Transition: "Pistol Punch" - FastModel Sports

Published 05/05/2017 by Doug Brotherton Favorite Send to FastDraw Print Embed

About This Play/Drill

"Pistol Punch" is a counter to our traditional "Pistol Action." It allows for a post entry, with a flare screen occurring at the top.

  • Basketball Play - Transition: "Pistol Punch"
  • Basketball Play - Transition: "Pistol Punch"
  • Basketball Play - Transition: "Pistol Punch"
  • 1 pushes the ball

    4 is the trailer

    5 is the rim runner

    2 and 3 run the wings & bounce off the baseline

  • 1 breaks the arc, and fakes a dribble hand off to 2

    On the fake hand off, 5 "punches" across the lane

    *** Cut should be UNDER the defense

    1 passes to 5, who is sealing

  • 4 trails into a Flare screen for 2

    If 5 can't score, he reads the flare screen

    *** Both 2 & 4 have a "one more," extra pass option in the corner.