The Ultimate Diagnostic Tool

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1		The Ultimate Diagnostic Tool
2	Instructions:
3	1) Use Ctrl + F to search for your shooter's problem.
4	2) Follow row for diagnosis, causes, video examples to confirm, prescriptions to fix it w/ specific cues for focus, and teaching to wholly understand it
5	If you'd like a custom breakdown and workout plan for your athlete, you can look into that here
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7	MAKE SURE THE STACKED AND LOADED FOUNDATION IS ALWAYS SET! ONCE YOU GET TO VOLUME SHOOTING-- EMPHASIZE RHYTHM OF REPS!
8	Issue/Descriptions	Cause(s)	Video examples	Prescription	Focus	Teaching
9	Collpasing elbow angle, ("Crushing the egg"), Ball into chest	Pulling ball backwards for power	Don't Crush The Egg!	Lever Training	Maintaining stable angle of elbow	Lever Teaching
10	Energy transfer out of sequence, power issues, everything moving together, rhythm is off; keeping ball to high	-Early unloading of legs -Ball and hips unlocking together -Ball/body moving at the same time -Body moving before lifting ball -Starting position too high	Energy Transfer Askew	In & Ups Slow Flows Dip Drill	-Ball moves first -Legs stay loaded until ball reaches face	Energy Teaching
11	Wrist Load Initiates Lift, Loading wrist late, Ball flips backwards	-Starting ball movement with wrist extension -Unloaded wrist at starting position	Load Starts Lift	Lever Training In & Ups	Starting with and maintaining loaded wrist	Wrist Teaching
12	Elbow TOO FAR in, arm comes across face, ball comes off side of hand, elbow curves in, sideways lean toward shooting side	-Overteaching on "elbow-in" -10-toes-to-rim/Squared chest to target	Elbow Curves In	Line Drops Punch Turns	Elbow in comfortable position & moving in straight line	Elbow Teaching
13	Ball up, Body down; ball stays on head, leaning forward, hard to get power	-Opposing forces of lift and hip drop	Ball up, Body down	Slow Flows Boomers In & Ups	Flowing ball and hips down together Unlocking legs when ball is at chin/face level	Energy Teaching
14	Wrist unloaded on catch, pulling ball backward, not getting underneath the ball, pushing behind ball	-Neutral wrist on catch instead of loaded wrist	Unloaded Wrist V1	Line Drops Lever Training In & Ups	-Loading wrist on catch -Maintaining load through lift	Wrist Teaching
15	Space between palm and basketball, only fingertips on ball, can't get power, spaghetti fingers	-Not allowing whole hand to control the basketball	Spaghetti Fingers	Catch & Lifts In & Ups	-Full contact with ball -Strong grip with fingers on ball	Hands Teaching
16	Shot not smooth; stopping ball at chest; shot not fluid; ball of the shelf	-Overteaching on "keep ball above chest" -Catching/keeping ball away from body	Two Motion1	Dip Drill Lever Training Slow Flows In & Ups Boomers	-Lifting through face -Consistent speed on basketball from start to finish -"Punching through a ceiling"	Energy Teaching
17	Chicken wings, elbows out	-Shooting too far away -Shooting via pushing instead of lifting -Body not tilted w/ shooting side towards target	Chicken Wings1	Line Drops Lever Training	-Elbows stay tight (but not squeezed) to frame body -Activate upper chest muscles to lift ball -Want hand underneath ball on release	Lever Teaching
18	Circling backward for power; ball backward while body moving forward	-Ball staying too high on catch -Pulling ball backward before moving ball up	Circling Back	Dip Drill Lever Training	-Starting ball low -Moving ball UP, not backwards	Energy Teaching
19	Leaning forward in shot	-Not stacking body up with ankles->hips->shoulders in straight line	Unstacked	Drops In & Ups Slow Flows	-Sitting into stacked postion in body	Energy Teaching
20	No spin on ball; shooting with two hands; arms crossing; hands crossing	-Opposing forces of shooting hand and guide hand pushing the ball at the same time	Chicken Wings1	Line Drops Lever Training Catch & Lifts Slow Glides	-Tilt whole body towards target -Finish off side of body -Guide hand only balances all the way up -Wrist/elbow energy stacked under ball	Lever Teaching
21	Hand across face	-(possible) 10-toes/chest squared at rim -Recruiting "shoving" motion for power	Hand across face	Punch Turns Line Drops Slow Glides	-Continuing up with guide arm	Elbow Teaching
22	No followthrough; no wrist snap	Have not spent the time developing that very specific muscle memory	Full Chaos Hands	Shadow Swivels Lever Training Line Drops	-There is no easy answer to this. This will take at MINIMUM 3 weeks of very slow, annoying, focused reps to create the feeling of a wrist flick. -Elbows come up together -Wearing Handcuffs -Feeling will feel different in deltoids -Arm angle like a giraffe (slightly forward), not a tree (pointed straight up)
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