The Ultimate Shooting
Improvement Video
- » Better Shooting 2 will build a player’s entire shot,
from footwork to the finishing stroke.
- » Our newest DVD, this 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 (see below, in
blue).
- » 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!
3 Hours & 36 Minutes! -
What’s On the DVD?
- » 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. This is one of many
things not on our shooting video.
- » 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 Video
- » 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!
In Addition To Coach Torbett, Who's On The
Video?
To demonstrate Better Shooting 2nd Edition's
techniques, we used players from all levels and all areas of the globe. Below is
a list. Regardless of your age, gender, or location, there will be players on
the video that are at your level, illustrating the video's techniques. And the
use of both men's and women's pro footage proves the techniques work in real
games!
JJ Redick
See the bottom of this page for info on JJ and his 47-minute bonus section
on this 3.5 hour DVD. |
Euroleague Footage
Highest level of men's international professional basketball. |
Women's FIBA Footage
Women's international pro ball - primarily the highest levels in Asia and
Europe. |
Wynter Whitley
4-year letter winner at Duke who recently led her Swiss pro team to a
Division 1 national title. |
Jolien Wouters
15-year-old phenom who will play her upcoming season in Div 1 (Europe's
equivalent of the WNBA). |
Wim Vandewijer
The next European prodigy? At 12, led 14-yr-old team to natl championship,
averaging 30+ppg. |
Shay Doron
Led Maryland to NCAA D1 Championship in '06. Now playing in WNBA for NY.
Interviewed in chapter 8. |
Rik Hannes
A senior in college playing for Stevoort in the 4th National Division in
Belgium. |
Ben Gordon
Leading scorer for the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 2006-2007, and the newest
addition to the BB team! |
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
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!
