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Dwight Howard's free-throw shooting has finally improved.

That might be the case if Howard was allowed to shoot from his own team's free-throw line, facing his own hoop.

Howard hit a trick shot for the ages Sunday at practice with the Houston Rockets. Howard was standing at the far end of the court with his back to the hoop when he shot underhanded ... and made it. Thankfully plenty of reporters and cameras were on hand to witness Howard's trick shot.

Howard, 30, has made 57.1 percent of the free throws he has taken during his 12-year NBA career. Maybe he should adopt the new technique, lobby for Howard-specific rules or both to raise that figure in the most spectacular of ways.

Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@HoustonRockets