February 24, 2019

Master the Release When You Practice Shooting!

February 24, 2019/ Tom Nordland

I'm constantly working on my Release. Even though I have it mastered, I still return to it when I'm shooting. I'm not really "working" on it, but rather I have fun with it and enjoy seeing perfection (or close to it) come from my shot motion.

February 24, 2019

An Object In Motion ...

February 24, 2019/ Tom Nordland

I had a revelation about 8-10 months ago when I was out shooting for fun at a neighbor's basket. The thought came into my head that "An Object in Motion tends to stay in motion until acted upon by an unbalanced force." This old law of physics I learned in high school came out of the blue these decades later.

March 25, 2015

Thoughts on Controlling Distance in Basketball Shooting

March 25, 2015/ Tom Nordland

It's my theory that the few great shooters the game of basketball has had control distance by varying the arch (trajectory) of the shot rather than varying the Release or the timing of the shot.