key to successful shot blocking?

Answer 1

the keys to shot blocking are:

balance - keep in front of the opposing player, keep the opposite arm up of their shooting arm (if they shot right handed keep your left arm up) and keep enough distance to close in on his/her space without running into them and fouling. keep the other arm near (but not on) the player hip area, in case they bring the ball low. that spacing is what will get you the blocked shot.

observation- if they've picked up their dribble they have two options, pass or shoot. this is good because more times than not people will shoot or force a shot. don't try to block someone jump shooting off of the dribble because this usually leads to a foul... this is why you hear commentators and coaches say don't foul a jump shooter. you want to block a shot when you have position defense and are close to them and not while your running at the jump shooter.

point of release- watch where the players release their shot. everyone has a different form, some shoot low and some shoot high... but point of release is important because if you are in front of the shooter and you get that arm up before the point of their release than what will happen is they will either get blocked by you, pass while in the air (leads to turnovers), or get caught for traveling.

patience- this is by far the most important key. do not try to block every shot. for every good shot blocker out there the key thing you hear is not about the blocked shot but rather altered shots. you will alter a shot more time than block it. altering shots will get you rebounds, turnovers, fast breaks, steals and so on. Dikembe Mutombo once said about his shot blocking that he watches the players hips and abdomen... this is a dead giveaway that the player will elevate for the shot. Never fall for head fakes or pump fakes. let them pump and head fake all they want, it'll take more time for them to regain the strength in the shot if they try to bait you into those fake out moves.

there you go baller. have at it.

Answer 2

Timing and anticipation. Also, you need a lot of courage! Dont be afraid to be dunked on because you will be at some point. So if you do get dunked on, you gotta just forget about it and challenge the next shot. I think I remember Adonal Foyle, who used to be one of the top shotblockers in the NBA saying that.

Answer 3

Anticipation, length and jumping ability. You need all three of those too become a great shot-blocker.

Answer 4

the secound he leaves the ground jump.If you jump before he does his gonna fake and getta easy shot or a lay up if u jump late you wont b able to block it

Answer 5

Height or Jumping ability, eye contact, anticipation, awareness

Answer 6

when in post up you always put your hand on the ball. never lose eye on the ball. trust me i average 3 blocks a game

Answer 7

Click this link....
http://books.google.com/books?id=VNCiiPDjBzIC&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=key+to+successful+shot+blocking&source=web&ots=GeQ80pWkq_&sig=37KJARycQzOykLa89LAL6oviyOQ
Practice timing,patience,it will come to you,Good Luck

Answer 8

you need to have great eyes, good guts, and of course, a lot of experience. practice too. ask one of your friends who is a good baller to play one on one with u. tell him to fake, sometimes not. and you can practice on shot blocking, be careful with his fakes

Answer 9

good timing, have great defensive awareness, and jumping ability

Answer 10

timing. and jumping ability