John Townsend has been a shooting coach for the past 32 years. Throughout those years, John has worked all over the world (6 different continents) with players of all levels. During Coach Townsend's three decades of work he has coached over 500 professional players, 150 of which were in the NBA. Amid 17 seasons of professional coaching, John has coached in more than 1,000 NBA games for four NBA teams; the Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies, and Philadelphia 76ers. During 12 seasons in the NBA, Townsend coached 16 NBA All-Stars, five #1 Picks, 3 NBA 3 Point Champions, and NBA Rookies of the Year (ROY). In the midst of John's career, he invented two basketball shooting aids, the Str8 Shooter, and the Shooting Tee.
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by John Townsend, on Mar 25, 2021 8:33:04 AM
NBA shooting Coach John Townsend demonstrates a great 3-point shooting drill focused on streak shooting. Check out the full breakdown in the video below! Streak Shooting In this drill, players …
Read Storyby John Townsend, on Mar 11, 2021 3:27:05 PM
In this Dr. Dish shooting drill with our friend longtime NBA Shooting Coach John Townsend, he focuses on a drill he used with former NBA and European pro, Sergio Rodriguez …
Read Storyby John Townsend, on Feb 25, 2021 1:00:00 PM
Our good friend and NBA Shooting Coach John Townsend demonstrates a great 3-point shooting drill called 2 & Out to work on streak shooting. Check out the full breakdown in …
Read Storyby John Townsend, on Feb 11, 2021 8:30:00 AM
Our good friend and NBA Shooting Coach John Townsend demonstrates a great 3-point shooting challenge called Plus 5. Check out the full breakdown in the video below! This drill focuses …
Read Storyby John Townsend, on Jan 26, 2021 4:01:20 PM
Our good friend and NBA Shooting Coach John Townsend demonstrates a great 3-point shooting drill called 42s to work on stationary and off the move 3-point shots. Check out the …
Read Storyby John Townsend, on Jan 18, 2021 8:23:25 AM
In this warm up shooting progression, NBA Shooting Coach John Townsend demonstrates a great way to specifically warm up for distance shooting. You can watch John's first "Basic Warm Up …
Read Storyby John Townsend, on Jan 4, 2021 8:33:42 AM
Our good friend and NBA Shooting Coach John Townsend demonstrates a great warm up shooting progression consisting of 4 drills to work on players' balance and shooting form. Check out …
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