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Message: [QUOTE="jabstep, post: 3846192, member: 10340"] The reason Paige is such a good shooter is form and practice as Tony said. I used to coach my girls and many teams. I would have them start against the wall with the proper wrist and follow thru. Get that topspin on the ball and make sure the non-shooting hand only was there to keep the ball in the proper position. Secondly, I would have the girls start on the side of the basket and take a 2ft shot then 3 ft, and so on. As the girls got older they wanted to shoot 3 pointers. So as most girls did they developed a push shot from low to high to reach the basket. Saylor to this day still shoots like that. Paige and Azzi developed good technique early on as they reached HS and now can hit 22 to 23 out of 25 going around the circle of the three-point line. Why all of our girls are not shooting properly by now is a concern. Nika had Paige show her some pointers and she now is starting to get a better form with topspin and follow thru. It is not natural yet but at least her shot is heading in the right direction. Liv, Aaliyah, Aubrey, and Christyn need a good shooting coach and get at it. I don't think UConn spends that much time on teaching you how to shoot. They are too busy doing team things like running the offense and defense. [/QUOTE]