How to Shoot a Floater

Earlier this summer, I wrote that the floater is one shot which separates the better high school guards from average guards who tend to penetrate too far.

The floater is one of the more difficult skills to teach. The floater requires a great feel for the shot and for scoring. There is an element of timing, balance and rhythm that is hard to teach through explicit instructions.

Therefore, I prefer to demonstrate the shot and allow players freedom to work on the shot and master their own way to shoot the floater. Some players shoot off one foot; some shoot off two feet. However, players with great floaters avoid defenders and use the shot to score over bigger players.

Originally published in Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter, Volume 4.For similar content, subscribe to the free weekly Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter.