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Trainer Hunter Rhodes · 20 min workout · 35s clip
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This PG floater workout challenges players to develop soft touch and balance, progressing from two-foot takeoffs to single-leg finishes with both hands.
Drill 1 of 4
Dribble → two foot jump → right-hand floater finish (three spots)
Drill 2 of 4
Dribble → two-foot jump → left-hand floater finish (three spots)
Drill 3 of 4
Dribble → right-leg takeoff → right-hand floater finish (three spots)
Drill 4 of 4
Dribble → left-leg takeoff → left-hand floater finish (three spots)
Is this drill for you?
For intermediate guards (Level 3) who already finish layups with both hands and want to add a soft-touch floater package - no partner needed, and a small driveway is enough space, but a hoop is required.
The ladder: Two feet with the strong hand, then two feet with the weak hand, then single-leg strong hand, then single-leg weak hand.
Variations: Three spots per finish; both hands; two-foot and single-leg takeoffs.
In a game: The floater is the guard's answer to a rim protector - pull up and loft it over length before the help defense arrives. These progressions build the touch to finish over bigs off two feet or one, with either hand.
Requires a hoop, so not a living-room or basement drill. The single-leg, weak-hand variations are genuinely hard - true beginners should start with the two-foot, strong-hand version.
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