TheStar.com: Jose Calderon on free throws

[nebur59]

Very good free thrower. If I needed to improve my free throw shooting, I would just watch and study how he shoots. He does everything correctly, but he doesn't mention that he shoots straight and upwards instead of AT the basket, 'cause a good, straight & high arc is key. Check me out at "Ruben shooting free throws".

[zenlee1109]

the biggest thing (for me anyways) is to relax before i shoot it. The first times I played in league games, my free throws were awful, much worse than in practice, and it's because i was nervous and tense

[FliipJay]

it's my yob.

[chiragles13]

Always practice free throws when your tired. During a game you will most likely be tired, when you have to shoot them. Good Practice.

[ccchrv]

i just shoot it, its my yob

[ouptf]

calde majo!

[fansdesofia]

Why does he keep raising his hand like a retard?

[Gman1522]

b cuz hes foreign

[fansdesofia]

@Gman1522 Do you think al foreigners are retards?

[Gman1522]

haha no foreign b cuz he doesn't completely understand the launguage so he makes hand motions.

[stevejohnnash21]

i gotta make you know that's my yob lol gotta love our Spanish accent

[jameslee1607]

wtf is up with the court????

[joeblizzow]

u dont get all the time in the world u have ten seconds to take a free throw

[thatextremeblackguy]

how much time do you really want to take the shot=\

[teRRis05]

shoes

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[ClassicGil]

li ning brand

[platnium1811]

you also watching pete maravich vids on shooting, trust me they really help

[supernuage]

He had the best % this season and set a new record I think

[snhtown9]

Not only did it set the new single season record, it anialated the old one. Calvin Murphy held it for over 25 years at .958. Calderon shot an astonishing .981!!!! Only 3 misses all year! And to think, I was blown away at Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf only missing 10 in a season in his close call in '94 with a .956 mark.

[refufufufufu]

Pobre Jose.... si no le hubieran comido tanto la oreja fijo q llegaba a superarlo.... aún así grande ha entrado en la historia x méritos propios. :D

[utahjazz07]

they jinxed him

[blackviper1721]

i would suggest to give it time on the court, during the game. and like don't think bout ur surrounding. focus on the basket, ur form, and putting the ball in the basket. like the man said, your job is to put the ball in the basket. no pressure man, feel no pressure.

[riderfanszmul]

lol I'm a good player and always make free throws in practice, but i cant make them in the game! I could last year! What happened?

[almirCCR]

because you "think" .... only throw.

[hawk1169]

when your about to shoot itj 1) make sure its always the same like he said and make sure your shooting and your having form your not just throwing it up and praying, 2)and right before you shot it picture the ball going in and you shooting it and it going in trust me im the best free throw shooter on my high school team and AAU team

[Alexwkj]

Here's some tips:

1)Take a look at the basket while wiping your palms on your pants to keep the sweat off.

2)Think that you're just in practice and there are no one around you.

3)Take a deep breath while relaxing.

4)Concentrate on scoring that FT and you'll make it.

I'm not a good FT shooter during training, but I managed to hit 10/14 from the line in tournaments. (Not impressive, but much better than practice percentages)