“February 5, 1938.

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Dear lire Olson:
Pardon uy delay in answering your good letter of the 12th ultimo.

Replying to your query concerning the Long Island University coach,
Clair Bee, instructing his mon to shoot without looking at the ball,
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. I believe you must have made a mistake in your letter when you say
“He claims that the eoach of the high scoring Long Island teams ine
structs his men to shoot without looking at the ball « he states thet
by concentrating on the hoop you will be more successful particularly
om the long shots." Did you not mean without looking at the hoop?

Yes, I agree with yous I tell the men to concentrate on the hoop
and loop the ball 18 inches on a loop shot above the basket. That

care of the short shots when you are always shooting at the rime
And 4f you over=shoot you bank them in and the bell hits the rim and
you are able to follow it on the rebomd. If you will study that part
in.the Basketball Bible it gives a pretty definite lot of instrustion
on

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