Up front, sorry I don't know how to link. Today NYT sports section has an interesting article on Florida guard, Canyon Barry & his father Rick Barry & Underhanded free throw shooting. Canyon shoots them that way & has converted 89.2% this year, including 35 straight. He made the switch as a junior in HS.
Free Throws
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Fact is it did work for Chamberlain. His percentage improved by 10% the only yr. he shot that way in '63. Highest percentage he ever shot. Would have improved more if he had stayed with it.
I believe Wilt Chamberlain's free-throw percentage went down when they stopped allowing him to dunk from the free-throw line . :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
I brought this up last week...and used Barry (because he was a NJ product) / very successful with the underhanded FT method.
If it's broken...fix it!
MO
On a similar note, I noticed during OSU game Issa Thiam missed some free throws early. Later on in the game late towards the end he stepped further back from the line and hit both. I know it's all about concentration and muscle memory but I wish the coaching staff would just dissect every single players issue and figure it out. We need everyone to hit free throws
You have to have a great team bond to get yelled at while you're struggling and not respond negatively. Takes time playing together.
Yes....you're on to something.
Our FT shooting is absolutely abysmal/ Pikiell and staff need to coach the team up & stop the hemorrhaging.
MO
I actually watched the game where young Canyon Barry was shooting underhand and the commentators brought up the very thing the Times wrote about, prior to the Times article. For Barry it worked and improved his FT immensely. For others, not so much.