On average the average player is right handed, most times when considering their skill level on the left side is often weak due to everyday everything is geared towards your right hand; from sissors, to the way you brush your teeth, to shaking hands, driving your vehicle and eating your food if you are right handed you most likely have a retarded performance using your left hand. In order to counteract that it would be good practice to start using your left hand for everyday activities to increase its abilities. Alright let’s get to the drilling and practicing to complete your game.

Working on your left hand will help your basketball game as a whole in order to have a better overall game. When doing layups on the left side often right hand players still rely on their right hand which is incredibly easy to block and used by those who do not put the time into increasing their ball handling skills. The four drills that will help your overall left hand game will be shooting in place, jumping off opposite foot with left hand shot, 2 step jump off opposite leg with left hand shot and dribbling with 2steps jump off opposite leg left hand shot. On average doing these drills will require at least 25 to 45 minutes to complete 100 reps each.

First drill shooting in place without moving
When practicing your left hand layup you should first start by practicing shooting on the left side without moving a foot or so close to the basket hitting the backboard or not for at least 50 to 100 attempts at a time.

Second drill shooting and jumping off right foot, left knee up
After you have completed the motionless left hand shot on the left hand side begin jumping off your close leg which is your right foot firing off, lift your left knee up and using your left hand to take a shot; attempt 50-100 times.

Third drill 2 step adding to the 2nd step
When you have completed the attempts then begin to take 2 step layups from a respectable distance by first stepping with your left then right, firing off your right foot, lift your left knee and aim for the backboard or goal with your left hand; 50 to 100 attempts.

Forth drill dribble adding to the 3rd step
Once you have built confidence in those 3 drills begin by adding a dribble then 2 steps left right firing off the right foot left knee aiming with the left hand; 50 to 100 attempts.

Fifth drill
Actually implement your left hand skills on one on one games to get practice with going to your left side.

Once you have mastered your left hand layup, left hand close up shot and feeling confident you should begin by practicing left hand dribbling skills with cones, drills that require you to focus on using your left hand and focus on increasing your left hand strength.