Rep Success
Did it ever happen to you – you’re playing in a basketball game, and it seems like not a single shot is falling for you? What is the key that some players have that makes it seem like they can’t miss? It’s simple. It’s not sexy. It’s just repetition.
It’s safe to say that being able to shoot the ball is essential for any success in the games that you play. Generational talents of shooting the basketball include Steph Curry, Ray Allen, and Larry Bird. Even players who were more “all-around-skill” players such as MJ, Lebron, or Kobe were phenomenal shooters. So how did they do it?
When it comes to shooting, or any skill, progress has to come from repetition. Through these repetitions, you can adjust your technique, fix bad habits, and create good ones. Repetition in shooting will lead to opportunities in the game to find a rhythm. And it’s only through repetition that allows shooting to feel like second nature. More repetition = more results.
Rep Range
In 1999, Kobe Bryant dislocated his finger in a game against the San Antonio Spurs. The finger healed over time, however the finger healed in a way that the spread of his hand was altered. Because of this, he needed to get more reps up for the following season. So he set to work.
When asked about how many reps he got up over the summer, Kobe claims that he got 100,000 reps over the summer. That’s the equivalent of 1,000+ makes per day. It sounds crazy, until you realize that in the following season with a poorly healed finger, Kobe went 33% from the 3-point line; and on-top of going 33%, he went 33% from 3 against the best players in the world. It’s safe to say that based on those results, Kobe actually did put up the number of practice shots he claims to have put up.
How to get more reps
Obviously, it’s not realistic for an amateur player to get up 1,000 shots every single day. That would be extraordinary. However, you should be striving to get hundreds of shots up per day to play at a high level. The best way to increase the number of reps you put up is using a shot-rebounder. Many schools and facilities have a machine which rebounds and spews out the ball towards you, but the product that’s best for at home training is the Dr Dish iC3.
The Dish
This shot rebounder reduces the amount of time wasted on chasing your rebounds. Therefore it dramatically increases time for putting up quality shots by using a net around the rim to contain the ball and a chute to return the ball towards the shooter. Unlike most facility rebounders, the beauty of the Dr. Dish is that the net is portable and can go anywhere you want; park, gym, driveway, anywhere you want!
According to Dr Dish, if you use 2 balls, you can get up to 800 shots in an hour. Thie ability to do dramatically more repetitions in the same amount of training time will maximize your results and exponentially improve your field goal percentage. Why chase your own rebounds when you can get hundreds of quality reps up effortlessly, and on demand? In our opinion, Dr Dish is the future of Basketball, and will be the catalyst of the next generation of great shooters.