Excel at Basketball Shooting & Advance to the Next Level Friday, March 09, 2007
In this lesson, we’re going to discuss the drawbacks of neglecting your shooting skills. We’ll also touch on an interesting way to get your next level’s "decision makers" to notice you.
We see a lot of young players with dreams of making it to college, then on to the pro leagues. If you fit this category, ask yourself if you’re ready to do what it takes to make this a reality for yourself.
Are you willing to put in the work it takes to develop your basketball shooting skills? Are you willing to invest in quality tools that help develop your basketball shooting to elite status?
It doesn’t matter who you are or how much "natural talent" you have or don’t have. It’s all possible if you put in the time to improve.
One mistake many players make is to give up too soon. They work on their basketball shooting technique for awhile, don’t see much improvement (or it gets worse for awhile!), and quit. Don’t be like that. Anything you work on in life will take time and commitment. But it’s all worth it.
A friend of ours calls this "chipping away". Just chip away a little each day on your basketball shooting skills. It won’t happen overnight, but day by day, week by week, you’ll get better.
Then, all of a sudden, it hits you. You see huge improvements in your skills. It seems like it all just clicks overnight. But it wasn’t "overnight", was it? All that "chipping away" made it happen.
Now, there are some tools out there that can speed the whole basketball shooting "chipping away" process up for you. Tools like Tom Nordland’s "Swish videos".
Before we finish off our ecourse with one last hearty recommendation that you pick up "Swish" (if you haven’t already done so), we’d like to offer an option to those of you looking to seriously take yourself to that next level - whether it be College or the Pros.
This has nothing to do with basketball shooting, but hey, it’s our ecourse, right? :-)
Through our internet travels, we’ve come to know Todd Kozinka.
Anyway, Todd and his partners help High School and College basketball players who are looking for help with getting to the next level of their careers. How do they do this?
They help you put together a recruiting video that helps you get noticed by that college or pro team you’d love to play for. We feel it’s a great strategy and service that they offer.
By the way, we in no way benefit if you decide to use them. We believe in it and just feel it’s worth your time to check it out:
OK, now back to "chipping away" at your basketball shooting skills with Tom Nordland’s "Swish Videos" :-)
If you haven’t gotten "Swish" or "Swish 2" for yourself, how come? The bottom line? These shooting tools just plain work.
In fact, when Dave watched the first "Swish video", he saw improvement in his shooting percentage immediately during his next game. And it’s been improving ever since. Not only that, but we also have been taking advantage of Tom Nordland’s articles, newsletter and other instruction at his website to help us understand the teachings inside his "Swish video" & "Swish 2" dvd even more.
Now, we started this message off by assuming you want to take yourself to the next level. If Tom’s "Swish video" can help NBA players, what do you think they can do for you?
Take a look:
"The proof is in the pudding - look at the stats! I’ve made a major improvement and expect to improve more by continued working
with Tom Nordland. His technique is different from most basketball shooting coaches. He does a combination of form (technique) and the
art/science of repeatability. It really works!"
- Dale Davis, NBA power forward
"I am thrilled with what Tom Nordland has done with me. His coaching method is amazingly simple, easy to apply, and the results are
easy to see. Anybody can improve their basketball shooting with his approach."
- Adam Keefe, Stanford All American and former Golden State Warriors power forward
"Working with Tom Nordland has improved my Jump Shot and Free Throws more than I could ever have imagined. He is a phenomenal
basketball shooting coach!"
- Mark Madsen, Stanford All American, 1st round pick L.A. Lakers in the 2000 NBA Draft, now with the Minnesota Timberwolves
There’s a saying in business - "Find someone with a bigger pile of money than you and follow their advice"
You can apply that to your game - "Find someone who is where you want to be with their basketball shooting skills and follow their advice"
We figured if Tom Nordland’s methods were good enough to help guys who already made it to the NBA, then they are good enough to help our game’s younger players develop their basketball shooting skills into what it takes to get there themselves.
One of our missions in building these tips was to help coaches and players find easy access to information that would help them develop faster. A part of that mission was to search out other people and tools that can aid you in reaching your potential faster.
What we see happening also, is that when you can develop a great, consistent shot, your confidence goes way up and you want to get out on the court even more. It completely helps increase your desire to improve your basketball shooting!
After seeing Tom’s product first hand, we can’t recommend him and "Swish video" highly enough. Quality all the way.
And the bottom line is, it just plain works!
The next level is waiting for you. Don’t let yourself down!
Extra comments:
"Hi Tom, I just wanted to let you know that I purchased your video last summer for my two boys who are now in 6th and 8th grade. My oldest son took the video to heart since he is one of the smaller (Late Bloomer/youngest in his class) kids on his team. He watched the Swish video several times and practiced consistently over the summer. He really has developed a soft shot with a nice arch. He made his 8th grade A team and then was selected for his AAU team. Before he was afraid to take a shot because he thought there was a better chance of missing, however now he knows there is a good chance of success and really has become more confident.
"My younger son, who has always been one of the bigger kids in his class and has always been successful, only watched the Swish video once and was a little skeptical because he thought he already knew everything. Now that he has seen his older brother’s success, I see him out practicing your Swish video more. It was a perfect time for my older son to buy into your philosophy and have success as next year there will be about 25 kids trying out for 12 freshman spots.
"Thanks again!"
- Tony P.
"Dear Tom, I would just like to thank you for the creation of your Swish video. It has changed not only my basketball shooting but my entire game for the better. I’m a 16 year old from Australia who has been playing basketball for 6 years. Before purchasing your Swish video I was a 15 year old (got your Swish video on my birthday) scrub who averaged 11ppg for a division 2 club side and for my high school side I did well at keeping the bench warm.
A year and 9 months later I am averaging 31 ppg for a division 1 club side and 24 ppg for my high school side. I am now considered one of the best small forwards in the state and I’m aiming to represent my state by the end of 2005.
"This rapid improvement doesn’t seem likely but I think many people, perhaps even yourself (though I doubt it), do not realize the effects that this Swish video has on a player’s entire game. For me my new shot was almost instant. After a week of constant basketball shooting using your Swish video’s principles I was dishing up high arching consistent beautiful shots.
My new shot inspired me to train harder in every other part of my game. It was like "man this game isn’t as hard as I thought it was, if I just train hard and try to do things the right way I’ll get better." So that’s what I did. My new shot made me enjoy playing the game more, it gave me confidence. My training workload has increased by 6 hours a week since I purchased your Swish video. I most definitely blame your Swish video for inspiring my new found work ethic and love of the game.
"I am currently 3 months away from my 17 birthday, I’m 6 foot 5 the captain of my high school team and I have a hunger that drives me to improve. For me there was no doubt about your Swish video improving my shot, what surprised me was how confidence in one’s shot can increase your passion for the game. I have probably watched your Swish video close to 20 times to date."
- Kane H., Australia
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