How a Dad Trained His Daughter to Shoot Like Caitlin Clark

Payton Starwalt broke the Oregon single-season record with 136 made threes, dropped 51 in a game, and won a state title pulling up from 34 feet. So I went to Philomath, Oregon to find out exactly how she and her dad Ryan trained that range, from the ground up, starting at age 8.
She's about to start her senior year of HS at West Albany high school and is committed to Murray State University for 2027-2028.
Junior season
-Oregon State record 136 3’s as a junior (4.7 per game)
Averaged 27 points and 6 assists per game
-won the schools first basketball state championship (73 year history)
-Had 27 D1 offers
-Chose Murray State for their style of play (87 points per game over the last 2 seasons), recent success (57 wins over the last two seasons), great coaches and family atmosphere.
Works out 3 to 4 hours on the court everyday, working on ball handling, passing, shooting. Takes between 600 and 900 shots a day. About 350 warming up on the dish and then the rest are challenging shots contested and/or with specific footwork and in 1 on 1 type drills with a defender.
We get into the 70% rule that decides which shots are game ready, the step back and side step progressions, the "nines" drill, and the constraint work that makes deep range feel normal: closeouts with a stick, dodge balls, strobe goggles, and heavy-implement training borrowed from baseball. Payton also breaks down how she attacks face-guarding defenses and the one mechanic she says unlocks distance shooting. Next stop: D1 basketball at Murray State.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Why you need to see this
1:06 The pilgrimage to Philomath, Oregon
1:30 How the training started at age 8
2:41 The 70% rule
3:16 The daily shooting drills
4:32 The "nines" drill
5:09 Sticks, dodge balls, and strobe goggles
6:26 The confidence to let it fly
6:49 Beating face-guarding defenses
7:52 The one mechanic that matters most
8:16 Murray State bound

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