How I Work on Balance in a Player’s Shot
Balance isn’t stillness—it’s control of energy through the shot. In this episode I break down four kinds of balance I coach, the habits that stabilize them, and how I periodize balance work across a week and a season.
What we cover
Why balance matters: great shooters don’t eliminate motion; they direct it toward the rim and minimize negative energy.
The four balance problems I diagnose: Static, Transitional, Dynamic, and Reactive—each demands different constraints and drill design.
Habits that travel: feet outside hips, athletic posture, engaged core—used as tools inside movement-rich tasks, not as static positions.
Designing practice with PoST: when I live in Movement Coordination Training vs. Skill Adaptability Training (MV/CT/TBT) vs. Performance Training, and how I move non-linearly between them.
Towards the end of the episode we have a listener question. We close with Hammer Action showing the push drill on video—how to use external pressure to force better energy direction and quick balance recovery.
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