I practice shots, kind of like warming up in any sport, I guess. Hit the left ramp 10x, right ramp 10x, left orbit 10x, right orbit 10x. Make it where that's the ONLY shot you can attempt, and you can't go to the next one until you complete 10 made shots. You have to consciously try to control the ball and practice your post passing, live catch, bounce over, etc. Of course, all that timing goes out the window after 3 beers, so YMMV.
-Wes