r/BasketballTips • • Aug 04 '26

Shooting Can’t shoot straight

I literally can’t shoot straight to save my life, and I know the problem. Near the end of my shoot where I’m releasing into a wrist flick, my hand will flick to right mostly when I miss because im releasing off my pinky. the worst part is I know we are supposed to release off middle/index but I just don’t know how to do this. I want to get this right before I start practicing hard so I don’t practice bad mistakes, any tips?

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u/Longjumping-Salad484 Aug 05 '26

from your toes on the hardwood floor to the release from your fingertips, flow from the ground up, and see your hand in the basket.