Bucket Throws.

What it teaches.

Touch and accuracy aren't the same as arm strength. Bucket Throws strips away every other variable — no receivers, no defense, no movement — and forces the QB to put the ball in a specific spot at varying distances. Pure mechanical refinement.

Step by step.

1. Set up 5 buckets (or trash cans, cones, hula hoops) at varying distances and heights — 10, 15, 20, 15, 10 yards.
2. QB throws 3 balls into each bucket from a stationary position.
3. Track make percentage per bucket and over time.
4. Add steps before throws once stationary accuracy is solid.

What to watch for.

• Higher buckets require more arc. Lower buckets require flatter trajectories.
• Same throwing motion every time. Adjust trajectory with release angle, not effort.
• Track the misses. If a QB misses left consistently, that's a mechanical issue.
• Add competition — most makes per round wins.

Progress the drill.

Where it goes wrong.

• Same trajectory for all distances — leads to inaccuracy at extremes.
• Different motions — develops bad habits.
• Skipping the close throws — 10-yard throws need just as much rep as 20-yard.
• No tracking — without numbers, no improvement is visible.