If you want to get your elbow straight then you need to fix your elbow and that's about it lol. As a starting point, go back to the old drill of laying on the ground holding the ball, in only your shooting hand, straight out in front of your face. Work on bringing the ball up and down, like you would if you were shooting but focus on making sure your arm comes down to the floor with your elbow tight to your ribs. Once the motion starts getting comfortable, start actually shooting the ball up as straight as you can - while doing that you want to make sure the ball is going straight up and down so it's easier to catch with one hand again, but mainly because it will help you know that your release is straight. Focus on snapping that arm straight up and controlling it back down next to your ribs every rep to start developing that muscle memory. Then of course continue putting up foul shots while focusing on keeping that elbow tight to your ribs.
They make products like this for cheap that can help but if you're going to use it, don't cheat the system and start twisting your body so that your elbow can still stick out.
Shooting Aid
Once you've fixed your elbow position, you may need to adjust your release to make sure it's pointed more at the rim. It's ok now because you've figured out your shot, but once you straighten your elbow you might find that your shot tends to fade to the right
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