Hi everyone, I am having difficulties getting to the foul line currently. I'm a stroker with medium revs and speed. I always get to the foul line like 3 feet early. My coaches told me to get closer to the foul line in my starting position, but instead I give smaller steps; from this, my coaches concluded it's a psicological fear.

So, anybody has tips for overcoming this problem? Help would be really appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

I take 5 steps, and the ball lands before the foul line, giving me a very weak ball reaction.

If your coming up short on the line and dropping it before the line you have pretty much 3 things you can do to possibly fix the problem:

1) take larger steps if it doesn't throw you out of rythem or

2) if you are a shorter guy with shorter legs then step up about 1/2' on the approach or approx. the distance you are short of the foul line.

or

3)loft the ball a little to clear the front part of the lane and not killing the ball reaction.

I wouldn't change the amount of steps you take cause that will really throw you off. I would adjust to what you have now and see if that fixes the problem, then switch if you have to.
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