Aug 13, 2026 · 55 min · 12 segments
Coach Nick sits down with professional shooting coach BriAnna Joy Garza, now based in Austin after years on the road, for a deep dive into the mechanics and philosophy of shooting the basketball. The…
Coach NickHost
BriAnna Joy GarzaGuest
Um, but beyond that, I think if I were gonna give one thing to all people, um, what I've studied and the curriculum that I teach from is moving the ball at the same speed from start to finish.
Uh, if we can figure out how to move the ball at the same speed from start to finish, uh, we can figure out how to eliminate most variability and then hone in on technique from that foundational piece.
Um, and so that's a, that's like a staple in the way that I teach shooting.
Um, not to say it's the only way to, for it to be achieved, but um, I teach very clearly from this curriculum, um, because it's been working.
That, and then wrist engagement, in- um, engaging your wrist on the inside joint of it instead of the outside joint of it.
So rather than hand behind the ball, um, with this outside joint engaged, um, I pre- I pretend like you're holding a cup of coffee, is what I like to say, like right next to you, and you should see wrinkles on the inside of your wrist.
Like you're walking into class with a cup of coffee that made you late, you know?
Most athletes try to put their hand behind the ball, which causes, uh, the outside of their hand to engage, which makes my hand go in a different direction than my forearm.
So I mean, so when you get like this kind of, when you're trying to shoot it and you do this versus this, I think is what you're talking about, right? That k- that kind of engagement?
Um, but beyond that, I think if I were gonna give one thing to all people, um, what I've studied and the curriculum that I teach from is moving the ball at the same speed from start to finish.
Uh, if we can figure out how to move the ball at the same speed from start to finish, uh, we can figure out how to eliminate most variability and then hone in on technique from that foundational piece.
Um, and so that's a, that's like a staple in the way that I teach shooting.
Um, not to say it's the only way to, for it to be achieved, but um, I teach very clearly from this curriculum, um, because it's been working.
That, and then wrist engagement, in- um, engaging your wrist on the inside joint of it instead of the outside joint of it.
So rather than hand behind the ball, um, with this outside joint engaged, um, I pre- I pretend like you're holding a cup of coffee, is what I like to say, like right next to you, and you should see wrinkles on the inside of your wrist.
Like you're walking into class with a cup of coffee that made you late, you know?
Most athletes try to put their hand behind the ball, which causes, uh, the outside of their hand to engage, which makes my hand go in a different direction than my forearm.
So I mean, so when you get like this kind of, when you're trying to shoot it and you do this versus this, I think is what you're talking about, right? That k- that kind of engagement?
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