Perspective: One of basketball’s most accurate shots is a father-daughter production
from the field, behind the three-point arc and from the free throw line in a season, Ernie still gets the occasional call from his only client when she wants to correct her mechanics.“It’s funny. It’s still consistent. I got some shots up with him [Monday and Tuesday],” Elena says. “He’s been my shooting coach since I’ve started playing basketball, and he’s been there ever since.”
“I have a full-time job already,” Ernie says, “and to be truthful, the only person’s shooting that I really care about is Elena’s.”He’s being modest. While listening to both Delle Donnes’ accounts of her baller upbringing, it seems that Ernie has obsessed over her shot. Ernie started with her right hand. He made sure her index finger was perpendicular to the floor. And just how did he ensure a 6-year-old would understand that? He traced her fingers on that little orange basketball, so she knew how to place her hand on the exact right spot every time before lifting and flicking her index finger toward the 4½-foot rim.
For the final component, Ernie coached his daughter to shoot the ball to the midway distance of the rim, which would be the apex of the arc. Forget about elbow extension — that’s shooting a dart — and instead think about the forearm going vertical. So on a 22-foot shot from long distance, Elena is actually aiming for the 11-foot midpoint. Her legs do the rest.
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