It made me think back to when I was playing. I was by no means a great free throw shooter, if you looked up my career stats. Many things factored into that. My first two seasons my coaches worked with me to try and change my shooting form, which is difficult to do in-season. Like Omri, I was probably an 80 percent practice free throw shooter and a mid-60 percent free throw shooter in games. I did everything right. When I practiced, I made sure it was as game realistic as possible. I’d run a line drill before stepping up to shoot 10. I’d never shoot multiple shots in a row. I’d take two free throws and rotate because anyone who has ever stepped up to the line and just shot, you know if you start off making them, after several, you can practically hit them with a hand tied behind your back and blindfolded… So the question remains, why don’t practice free throw percentages translate into games?
Pressure!
