During my span of over 70 years of reading books, attending basketball clinics, or reviewing videos about shooting a basketball, I have had the opportunity to learn from some of the best. Many viewers of Guide to Coaching Basketball often write me in regards to the availability of an authoritative video on this subject. Well, here is a really good instructional DVD that should be part of every basketball coach's library. I don't care if you are coaching beginners or NBA professionals.

There are plenty of books and videos on the market that provide technique relative to the shot-pocket and the idea of the use of the fingers and holding the follow-through are concepts that most authorities agree upon. For the past month it has been my pleasure to review another video on the market that I believe challenges all the others, Better Basketball’s all new second edition called “Better Shooting 2” by coach Rick Torbett.

Rick Torbett's video offers insight into the concept and technique of shooting a basketball that most other videos fail to deliver. This 3 hour DVD offers so much information that I watched it at least 3 times before even began to write this review.

The DVD is broken down into seven separate "sections." These sections are further divided in the following 12 chapters plus a bonus section about J. J. Redick.

1.     How to Build Your Shot: Step by Step

2.     How to Build Your Footwork: Step by Step

3.     Now Tell Me Why: Step by Step

4.     Training Introduction

5.     Training Your Shooting Stroke

6.     Training your Shot Line

7.     Training the Eyes of a Shooter

8.     The Women’s Chapter

9.     What About These Shots

10.   Shot Training for the Serious

11.   The GUN by Shoot-A-Way

12.   Noah Basketball: Muscle Memory Training

Coach Torbett does a fine job in introducing the basic concepts: positioning, footwork, and describing the "shot chamber". He leaves little to the imagination, starting with how to develop a good stance and proper positioning of hands and feet. Each chapter is a learning experience into the complexities of the art of shooting a basketball. He does an excellent job in putting in plain terms what players normally perform incorrectly and explains how to fix the problem. Chapters 4 and 7 are great for troubleshooting the many problems with different players' shots and how to fix them. Torbett does an excellent job in defining correct methods of shooting the different types of shots whether they be taken the low or high post or the wing.

Would I recommend the video? You better believe it!

Ken Lindsay
July 26, 2008