A former Division II player on years with a DribbleUp ball
A reviewer who played NCAA Division II basketball has used a DribbleUp ball for years and says it helps if the player actually uses it.
Player stories
30 real posts from players, parents and coaches about 8 of the apps and tools in our directory. Each one is summarized in our own words, with a plan you can try and a link to the original.
A high school coach moved from FastDraw to The Hoops Geek
A coach with a large high school program stopped using FastDraw and uses The Hoops Geek instead, including its beta practice planner.
A FastDraw user of 10+ years lost the individual license after Hudl bought it
A coach who used FastDraw for over a decade says Hudl dropped the individual license, so the only option was a bigger multi-user package.
HomeCourt recorded the stats, but the workout video would not load
A player found that HomeCourt detected their shot attempts and locations but could not load any part of the workout video.
DribbleUp sat unused while a silent ball got used all day
A parent and youth coach thinks DribbleUp is great, but their kids did not use it, while a silent basketball got used around the house without reminders.
DribbleUp was hard to follow on a small tablet
A parent says their son disliked DribbleUp because a small tablet made it hard to follow, while a silent ball helped him keep his eyes up.
In another house, DribbleUp got used daily
Replying to a parent whose kids ignored DribbleUp, another parent said the opposite: DribbleUp was used daily while a silent ball was rarely touched.
Two years of DribbleUp, from 3rd grade to 5th
A parent says their son has used DribbleUp since 3rd grade and still does two sessions at least twice a week in 5th grade, and it helped his handle.
Using HomeCourt every day since COVID
A player has used HomeCourt every day since COVID, with about 12 custom shooting and dribbling drills, even though the app seems less active now.
Owning three machines and constantly fixing the Dr. Dish
An owner of a Gun, a Dr. Dish and a Grind machine says they kept having to fix the Dr. Dish and the Grind, and prefers the Gun.
Kids got tired of the DribbleUp videos but kept the drills
A parent says DribbleUp helped for a while until the kids tired of it, but their son kept doing the same drills on his own and his handle improved a lot.
DribbleUp 5 to 10 minutes a day taught a 5-year-old to dribble
A parent says short daily DribbleUp sessions taught a 5-year-old to dribble from scratch, and the family pauses the subscription during other sports seasons.
A coach who tried three stat apps settled on iScout
A coach who tried Easy Stats and Breakthrough Basketball stats now uses iScout, and notes that all of them need manual input.
About 150 shots in 20 minutes on a Dr. Dish, plus dad shooting contests
A dad who bought a Dr. Dish for his son says it gets about 150 shots in 20 minutes, and shooting contests with other dads are fun too.
Ten years with a Dr. Dish, and when groups of three work better
A family that bought a Dr. Dish about ten years ago now mostly uses it for one-on-one or off-season shooting, and prefers groups of three for older players.
Hundreds of shots a day on a Dr. Dish
A player who uses a Dr. Dish machine says it is very efficient, gets hundreds of shots up in no time, and is easy to take down alone.
More quality shots at Shoot 360 for a parent and daughter
A parent takes their daughter to Shoot 360, where rebounding machines and shot tracking let her get far more quality shots up without chasing balls.
Livestreaming and scoring high school games with GameChanger
A coach who streams and scores games with GameChanger and an XbotGo camera explains what works and the limits, like the 720p stream.
A school bought a Dr. Dish to help short-staffed coaches
A school board member reports their high school bought a Dr. Dish machine, and the teams were happy because it helps with shooting when coaches are short on staff.
A clip-on lens sharpened iPad film for away games
A coach who films away games on an iPad for Hudl added a clip-on lens and saw film clarity improve noticeably.
A tighter handle in their 40s with DribbleUp and a weighted ball
A player in their early 40s says DribbleUp helped their handle a lot, and they made the drills harder with a weighted ball and wrist weights.
A HomeCourt dribble drill as a warm-up before pickup
A pickup player warms up with HomeCourt's "pound the rock" dribble drill and says it sharpens their court vision and off hand.
Rebuilding a jump shot after ACL surgery with HomeCourt
A rec-league player recovering from ACL surgery used HomeCourt on weekends to rebuild their shooting mechanics and started seeing improvement.
The HomeCourt free version covers most shot tracking
A player tracking shooting progress uses HomeCourt with a tripod and thinks the free version gives most of what you need.
Staying on the ball during Achilles recovery with HomeCourt
Three weeks after a partial Achilles tear, a player in a walking boot kept training with HomeCourt dribbling workouts plus upper-body and core work.
HomeCourt shot tracking with a phone leaned on a water bottle
A player who mainly wants shooting percentages leans their phone against a water bottle and lets HomeCourt record the whole session.
Two engaged months of DribbleUp paid off for a 9-year-old
A parent expected little from DribbleUp, but their 9-year-old was engaged for about two months and her dribbling improved noticeably.
Tagging film and building playlists with Hudl Assist
A coach used to log game data into Hudl by hand before Assist. Now they click a stat to jump to the video and build playlists by tags.
HomeCourt has good drills, but get a phone stand
A player who used HomeCourt liked its drills and shot tracking, and their main tip is to get a phone stand to record yourself.
HomeCourt drills without a hoop during COVID
Unable to play much during COVID, a player found HomeCourt had drills you can do with or without a hoop, tracked by the phone camera.
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