Things You'll Need
Instructions
Analyze your shot. Take a basketball and shoot it at the hoop for a couple of hours. Really focus hard not only on where the ball is going, but on why it is going there. Don't get discouraged; it's much more difficult and rare to make a basket than to miss it. The learning process takes time and close observation. If you have access, get an experienced friend to watch and critique your form. Don't get discouraged by the criticism; listen to it and make your game better. It helps to record yourself so you can watch your form from a different angle later, and your friend can show you exactly what you were doing wrong and right to help you improve.
Practice your shot. Take the advice that your friend has given you and the lessons from analyzing your shot in depth. Make the necessary adjustments, and practice. At this stage, it doesn't matter if the shots go in; your form is the most important thing. It will feel awkward to change your form, but this is part of the process of building muscle memory.
Continue practicing and reanalyze. It is extremely easy to slip into old bad habits. Just because you learned once what your mistakes were doesn't mean you'll never make them again. Every so often, go back with a friend and a video camera to make sure that you haven't reverted to old habits. It's also important to make sure that you haven't picked up any new bad habits. The sooner you hammer out bad habits, the easier it will be to have great form.
Practice shots from varying distances. Once you get your form down, move around the court to get a feel for shooting from every corner of the court. This step will take a while to nail down. Depending on how much you practice, it may take a few months. Remember that you will get better with time.
Move around the court, and practice with being blocked. Grab a group of friends who want to improve their shooting game, and block each other while you try to shoot. In a real game, you won't be standing there peacefully trying to make a shot with nobody bothering you. You'll be running around, making shots on the move, and you will be defended against. There are plenty of drills available to help with this sort of thing if your friends are unwilling to help you practice.
Arrange pick-up games with friends. The best way to practice is to try the real thing. In a pick-up game, you will be moving around the whole court, out of breath, heavily defended, and you'll have to shoot from every part of the court. You just can't ask for better practice than that.