"Dot Drills for Quickness!" -- Chase from ShotScience Basketball Answers Your Questions

[mythbloodpk]

What is the difference between quick and fast?

[nonmortusest]

In the vert program it says 2x40 - that means 2 sets yeah?

And 40 meaning 40 hops?

[143zazkhy]

pause at 0:52

[WuX08]

how many sets and reps?

[d0ntGetXciteD]

this is big help..tnx chase

[maxukelis]

Can you say how it counts?(maybe forward and back are one or two?)

[Tiddylack]

@maxukelis thats what i want to know too

[ninjadude5011]

what are lying foot circles???

[manchesterunited1232]

how long until you see improvement in your speed(considering you do this continuously)? Thanks

[chasecurtiss]

@manchesterunited1232 This is something you should make part of your daily routine. It works well as a warmup to playing or working out. You will continue to see improved foot coordination, which will help with speed, balance, and stability. You can make the sequences more difficult as you progress to challenge yourself to get even better!

[sstaqtaq]

Hi coach,

I'm very interested in your videos and I thank you for each one you made.

Excuse me to ask you two questions. How much should be the space between the dots? And, should I bend my knees and feel the pain in my hamstrings and other leg muscles? Or let my leg be straight without bending my knees?

Thanks a lot.

[VidMaker1996]

how many sets and reps for the dot drills

[DundrMifflin]

How far should the outer circles be from each other? Is this a form of plyometrics? After learning the movement, should I be focusing on going for longer or going faster? Also, does this drill improve lateral movement?

[BWeiChen]

what i do is box step ups and box quick jumps! the box step up the boxes will be like less than a feet but you do two step up and two step down as fast as you can. the box jump just jump side to side as fast as you can. 4 sets of 1 minute for each and record how many reps you can do in one minute!

[mambaized]

is this better than skipping rope?

[chasecurtiss]

@mambaized It is different than skipping rope. This drill focuses on development of neuromuscular pathways that focus on accuracy of foot placement as well as speed. Jumping rope is usually focused more on absolute foot speed (rapid jumps without focus on coordination).

[BWeiChen]

i was thinking what if i did suicides with 3-5lb ankle weights on will that make me faster?

or should i do my basketball practice with ankle weights on?

[chasecurtiss]

@BWeiChen Sorry I missed you comment!! I would not recommend using ankle weights to run, if you would like more of a challenge move your suicides outside to a hill!!! This will provide more of a challenge than the level floor!!

[mambaized]

u see horizantly, the dots are supposed to be shoulder wide, how about vertically?

[mambaized]

are the 4 outer dots shaped like a square? do they have the same space between each side?

[chasecurtiss]

@mambaized: I am not sure what you are asking. The dots are just locations on the floor, their shape does not matter.

[pointblankism]

Do you land on your foot or your toes?

[chasecurtiss]

@pointblankism You want to land on the ball of your foot! Thats the pads just before the toes!

[chasecurtiss]

@pointblankism You want to land on the ball of your foot! Thats the pads just before the toes!

[chasecurtiss]

@pointblankism You want to land on the ball of your foot! Thats the pads just before the toes!

[mambaized]

also do u do this in reps?

[chasecurtiss]

@mambaized: You want your feet to be no wider than hip width. The goal is to start slow then become as quick as possible with short movements!

[mambaized]

for this drill, how far apart would the dots be? do u do it as explosively as possible?

[chasecurtiss]

@mambaized You want the dots to be about shoulder width apart.

[Volcom3melo]

do u have a bball clinic? and where?

[chasecurtiss]

@Volcom3melo We have many clinics in Santa Cruz, CA and some in Tulsa, OK!

[elpelon3404]

amazing!!! just what i need!!!

i´m starting to do this drills right now!!

thanks a lot!! 5 stars of rating!!

[chasecurtiss]

@elpelon3404 How are those dot drills going elpelon?

[elpelon3404]

when i was finished the first session of this workout i´m done soo tired

amazing workfoot!!!

i´m start to feel it!

[mchatman2]

What would you recommend in starting off with the drills. 5 min a day or even 10 or 15 maybe?

[chasecurtiss]

@mchatman2 5 minutes is plenty for a starting point. You can build on this later. But you can do this as many times a day as you want. I have my students do dot drills as a warm-up for any workout or basketball session.

[paki123]

can u dunk?

[chasecurtiss]

@paki123 Yes! Im not a high flyer, which is mostly a genetic problem, but I can throw down!

[chasecurtiss]

Dark: We have a video on the shotscience channel about the target being the Nest. You might want to check that video out, I think it will answer your question!

[DarkUltimateShadow]

wats sup chase i posted before..ok im a good shooter but sometimes i keep forgetting to put my foot where it should be..another question i my dad told me to aim at the back bored and sometimes the net but how do u kno if ur aiming at the backbored or to the net.

[777daseven]

Do you have drills with jump rope?

[chasecurtiss]

We should have some coming up! Tell your friends to join us!

[F15Hballer9]

hey chase what drill would increase my balance and co-ordination all in one drill

[chasecurtiss]

@F15Hballer9 One great drill to work on is the single leg squat to touch, but you have to make sure you can perform a two-foot squat properly first!!

[gskin04]

hey i like way you use tho for drill . it really help me for when i cut to the basketball off of thriple threat

[chasecurtiss]

@gskin04 Start by working on these dot drills, and building a base of strength and stability! Quick, coordinated feet will really help with that first step!

[Taji33]

hey ShotScience i really like your videos. Because i always shoot to the right, and i was watching the video of The assist Hand and i do more than just a soft touch. i do what beginners do like you guys said in the video. Thanks. And i have a question. Shouldn't your feet and your dominate hand be pointing towards the Basketball net?

[chasecurtiss]

Thanks for the comment Taji! Make sure you watch all of our videos and you should be able to get your answer. If you still have trouble, get back to us and we'll figure it out!

[skirmisher99]

should dot drills be performed on your toes or whole foot? also vertical jump tips?

[chasecurtiss]

Dot drills and most footwork drills in general should be performed on the ball of the foot. This is the pad just before the toes.

[davidmj89]

great vid!

how about some vertical jump tips???

[ShotScience]

@davidmj89 :  Those are forthcoming. Stay tuned and remember, "Spread the Word".

[chasecurtiss]

Yep, David.  They're on the way!

[skirmisher99]

hey chase what should I do to increase running speed without the dot drills? Thnx

Also, I tried out for the basketball team and I didnt make it. H etold me I was too small! Is that fair? He just put all of the sucky guys, but tall, on the team! O well. Im gonna try out next year, when there is a new coach.

[chasecurtiss]

You know, sometimes getting on a particular team is all politics. You can only do your best and if you don't make the team, you just keep on working at getting better and finding places to play. Don't let one coach tear you down. With hard work, we know you can exceed anyone's expectations.

As for running speed, we'll have some videos on developing that here soon!

[horsebeatmoose]

Nice

[chasecurtiss]

Thanks, hbm!

[BrunoLS09]

Awesome!

[chasecurtiss]

Thanks for watching, Bruno!

[lonewolfKY]

love it.

[chasecurtiss]

Thanks, lonewolf!! Tell you friends to come check us out!

[eriklim92]

this is excellent. =)

[chasecurtiss]

Thanks, Erik!!