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4 Steps to Sure-Fire Basketball Free Throws
by: Matt Zavadil
NBA Finals, Game 7...Your team is down one point...One
second left... A foul and two free throws coming... Who do
you want at the charity stripe?

Of course, we’d like to have a Reggie Miller or a Larry Bird
or even better Michael Jordan at the line to sink those
crucial shots. Chances are, though, they’re not on your team.
So now what? It’s up to you!

So how do you build the skill and confidence needed to win
the big games at the charity stripe? 4 simple steps:
Ritualize - Visualize - Optimize - Capitalize.

Free throws are an important part of your game. How many
times have we seen games come down to the final seconds and
either be won or lost at the free throw line? All the time!
So learn these 4 timeless secrets and join the ranks of John
Stockton and become a Great free throw shooter.

1. Ritualize

Ritualize means you create a specific repeating pattern of
behavior prior to performance, a regular pre-task routine,
which sharpens your focus, concentration and attention.

Reggie Miller would step up to the line holding the ball on
his hip with his left hand and place his feet about 12-14
inches apart with his right foot slightly forward. He then
would raise his arm straight up towards the basket with his
hand bent as if he had just released the ball. Then he would
take three consecutive dribbles, sit back into a slight crouch
and let if fly. Every free throw was exactly the same.

Karl Malone could be seen mouthing something to himself (We
have no idea what he was saying) right before he shot the
ball. Whatever ritual you develop for yourself, know that
it’s the most effective device for delivering yourself into
the mindset you must be in to sink every free throw.

"Repetition brings familiarity, and familiarity is the
opposite of the unknown." - Steven Levenkron

2. Visualize

Visualize means mentally rehearsing or "seeing" in your mind
what you intend to do before you do it. When you visualize
perfect form and a flawless shot that draws nothing but the
bottom of the net, it becomes exponentially more likely to
happen.

You’ve heard the saying, "What you see is what you get",
haven’t you? Focus on the process and see perfection. You’ll
find that visualization is a powerful tool.

"I see a mental movie before I hit every shot." - Jack
Nicklaus

3. Optimize

Optimize means allowing yourself to trust in yourself and
your capabilities, to have the self-confidence to pull the
ripcord, knowing the parachute will open. Simply put don’t
hesitate! Delay does damage.

Nike said it best with their million dollar slogan: "Just Do
It!" This is when shooting free throws just becomes automatic.

"You must seek to have control and then act with abandon!" -
Anonymous

4. Capitalize

Capitalize means celebrate your success as well as the
success of your teammates. Pat yourself on the back with
each success at the line. When you make your free throws
savor the success, nourish it, grow it, use it - capitalize on
it. Allow it to build your confidence in other aspects of
your game - defense, offense or whatever. Let this positive
energy ooze out all over you and your team.

"What I do best is share my enthusiasm." - Bill Gates

With these easy-to-follow principles you can become the
elite free throw shooter of your team. Actually, you can apply
these principles to every part of your game. Whatever you do,
keep on shooting!

Matt & Dave run
http://basketball-plays-and-tips.com/freethrow
and enjoy teaching basketball players and coaches more
about the basketball plays, drills, fundamentals and tips that
result in individual and team success. For our free report,
"5 Keys to Discovering the Successful Coach Inside You",
plus two additional player/coach reports, send a
blank email to mailto:basketballtip@aweber.com .

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 by: Dylan Miles

Fish finder

Imagine you’re sitting out there on your fishing boat, you whip out a cool gadget you just bought from the Internet and after a couple of beeps, the device tells you that there is a school of fish some 3 meters or so away from you. Now, how cool can that be? It’s almost like an ultrasound scan of the sea or the lake that tells you exactly where the fish are.

But of course, this is not news because many different companies have developed their own ultrasound-like fish finding gadgets a long time ago. But Maptech’s new i3 module is the first of its kind. It’s the first ever touch screen, hi-resolution 3D Fishfinger. Yes, you can literally see the kind of fish that’s swimming around under your boat, in super clear images and in real time.

The i3 Touch Screen command on the fishing gadget can help you navigate the floor of the lake or sea with a radar, combine it with satellite communication and a weather report too.

This is an absolutely MUST for those who seriously looking into easy-fishing.

Monofilament fishing lines

There’s absolutely nothing worse than to have a fish on the hook and have the line snap! Well, no more snapping of fishing line with the latest development in monofilament fishing lines. Monofilament fishing lines come in a wide range of colors, sizes, thickness and strength. Although it’s stronger than some of the other more conventional fishing lines, they are cheaper. Monofilament fishing lines comes with special coating that keeps them from snapping easily. The only thing is that they don’t stretch as good as other types of fishing lines but they make up for it with their bulk and strength.

Monofilament fishing lines are also quite transparent over the water and hold knots pretty well.

Fashion is always cool too

Sometimes, cool has nothing to do with technology. It’s got more to do with the brain and ‘creativity’. If your husband, brother, or father is a fishing fanatic, you can always get them fashionable fishing gear with extra pockets to place their scissors and hooks. Perhaps the water-proof raincoat with fluorescent streak for night fishing, perhaps. And how about the water-proof watch? That’ll work perfectly. And how about an X-LOOP flash mirror polarized lens? Sunglasses for baking in the sun and raincoat for fishing in the rain are exceptionally cool gears we cannot ignore.

Let’s take the sunglasses as an example. The sunglasses not only remove the glare and improve the quality of what you see with your naked eye, you see the same scene in deep colors and contrasts. These sunglasses are developed specifically for fishing enthusiasts.


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