The Ultimate Shooting Improvement Video - Better Shooting 2 will build a player’s entire shot, from footwork to the finishing stroke.
Better Basketball's newest DVD, is the only instructional video released by JJ Redick, perhaps the best shooter in basketball history. Learn JJ’s shooting secrets in his 47-minute bonus section. Plus, he demonstrates throughout the DVD, along with many others.
The lead instructor is Rick Torbett. Toward the end of his 25 years in coaching, Torbett’s teams shot over 40% from the 3 in 3 consecutive seasons (a feat never accomplished by an American pro team), proving his techniques will work for all players in real games!
Better Basketball’s original shooting video remains the ONLY basketball enhancement product ever endorsed by SLAM, the world’s largest basketball magazine. This version is even better!
What's On The DVD • Better Shooting is 3 Hours & 36 Minutes long
• Incredibly detailed yet clearly explained techniques. All the basics for kids, and advanced concepts for high-level players & coaches. It took over a year to make, there better be a lot!
• A training regimen and chart are included with the DVD, geared to take the guesswork out of shot development.
• Footage from men’s and women’s international pro hoops is used to illustrate the video’s techniques. (See the next section for a full list of who demonstrates techniques on the DVD.)
• An entire chapter dedicated to women, including an interview with WNBA star Shay Doron.
• The DVD contains professional filmmaking and detailed, precise graphics. They will facilitate your ability to easily learn the techniques, and make Better Shooting 2 enjoyable to watch.
About the DVD • The DVD is divided into six “Sections.” Each Section contains between one and four “Chapters.” A detailed review of each is below. This comprehensive analysis of the video allows you to be sure you’re getting a product of unparalleled quality, and top-notch content.
• The original Better Shooting shattered the landscape of basketball instructional videos. Better Shooting 2 has raised the bar to another level. This is the most detailed study of shooting on the market, and anyone who wants to improve his or her shot will not find a better tool. Take these techniques, put in the sweat, and your result will be a better shot in real games!
What follows is a detailed breakdown of the contents of Better Shooting, 2nd Edition.
Section A: PREREQUISITES FOR TRAINING Section A is "pre-content." It contains 3 secrets that are prerequisites for the technique and training in the video, which is everything that follows Section A.
In the first secret, entitled "PRACTICE: 8 Secrets to Real Training", lead instructor Rick Torbett let’s you know that there’ll be no sugar-coating regarding what it takes to become a great shooter. To get there, you must engage in real training. Actually, "Realistic" training is the best way to put it. If you want to improve your shot, then you’ll have to put these secrets into practice.
The second secret in Section A, "The Best Kept Secret to Shot Training", will show you how to get rid of those nasty bad habits that will slow down significant improvement. This method isn’t theory! You’ll even hear a couple of examples of how real players used this method to replace poor shooting techniques with good habits that led them to success. What’s the secret? Get Better Shooting 2, and find out.
"The Best Kept Secret to Mental Training" is the third secret in Section A. Shooting involves muscle memory that must be trained into your physical body. The gateway to the body is the mind and in order to train your body, you must start by training your mind. Have you noticed how the word "Training" keeps creeping in to these titles? That’s because knowledge in itself is not enough. You’ll see this Section A’s themes recurring throughout the video. That’s why it was placed first.
Section B: SHOOTING TECHNIQUE Section B is the meat of shot development, and the video's longest section. It contains three chapters purely on the physical aspects of building a game winning shot. These chapters serve as the backbone of shot development in that they build your shot from the beginning, as if it is the first time you’ve picked up a ball! By the time you finish this section, you will be able to shoot in any game situation: on the move without the ball, from a triple attack stance, off the dribble, and always with the correct footwork for the right situation.
Chapter 1: HOW TO BUILD YOUR SHOT; STEP BY STEP The title says it all. The DVD’s first chapter is HOW to build your shot form, step by step, without any explanations, without any why. We skipped the why (for now) because this is a chapter that you may be revisiting time and time again, so we wanted to keep it short for you. All of the detailed rationale is spelled out and explained in Chapter 3!
This chapter contains all of the steps for development: the stance needed to recruit power from your legs; hand position on the ball before, during, and even following the shot; and how everything works together to start, stroke, and guide the ball along your shotline to the center of the goal.
Want to know how to "ride your power wave?" Find out in chapter 1. This technique is why even young kids of 8 or 9 should be able to shoot from deep, by riding their power wave.
(11 minutes, 27 seconds)
Chapter 2: HOW TO BUILD YOUR FOOTWORK; STEP BY STEP Chapter 2, which is on building footwork, picks up where Chapter 1 leaves off. In fact, chapters one and two are simply two halves of the whole shot development sequence.
