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Freestyle Shooting Drills

Trainer Trae Jones · 25 min workout · 48s clip

Level 2 · Novice basketball + hoop half court solohoop needed

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This guard workout sharpens your ability to create space with dynamic dribble combos, flowing into quick pull-up jump shots from multiple court locations.

Drill 1 of 5

Free-throw line Pull-Up

5 min · 10 reps

Freestyle dribble around the free-throw line going left→ pull-up jump shot. 10 Reps. Repeat but going right.

Drill 2 of 5

Drive-and-Pullup Finish

5 min · 10 reps

Freestyle dribble from half-court to around the free-throw line going left→ pull-up jump shot. 10 Reps. Repeat but going right.

Drill 3 of 5

Right Wing Pull-Up Finish

5 min · 10 reps

Freestlye Dribble form baseline or sideline → get to right wing → pull-up jump shot from right wing. 10 Reps.

Drill 4 of 5

Corner Pullup Finish

5 min · 10 reps

Freestlye Dribble form sideline → pull-up jump shot from right corner. 20 Reps. Repeat from Left Corner

Drill 5 of 5

Left Elbow Pull-up Finish

5 min · 10 reps

Freestyle Dribble from left baseline or left sideline→ get to left elbow→ pull-up jump shot. 10 Reps

Is this drill for you?

For novice scorers (Level 2) who want to create their own looks - freestyle dribbling into pull-ups from the line, wings, elbows, and corners.

Trains: shooting form · ball-handling · rhythm · decision-making

The ladder: Free-throw-line pull-ups first, then the half-court drive-and-pullup, then wing, corner, and elbow finishes.

Variations: Go left and right on every spot.

In a game: Freestyle setups force you to read your own rhythm and rise into a shot - like broken-play scoring.

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