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Caitlin Clark Gets Clear About Issue Behind Shooting Struggles

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark knows what needs fixing if she's to re-find her shooting stroke.
Grant Young|
Jul 9, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots the ball while Golden State Valkyries forward Monique Billings (25) defends in the first half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images
Jul 9, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots the ball while Golden State Valkyries forward Monique Billings (25) defends in the first half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images | Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark has shot 3 of 28 from three-point range in her past four games, which makes for 10.7%. This is the worst three-point percentage over a four-game span in WNBA history (with a minimum of 25 three-pointers attempted), according to a graphic from ESPN.

Just about everybody who has ever shot a basketball has tried to diagnose the issue behind Clark's recent shooting woes. Some have said that it has to do with her working through various injuries (given that Clark missed five games between this four-contest active stretch with a groin injury), that opposing teams have figured out how to defend her, or that it's simply bad luck.

But nobody knows No. 22's shooting better than Clark herself. And she got honest about where these issues likely stem from when speaking with the media before the Fever's July 11 game against the Atlanta Dream.

"I mean, I feel like the thing when I'm missing shots, a lot of the time it's my feet. Like, I'll become very narrow, or my feet won't be set in the way that I need them to be," Clark said, per a video from the Fever's YouTube account.

"As a shooter, your feet and your legs are probably the most important thing. Your balance, even if you're coming off, facing a different direction, if I'm balanced, I still feel like I have a great chance at making it," Clark continued.

She then stressed how everything with her shooting starts with her balance and her feet being shoulder-width apart. And Clark tries to remind herself of that when she's going through a shooting slump.

Hopefully Clark can get her feet properly beneath her against the Dream on Friday.

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Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.

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