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Free Throw Counter
A free throw counter records each free throw as a make or a miss and keeps your percentage: makes divided by attempts, times 100. This one also shows the range your true percentage probably sits in, your current and longest run of makes, sets of ten, and goals such as make 50 or make 10 in a row.
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No goal set. Choose one under Session goal
- In a row now
- 0
- Best run
- 0
- This set
- 0 of 0
- Last set
- —
Session goal and set size
Sets and past sessions (0)
| Set | Made | Shots | % | Best run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No shots yet. | ||||
| Date | Made | Shots | % | Likely range | Best run | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No past sessions yet. | ||||||
All sessions: nothing recorded yet.
M or 1 is a make, X or 0 a miss, Ctrl+Z undoes. Keys do nothing while you are typing in a field, and a held key counts once.
Tap Make or Miss after every shot. The percentage updates with a likely range beneath it, so a hot first set is not mistaken for a new level, and a goal line counts down to make 50, shoot 100 or 10 in a row.
A free throw is an unopposed shot from the free-throw line, 15 feet (4.6 m) from the backboard, worth one point. Free throw percentage, written FT%, is free throws made divided by free throws attempted. A run or streak is a sequence of consecutive makes.
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Key facts
| Detail | Answer |
|---|---|
| Price | Free, no sign-up, no ads |
| Counts | Makes, misses, attempts and free throw percentage |
| Likely range | 95% Wilson score interval, shown from the first shot |
| Streaks | Current run of makes and the session’s best run |
| Sets | 5, 10, 20 or 25 shots, each listed with its own percentage |
| Goals | Make a number, shoot a number, or make a number in a row |
| Sessions | Saved on this device with date, percentage, range and best run |
| Keyboard | M or 1 make, X or 0 miss, Ctrl+Z undo |
| Export | Copy log as a table for a spreadsheet or a coach |
| Where data goes | Nowhere. Local storage in this browser only |
How to use the free throw counter
Two keys, one tap per shot. A goal and a set size are optional.
Set a goal if the drill has one
Open Session goal and set size and choose make a number, shoot a number or make a number in a row, then the number. Leave it at No goal for open shooting.
Tap Make or Miss after each shot
Or press M and X. A partner or a parent can tap while you shoot; on your own, a phone on the baseline or in a pocket works.
Read the percentage with its range
The big figure is makes divided by attempts. The range beneath it is where your true percentage probably sits, and it narrows as the shots add up.
Watch the run and the goal line
In a row now counts consecutive makes and resets on a miss. The goal line counts down and says when the goal is reached; you can keep shooting after.
Undo a mis-tap
Undo or Ctrl+Z takes back the last shot, as many times as needed. It also brings back a session cleared by mistake.
Start a new session next time
New session files today’s under Past sessions with its date, percentage, range and best run, and starts again from zero.
Who uses a free throw counter
Anyone shooting free throws on purpose, alone or with someone keeping count.
Players working on their own
A daily routine with a makes goal, and a record that shows whether the percentage is really moving.
Parents and rebounders
One person shoots, the other rebounds and taps; the phone keeps the count so nobody has to.
Coaches running drills
Shoot 10, 6 in a row or make 50 at the end of practice, with each set logged for the player.
Off-season programmes
The 25-a-day, 1,000-a-summer routine, with every session dated on the device.
Shooting contests
A free throw contest or a fundraiser shoot-out, with makes and attempts kept honestly.
PE lessons and maths class
Makes, attempts and percentages from real shots, and why ten shots tell you less than they seem to.
How long does “make 10 in a row” take? It depends on your percentage
“Make 10 in a row” is one of the oldest free throw drills, and coaching sites publish versions from three in a row up to eight. None of them says how long it takes. It depends almost entirely on your percentage, far more than most players expect, and it can be worked out exactly.
| You shoot | 3 in a row | 5 in a row | 10 in a row | 20 in a row | 25 in a row |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50% | 14 | 62 | 2,046 | about 2.1 million | about 67 million |
| 60% | 9 | 30 | 411 | 68,375 | 879,341 |
| 70% | 6 | 16 | 115 | 4,174 | 24,852 |
| 75% | 5 | 13 | 67 | 1,257 | 5,311 |
| 80% | 5 | 10 | 42 | 429 | 1,318 |
| 85% | 4 | 8 | 27 | 165 | 381 |
| 90% | 4 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 129 |
The figures are averages, counting every shot including the run itself, for a shooter whose chance of making each one is the percentage in the first column. The formula, for a make chance p and a run of n, is (1 − pn) ÷ ((1 − p) × pn). Two things stand out. Going from 70% to 80% cuts “10 in a row” from about 115 shots to 42, so a modest improvement makes the drill nearly three times quicker. And doubling the run does far more than double the work: 20 in a row at 75% takes about 1,257 shots, which is why long-run drills are set for strong shooters only.
