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[QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 2497433, member: 250"]
Perhaps it is stating the obvious (I've been told I'm an expert at that), but I believe the repetitive motions free throw shooters develop are ways of settling in and clearing the mind and there is no correct way to approach a free throw.  Got an hour:  [URL='http://www.nba.com/features/art_of_the_free_throw.html']NBA.com - The Art of the Free Throw[/URL]

Takes you to 13 NBAers pages of explanation and videos.  The first, Gilbert Arenas, has an elaborate ritual which he developed for a very practical reason:  Gave him a chance to catch his breath!

Ben Gordon: “The whole purpose of your routine is so that you can become the most consistent free throw shooter than you can be,” Gordon explained. “If you focus on the same exact thing that you do every day, it keeps bringing you back to that spot where you’ve got that comfort level. [B]It allows you to concentrate and block everything else out.”
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Finally, I give you free throw shooting described by that adored Dookie J J Reddick, and this guy has a real ritual:

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