Make them part of your normal practice warm-up. The more difficult this exercise is to do, the more you need it. It may take one month or more to do these exercises properly. Pivoting Is A Key To Many Other Skills Many players and coaches underestimate the importance of pivoting. Every movement with the ball initially involves pivoting.
Players routinely pivot to shoot or pass.
What is not so obvious is that all moves, most fakes, and driving to the basket all depend on the ability to pivot. Poor pivoters do not have moves and cannot drive well to the basket. You must be able to pivot forward and backward using either foot. The pivot foot is the foot that stays in place. Actually only one part of the foot, the ball of the foot, stays stationary.