 hours ago, Littlebill said: We’ll have they tried just practicing every once in a while? Ford says they have to hit a 100 FTs every practice before they can leave the gym. It is not that they don't practice - if it was that easy it would have been solved a long time ago. It is in their heads and has become a contagious thing. How do you break this cycle - don't ask Steve Sax because he never figured it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 2 hours ago, willie said: I am surprised that opposing coaches don't use a hack a French strategy. Especially if we are in the one and one, run someone in and foul French. At the very least it would force Ford to take him out if he continues to miss. I guess it's college coaches are just not as sophisticated as the pro's. They just don't do stuff like this or 2 for 1's. with the clock. Haven't you been watching - why do you think their %s from the field are so low this year. Foreman, French and Gordon are fouled every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 40 minutes ago, cheeseman said: Haven't you been watching - why do you think their %s from the field are so low this year. Foreman, French and Gordon are fouled every time. They are fouled shooting the basketball at the rim. They are not hacked holding the ball before the shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 9 minutes ago, willie said: They are fouled shooting the basketball at the rim. They are not hacked holding the ball before the shot. No need to hack them with the ball if they are not in a position to shoot. My point was they hack them when they shoot because they defense is willing to take the odds of them only scoring 1 or none then 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 You hack them because they will miss the front in most of the time. Empty trip. Same as a tournover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 17 minutes ago, willie said: You hack them because they will miss the front in most of the time. Empty trip. Same as a tournover. You hack them when they are shooting - if they are shooting under 50% from the FT line then it is winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 1 minute ago, cheeseman said: You hack them when they are shooting - if they are shooting under 50% from the FT line then it is winner. You hack them when they are not shooting if it's the one and one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 2 hours ago, willie said: You hack them when they are not shooting if it's the one and one. Look we are basically saying the same thing. No need to argue over some minor difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Free throw shooting is the least of worries at this moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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