Here is a little example of how one gets good at the free throw line.
Larry Bird says
“Even if I was done shooting jumpers,” Bird says, “I’d still shoot my 100 free throws. Always hit in the high 90s. I’d try every summer to five times hit 99 in a row and then bank No. 100. Have to do it five times. You’d go and shoot 20. Get off the line, get out of that rhythm, then get back on.”
“If my shot was off,” Bird says, “it was to the back right side of the rim. That’s where it hit, and it took me a while to come out of that. If I had one of those days, I’d stay out there sometimes three hours to correct it.”
Not sure if anyone on the Huskers could hit five in a row. If they would have hit 50% in regulation they would have won the game. Have not looked at how many were the front end of a one and one. Another missed opportunity.
Larry Bird says
“Even if I was done shooting jumpers,” Bird says, “I’d still shoot my 100 free throws. Always hit in the high 90s. I’d try every summer to five times hit 99 in a row and then bank No. 100. Have to do it five times. You’d go and shoot 20. Get off the line, get out of that rhythm, then get back on.”
“If my shot was off,” Bird says, “it was to the back right side of the rim. That’s where it hit, and it took me a while to come out of that. If I had one of those days, I’d stay out there sometimes three hours to correct it.”
Not sure if anyone on the Huskers could hit five in a row. If they would have hit 50% in regulation they would have won the game. Have not looked at how many were the front end of a one and one. Another missed opportunity.