Averages hide a wide spread. A 75% shooter makes 10 in a row inside 20 shots about one time in five, and is still going after 150 shots about one time in eleven. If a drill feels endless one day and easy the next, that is what the numbers predict, not a sign that something has changed.
What a run tells you, and the “hot hand”
Runs happen to everyone, and longer ones than people guess. In a session of 100 free throws a shooter’s longest run of makes is, on average:
| You shoot | Longest run in 25 shots | Longest run in 100 shots | Chance of 10 in a row within 100 shots |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60% | 5.2 | 7.9 | 21% |
| 70% | 6.9 | 10.7 | 58% |
| 75% | 8.0 | 12.7 | 79% |
| 80% | 9.5 | 15.6 | 93% |
| 85% | 11.4 | 19.8 | 99% |
| 90% | 14.2 | 26.9 | over 99.9% |
So a 75% shooter who makes 12 in a row during a 100-shot workout has done roughly what a 75% shooter usually does. The counter shows Best run so a long run can be set against this table before reading anything into it.
Whether streaks mean more than chance is a famous argument. In 1985 Thomas Gilovich, Robert Vallone and Amos Tversky studied shooting, including Boston Celtics free throws, and concluded that the “hot hand” was an illusion. In 2018 Joshua Miller and Adam Sanjurjo showed, in Econometrica, that the method used was biased against finding streaks, and that once it was corrected the original study’s controlled shooting experiment pointed the other way. The tables here treat each shot as independent, which is the simple model, not a verdict on that debate.
How many free throws before your percentage means anything
Every free throw percentage calculator turns 8 makes from 10 into 80% and stops. The arithmetic is right; what it leaves out is how little ten shots say. A shooter who truly makes 65% of free throws will go 8 for 10 fairly often, and so will one who truly makes 90%. The counter shows a likely range under the percentage for exactly this reason, and it narrows as you shoot.
| Made | Shots | Shown | Likely true range (95%) | Width |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | 80% | 38% to 96% | 58 points |
| 8 | 10 | 80% | 49% to 94% | 45 points |
| 16 | 20 | 80% | 58% to 92% | 34 points |
| 40 | 50 | 80% | 67% to 89% | 22 points |
| 80 | 100 | 80% | 71% to 87% | 16 points |
| 200 | 250 | 80% | 75% to 85% | 10 points |
| 400 | 500 | 80% | 76% to 83% | 7 points |
| 800 | 1,000 | 80% | 77% to 82% | 5 points |
The range is a 95% Wilson score interval, the method statisticians recommend for a proportion from a small sample. The textbook “plus or minus” formula breaks down here: after 10 makes from 10 it claims the range is exactly 100% to 100%. Wilson gives 72% to 100%, which is the honest answer to a perfect first set.
How many shots it takes to know your percentage
For a shooter between 70% and 80%, pinning the percentage down to within about 10 points either way takes roughly 60 to 80 shots; within 5 points, 250 to 320; within 3 points, 680 to 900. Shooters nearer 50% need more, because their results vary most. In practice that means a single session gives a rough reading, a week of sessions gives a usable one, and a month of the 25-a-day routine below gives a figure worth comparing against last month’s. Past sessions in the log shows an all-sessions total and its range for that reason.
The range assumes each shot is independent and that your true percentage stays put across the shots counted. Warm-up shots, fatigue at the end of practice and a change in form all break that a little, so treat the range as a minimum amount of uncertainty, not a guarantee.
