Bad Free Throw shooters - why not try to bank every shot?

[Alonzo_Morning]

I think there was a study that showed that bank shots could increase free throw percentage by 20%. Problem with the study is that it did not discern between bad free throw shooters and good free throw shooters. I'm pretty good at getting my shot in a straight line. I often missed slightly short or slightly long. I actually made a better percentage banking them when I tried practicing it. However, with bad free throw shooters - I think their issue is mainly being unable to get a shot in a straight line and missing left/right. Shooting a bank shot from the free throw line probably makes it tougher for them, because the ball now needs to travel further and that left/right trajectory ends up being off even more -- which I think makes it less likely for them to be able to bank in the shot.

I actually tried this too albeit a small sample size. I still make shots from the free throw line consistently when I bank it in although it still feels weird and unreliable. As long as you are able to shoot straight it doesn't seem like a problem. I don't know why everyone else is acting condescending as hell in this thread.

Thank you

[Beethoven]

Why not try to bank every shot off the back of the basketball rim?

Less margin for error...but it worked for Shaq though lol.

[triple_threat]

OP, did you just get back from Dave and Busters?

[GreatWhiteStiff]

I mean i feel if you're missing left or right you're more likely to magnify your error by shooting it farther by going off the backboard, no? I'd feel like I'd miss left or right way more often that way. Also you're shooting it farther, so it might be harder to shoot accurately for that reason...that's one reason why the underhand shot is arguably good, you're shortening the distance between the release point and the basket.