How I Work On Balance in a Player's Shot

How I Work on Balance in a Player’s Shot
Balance isn’t stillness—it’s control of energy through the shot. In this episode I break down four kinds of balance I coach, the habits that stabilize them, and how I periodize balance work across a week and a season.

What we cover

• Why balance matters: great shooters don’t eliminate motion; they direct it toward the rim and minimize negative energy.

• The four balance problems I diagnose: Static, Transitional, Dynamic, and Reactive—each demands different constraints and drill design. 

• Habits that travel: feet outside hips, athletic posture, engaged core—used as tools inside movement-rich tasks, not as static positions. 

• Designing practice with PoST: when I live in Movement Coordination Training vs. Skill Adaptability Training (MV/CT/TBT) vs. Performance Training, and how I move non-linearly between them. 

Towards the end of the episode we have a listener question. We close with Hammer Action showing the push drill on video—how to use external pressure to force better energy direction and quick balance recovery.

Links & references

• Blog: How I Work on Balance in a Player’s Shot 

• Blog: Periodization of Shooting Development (PoST overview with MCST, SAT-MV/CT/TBT, PT).