ABSTRACT

Basketball Shooting - The Art & Science of Shooting a Basketball

Basketball Shooting Is Both Art and Science

Fundamentals of Shooting A Basketball

By Coach Jerry Tarkanian

Shooting a basketball is both an art and a science. Basketball shooting is an art form

because it involves finely tuned hand-eye coordination rather than gross motor skills.

For example, unlike such skills as the defensive stance and pivoting, which are relatively

invariable, shooting form is highly individualistic. There is no one correct way of

shooting a basketball, although there are certain elements of basketball shooting