Well, I think I figured out the problem and it was definitely using square to shoot. This may seem obvious to some, but I've never felt comfortable shooting with the pro stick as square has been shoot to me for like a decade. I knew that you got a slight shooting boost for doing it right, but I figured that would be negated by my not being able to pull straight down and by the turnovers created from confusing my shots with dribble moves.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. I just played a game online where I said **** it, and it was like night and day. I was hitting contested shots, nailed most of my open jumpers and it felt like even when I messed up the stick release or got a bad timing they would still go in at a higher rate than square shots that barely missed being green. I know it was only one game, but it was so obvious a difference it was a hallelujah moment. I'm not expecting this to take me on a romp of the diamond league, but at least now I should be able to comfortably beat opponents I should beat rather than having every game be a nail biter.
So this is your PSA to anyone making the same mistake I was making. Do NOT use square to shoot, it's a huge disadvantage (in my experience, apparently others disagree so take it for what it's worth).
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