What counts as a good free throw percentage
The NBA is the best-documented benchmark. Its league-wide average has crept up for decades, from about 73% around 1960 to 78% today:
| Season | FT% | Free throws attempted per team per game |
|---|---|---|
| 1959–60 | 73.5% | 35.8 |
| 2015–16 | 75.7% | 23.4 |
| 2020–21 | 77.8% | 21.8 |
| 2023–24 | 78.4% | 21.7 |
| 2024–25 | 78.0% | 21.7 |
| 2025–26 | 78.3% | 23.5 |
For younger players, coaching guidance on coachesclipboard.net sets team targets of 60% from the line for middle school and 70% for high school, and suggests aiming for 75% in high-school practice because game percentages come out lower. That last point matters when reading this counter: a practice percentage, shot rested and unguarded with no crowd, is an upper bound on a game one.
Free throw drills, and how to set each one up
Most free throw routines are one of three shapes, and the counter has a goal for each. Choose it under Session goal and set size; the line under the keys then counts down to it and says when it is reached.
| Drill | What it asks | Set the counter to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoot 10 | Ten shots; the goal is 8 of 10 | Shoot a number, 10 | coachesclipboard.net |
| 25 a day | 25 shots, five days a week: 1,000 in eight weeks | Shoot a number, 25 | coachesclipboard.net |
| Make 50 or make 100 | Keep shooting until the makes are done | Make a number, 50 or 100 | Common practice |
| 3 in a row | Make three consecutive shots, then report | Make a number in a row, 3 | coachingtoolbox.net |
| 6 in a row | Six consecutive makes in a time limit; eight for varsity | Make a number in a row, 6 or 8 | coachesclipboard.net |
| Team 80% | The team makes 80% of its free throws; 70 or 75% for younger teams | No goal; read the percentage | coachesclipboard.net |
Count makes, not attempts
A goal of attempts (“shoot 100”) ends on time whatever happens. A goal of makes (“make 50”) asks for concentration on every shot, because misses add to the session rather than using it up, which is why many coaches prefer it. With a makes goal the counter shows how many shots the 50 took, and that number is the one to watch fall over the weeks.
Sets give a session shape. With the set size at 10, the log lists every set’s makes, percentage and best run, so a fade at the end of a workout is visible instead of buried in the session total. Comparing one 10-shot set with another is mostly noise, as the table above shows; a trend across many sets is not.
Online counter vs a clicker, an app, paper and a spreadsheet
Every counting method trades something away. This is what each one actually costs you.
| Feature | This online counter | Handheld clicker | Counter phone app | Pen and paper | Spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | $5–$15 | Free with ads, or paid | Cost of paper | Subscription |
| Anything to install | No | Buy the device | App store download | No | Yes, or a web login |
| Several counts at once | Unlimited | One per device | Usually limited | Yes, messy | Yes |
| Fix a miscount | Undo and redo | Start over | Sometimes | Cross it out | Edit the cell |
| Counts by more than one | Any step size | One at a time | Sometimes | Manual maths | Yes |
| Below zero | Yes | No | Rarely | Yes | Yes |
| Keeps the count if you close it | Saves automatically | Until you reset the dial | Yes | If you keep the paper | Yes |
| Works with no signal | Yes, after first load | Yes | Yes | Yes | Often not |
| Keyboard and shortcuts | Full | None | None | None | Partial |
| Sends your data anywhere | Never | Never | Often, for accounts and ads | Never | Yes, to the cloud |
Other counter types
The same counter, set up and explained for a specific job. Your counters are shared across all of them.
Everyday6
The general-purpose counters: one number, many numbers, or counting on a timer.
Online counter
The all-purpose counter. Any step size, any number of counters, negative values allowed.
Open online counter →Tally counter
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Run as many counters as you like at once, side by side in a grid.
Open multi counter →Auto counter
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Open auto counter →Yes/No counter
Two options, a live percentage, and the sample size and caveats the percentage needs.
Open yes/no counter →
Sport & scores23
Scoreboards that know the rules of their game, not just two numbers that go up.
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Open score counter →Pitch counter
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Open pitch counter →Golf scorecard
Strokes per hole with the course handicap allocated by stroke index, net and Stableford.
Open golf scorecard →Badminton score counter
Rally scoring with the service court and doubles positions, for 3x21 and the 2027 3x15 system.
Open badminton score counter →Pickleball score counter
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Open pickleball score counter →Squash score counter
Point-a-rally to 11 with the server, the service box, hand out and lets.
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Open basketball score counter →Baseball score counter
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Open baseball score counter →Cricket score counter
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Open cricket score counter →American football score counter
Touchdowns and the try at each level, with NFL, college and high school overtime rules.