This chapter will prepare your feet for the game movements that lead you into every shot. This video is not built to make you a great HORSE shooter, it's built to make you a great shooter in REAL GAMES, whether you’re shooting off the dribble, catching and shooting, or shooting from triple threat.
You’ll learn the 10 specific foot movements by watching JJ Redick perform each one. Then you’ll see an example of each movement in real games by men and women professional players from all over the globe.
(10 minutes, 58 seconds)
Chapter 3: NOW TELL ME WHY; STEP BY STEP If you want to know the exact why for each and every aspect of the in Chapter 1, then the explanations are here, in chapter 3.
But chapter 3 goes beyond simply satisfying your curiosity for details. Sometimes you need to hear an aspect of your shot development said in a different way or illustrated in another manner before it really sinks in. Understanding why you do what you do is the first step towards breaking unsuccessful habits and replacing them with the techniques that will lead you to the next level.
It’s a long, but absolutely necessary chapter. It will serve you well to truly understand what a great shot really is, and the result will be a fulfilling journey to developing a great shot for yourself.
(26 minutes, 33 seconds)
Section C: SPECIFIC TRAINING Section C details the three most common areas that need isolated attention in order to create new muscle memory. Whether you’re a veteran or a beginner, you may have a specific part of your shot motion that must be developed to a greater degree before you can see an overall improvement in your shot.
Chapter 4: TRAINING INTRODUCTION Chapter 4 introduces chapters 5, 6, and 7. It explains WHY these chapters have been included.
Helping you to understand the benefit of these chapters is so important, we needed to make it a chapter of its own.
(2 minutes, 24 seconds)
Chapter 5: TRAINING YOUR SHOOTING STROKE Chapter 5 addresses the final touch that you’ll put on the ball at the end of the shot motion, the shooter's stroke.
Even if everything else in a player's shot is correct, if he or she has a bad stroke, they're going to be a bad shooter. On the other hand, regardless of differences in footwork, how high they jump, or almost any other factor, all great shooters have a great touch at the end of their shot motion.
In addition to explaining the technique, multiple drills designed to build and refine the shooting stroke are included. You’ll learn how to drill it by yourself, standing up, lying down, even in a chair!
(5 minutes, 37 seconds)
Chapter 6: TRAINING YOUR SHOT LINE Chapter 6 will teach you to train both your all important shot line, and your overall form, without the use of a goal. Because, in some situations, training your shot form on the basket is not the best thing to do. It’s so easy to get so caught up with making the ball go in, that you forget what you’re working on.
The solution for this problem requires moving away from the basket and getting on a line. This is one of the best ways to focus solely on training the ball to stay on your shot line. You can get in a high amount of reps in a short period of time since you won’t be chasing the ball all over the court.
You’ll also see two young players drill every aspect of shot development from chapters one and two by using a line on the floor, instead of a basket!
(10 minutes, 13 seconds)
Chapter 7: TRAINING THE EYES OF A SHOOTER Chapter 7 is a unique chapter, especially when you consider all of the possible shooting drills that are out there. Shooting a basketball has always been, and always will be, the ultimate test of eye-hand coordination. There are hundred of drills to develop the hands, but where are all the drills to develop your eyes!
Part of the reason there are not many drills for your eyes is how complicated the eyes are. For example, in the video, Coach Torbett notes that in Byte Computer Magazine, Dr. John Stevens states that it would take the Cray super-computer a minimum of 100 years to simulate what takes place in your eye many times every single second!
Well, Better Basketball has drills that will improve your eyes. In the still to the right, WNBA player Shay Doron demonstrates one that is guaranteed to challenge you, and increase your accuracy at the same time.
(4 minutes, 05 seconds)
Section D: WHAT ABOUT...? Section D contains the "WHAT ABOUT THESE?" chapters. When shooting is being discussed, the subjects of these two chapters will often rise to the surface, and create debate! Better Basketball refuses to leave a stone unturned, and proves it in chapters 8 and 9.
Chapter 8: THE WOMEN'S CHAPTER Chapter 8 is Better Basketball’s answer to the question "WHAT ABOUT OUR FEMALE PLAYERS?"
Shooting technique and training is no different for females than it is for males. At least, it shouldn’t be! However, since there seems to be a perception from many people that there is a difference, and since women are seen making different kinds of errors in their shooting form than males, Better Shooting has a chapter dedicated solely to female players.
