A good three point shooter hits at least 35% of their attempts throughout a season.

If we take that at face value, we could assume that means that we only have to hit 35% of our shots in practice to be a good shooter.

But that’s far from the truth.

Someone who shoots 35% throughout an NBA season doesn’t hit 35% in practice. They make closer to 70% or 80%.

In-game shots are rarely taken with the luxury of being wide open, balanced, and relaxed; so we can’t assume that our performance in training will directly carryover to the real thing.

If anything, we have to far exceed our target in practice if we want to succeed.

-Brandon