Open american football score counter →Boxing score counter
Three judges' 10-point must cards and the verdict they give, split and majority draws included.
Open boxing score counter →Hockey score counter
Ice hockey goals and shots by period, with each league's overtime, shootout and standings points.
Open hockey score counter →Pool score counter
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Games to 11 with the server named, doubles order, the swap at 5 and the expedite system.
Open table tennis score counter →Tennis score counter
Love to game with the server's court, every change of ends, tie-breaks and doubles order.
Open tennis score counter →Padel score counter
The 2026 Star Point, golden point or advantage, who serves and receives, and every change of sides.
Open padel score counter →Volleyball score counter
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Goals by minute, a clock that stops, card timers in playing time, the 2026 card rules and shoot-outs.
Open field hockey score counter →Futsal score counter
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Open futsal score counter →
Fitness & health6
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Open knitting counter →
Faith2
Counts with their own rules about when a day turns over and what completes a set.
Frequently asked questions
How do you calculate free throw percentage?
Divide free throws made by free throws attempted and multiply by 100. Making 8 of 10 is 80%; 21 of 30 is 70%. Add up the makes and attempts across games or sessions before dividing, rather than averaging each session’s percentage, or a session of four shots counts as much as one of a hundred. The counter does this for you and shows the likely range too.
What is a good free throw percentage?
In the NBA the league average has been about 78% in recent seasons, 78.3% in 2025–26 by Basketball-Reference’s figures, and 90% marks an elite shooter. Coaching guidance sets team targets of about 60% in middle school and 70% in high school, and around 75% in high-school practice, since game percentages come out lower. Judge your own over hundreds of shots, not ten.
How many free throws should I shoot a day?
A common routine is 25 a day, five days a week, which adds up to 1,000 in eight weeks, the summer total coachesclipboard.net suggests for high-school players. Many coaches prefer a target of makes, such as make 50 or make 100 before you leave, because it demands focus on every shot. Fewer shots taken with full concentration beat many shot carelessly.
How long does it take to make 10 free throws in a row?
It depends on your percentage. On average a 70% shooter needs about 115 shots, a 75% shooter 67, an 80% shooter 42 and a 90% shooter 19, counting the run itself. Those are averages with a wide spread: a 75% shooter does it inside 20 shots about one time in five and needs over 150 about one time in eleven. The table on this page gives runs from 3 to 25.
How many shots do I need to know my real free throw percentage?
More than most people think. After 10 shots at 80%, your true percentage is likely anywhere from 49% to 94%. It takes about 100 shots to narrow that to 71% to 87%, and about 1,000 to get within 2 or 3 points. The counter shows this range live, beneath the percentage, using a 95% Wilson score interval.
Is the hot hand in basketball real?
It is disputed. A 1985 study by Gilovich, Vallone and Tversky, which included Boston Celtics free throws, called it an illusion. In 2018 Miller and Sanjurjo showed the method was biased against finding streaks and that, corrected, the study’s controlled shooting data showed a hot hand. Either way, long runs happen by chance more often than people expect; this page lists how long.
How far is the free throw line?
Fifteen feet, 4.6 metres, from the face of the backboard in the NBA, NCAA and US high schools. FIBA measures it as 5.80 metres from the end line, which puts it in the same place. A free throw is worth one point, and the shooter has ten seconds to release it in the NBA and NCAA and five seconds under FIBA rules.
Do free throws count as field goal attempts?
No. Free throws are recorded separately as FTM and FTA, made and attempted, and do not count toward field goal attempts or field goal percentage. A shooting foul on a missed shot gives free throws and no field goal attempt either. This counter tracks free throws only; for a game score with fouls and the bonus, use the basketball score counter.
Can I use it for other shots, not just free throws?
Yes. The counter only knows make and miss, so it works for threes from one spot, mid-range form shooting, layups or even penalty kicks and darts at one number. The percentage, range, runs and goals all mean the same thing. Start a new session for each kind of shot, so a session’s percentage stays about one thing.
Is my free throw data private?
Yes. There is no account and no server: every shot and session is kept in your browser’s local storage on this device, and nothing is sent anywhere. Clearing site data or changing phones loses the record, so use Copy log to keep a copy in a spreadsheet or to send to a coach.
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