You’ll learn the origins of these errors and what can be done to correct them. But we don’t stop there. Like the rest of the video, we’ll show how making these adjustments benefits females in every shooting situation!
(8 minutes, 25 seconds)
Chapter 9: WHAT ABOUT THESE SHOTS? When shooting is the subject, many think only of the jumpshot and the free throw. What else is there?
What about the bank shot, the tricky 5-foot pull-up, long distance shooting, shooting in the post, and lay-ups?
These types of shots must be included when shooting is being taught, so chapter nine breaks down the adjustments that are needed to round out your shooting skills in these areas, thereby making you a complete shooter.
(9 minutes, 46 seconds)
Section E: WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD This section describes the realistic training methods needed to take all the techniques from the previous nine chapters and put them into practice. Remember, it doesn’t matter how much you learn about proper shot form if you never pick up a ball. These chapters explain your "ball-in-hand" development steps.
Chapter 10: SHOT TRAINING FOR THE SERIOUS Until now, the only way you could get the contents of this chapter would be to train privately with lead instructor Rick Torbett. This is HOW everything from chapter one and chapter two is trained into your body and developed into your shooting habits. This is where you’ll pay the price that must be paid to become a great shooter.
A very unique Shot Development Chart, emphasizing 20 specific shooting points (ten on form, ten on footwork), will be included with your video. Using it, you’ll follow a proven, tried and true workout that will improve your shooting forever. Your daily, written log will keep you on track, keep you accountable, and encourage you to stay on course until your goals are realized. And after 20 workouts, you’ll discover a unique way this chart can even help you get out of a slump - while you’re playing in a real game!
(11 minutes, 06 seconds)
Chapter 11 , Chapter 12 In Chapters 11 and 12, Coach Torbett reviews two of the top shooting improvement devices available, not only explaining why these products are helpful, but also the rationale behind why the work. In a combined 27 minutes, you'll get some really unique content and food for thought. To learn more, including what products are reviewed, you'll have to purchase Better Shooting 2.
BONUS SECTION: JJ REDICK Throughout his college career, JJ Redick showed the world that he is perhaps the best shooter to ever play the game. This includes his unique ability to get his shot off despite being the key of every defensive gameplan. The result is a player with some amazing accomplishments. Just a sampling of JJ's high points are as follows:
- NCAA Career Leader for 3-Pointers Made: 457
- Second in NCAA History with a 91.2 Free Throw Percentage
- A Career 3-Point Percentage of 40.6
- ACC Career Scoring Leader
Throughout Better Shooting 2, JJ demonstrates Coach Torbett’s techniques, so you'll be studying every aspect of his remarkable form. Then, in his bonus section, JJ becomes the instructor, addressing those shooting issues most important to him. In detail, JJ articulately describes:
- How he would build a young shooter
- How to get out of a slump
- Where he aims
- How to increase range
- How to control arc
- His shooter's mentality, and what he thinks about
- Getting your shot off against good defense
- The Hop vs The 1-2
- His favorite shooting workouts
- And 8 more ways he's become a shooting master!
(47 minutes, 03 seconds)
INTRODUCTION, CONCLUSION, & FINAL THOUGHTS In addition to its five Sections and JJ Redick Bonus Section, Better Shooting 2 contains a brief introduction and a 5-minute conclusion, rounding out the 3 hours and 36 minutes of running time. Plus, an incredible TEN interactive menus on the DVD version make navigation easy. With the click of a button, you can quickly review those sections most applicable to your improvement (and with a DVD this detailed, we know you will).
The purpose of this video is to explain, inspire, demonstrate and illustrate how you can develop a shot that has minimum parts, maximum efficiency, and can be easily applied to all the types of shots used in real game situations. We’ve used every possible teaching tool to achieve that goal. We’ve used middle school, high school, college, and pro players, of both genders, in order to show that these shooting skills can be performed by anyone, at any age, with any body type. Professional men’s and women’s game footage is even employed to illustrate the basketball shooting concepts. And not only does the video teach the physical aspects of shot development, but we delve into the mind of what it takes to be a great shooter, including picking the brain of JJ Redick. And finally, you'll even learn how to train with the new training chapter and chart (chapter 10).
If you can shoot a high percentage, you can play at any level. Then, if you can add the techniques from Better Ball Handling, Better 1-on-1 Offense, and Better Post Play, you will become an unstoppable threat with the ball. Add the skills on Better Passing, Better 1 on 1 Defense, and Scoring Without the Ball, and you will become a complete player. With the Better Basketball DVD Collection, we have given you the tools to succeed in basketball! Now, it's up to you to add dedication, discipline, and sweat to become a better basketball player!
