{"id":544,"date":"2016-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webinology.website\/nation2021\/the-mikan-drill-coachup-basketball-tips\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:47:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:47:52","slug":"the-mikan-drill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/the-mikan-drill","title":{"rendered":"The Mikan Drill | CoachUp Basketball Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CoachUp Coach Jordan Fliegel explains proper execution of the Mikan Drill.<\/p>\n<p><span contenteditable=\"false\" data-mce-object=\"iframe\" class=\"mce-preview-object mce-object-iframe\" data-mce-p-allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-p-frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-p-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ho9GJkWyuYQ\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ho9GJkWyuYQ\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><span class=\"mce-shim\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jordan Fliegel: Hi I\u2019m Jordan Fliegel, former pro forward and CoachUp coach And this is the Mikan drill. Finishing your layups in traffic is one of the most challenging parts of the game. In order to be a great finisher, you need to master the Mikan drill. It\u2019s really important that you keep your arms up, nice and strong, so that guards can\u2019t strip the ball from you. You wanna step with your inside foot and power your outside leg up, through the ball, powering you up, to make your shot. And the last step is, you wanna rotate your wrist, in, to help you finish at the rim. When you\u2019re doing the Mikan drill, it\u2019s important that you\u2019re not too close to the backboard, and you\u2019re not too far away. You wanna be about right here, nice and perpendicular to the glass. Keep your elbows high, eyes on the rim. If you\u2019re going to the left, first step small step with your left foot, big step with your right foot. 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