Nothin' But Net

One of my characteristics that I need to work on is asking for help. Most of the time, I try to figure things out on my own. This is great for developing independence, but doing it too much restricts your growth. I think a little bit of it is stubbornness, but some of it is also embarrassment. It's that fear of asking the dreaded Stupid Question that prevents me from learning as much I as I could.

Well, I am really happy that I asked George for help with basketball. It was a good small step because it is not a big deal for me to be humble about my basketball skills, mostly because I don't have much of it nor do I have the image of being a good basketball player. George helped me work on changing my two-handed shot to the correct way of shooting. I practiced today by myself after work and the difference is amazing. After warming up, I was sinking two, three, four shots in a row. I was also making baseline shots, which I almost never sink when I shot the old way. I always knew that my shot was incorrect, but I learned to make it serviceable and was content with that because I rarely play basketball anyway. I also hold my chopsticks the incorrect way, but since I've learned to get the job done using that method, I never saw a need to change it.

I'll have to practice some more to make this new shooting form second nature, because I know that in the heat of a game, I would just revert to my old habits. I didn't try any shots further than the free throw line because I didn't want to jump with my sprained ankle, but I imagine that I can finally start to shoot three pointers more consistently with the proper form. My uncontested 3 pointer percentage right now must be around 10%, so I definitely can't wait to bring that up.