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Summary: In the National Basketball Association, a three-point line is much farther away than a college three-point line, and when learning to do a NBA three-point shot, start close the basket and move away slowly. Practice NBA jump shots with this free video from a semiprofessional basketball player.
Travis Corpening has been playing basketball since the age of six. He played as a guard for Francis Marion University, and he moved on to play semiprofessional basketball for the...read more
"Hi I'm Travis Corpening, and we're here at Carolina Beach Recreation Center, and I'm about to show you how to work on your three point, your NBA three point shot. What you want to do is first of all you want to be able to at least hit a college three point shot. And a college three point shot, as you can see we have the college line on this court. The college three point line is a lot closer than the NBA three point line. But once you can hit that consistently, to start out and work on your NBA shot, you probably want to take a step back. Just one step back from the college three point line, and practice from there. After you can hit that consistently you may want to you take another step back. And you know the NBA line as you step back you'll see if you ever stand at an NBA line you'll see that it's a good distance away from the basket. But this is why you have to gradually bring yourself out, gradually get away from the basket so it becomes comfortable shooting from that distance. So I'd say comfortably being able to hit at least three out of five on a regular basis from each line. That would show that you're ready to actually move back, if you're able to hit three out of five on a consistent basis. Three out of five or better. There you have it complete and working on your NBA jump shot."