How Do You Hold A Basketball When Shooting?
“Okay, what we’re going to talk about now is just the basics of the shot. So chances are if you’re a beginner you’re probably younger; if you happen to be older and you’re just now picking up the game of basketball this might be a little bit easier for you. But as a smaller person you’re probably going to want to use two hands. And whether you’re right or left-handed it’s going to vary. I’m right-handed so I’m going to show you the right-handed. What we’re going to want to do is we’re going to want to keep our hands spread at a comfortable distance, almost as wide as we can get it, but as wide as we can get it and what’s comfortable for us. And we’re going to place our hand on the ball like this. Now when we’re setting up for our shot we want to use our left hand to balance it and situate that. And we’re going to want our left hand up and on the side of the ball, holding it there and steadying it for us. Our right hand is going to be behind, and our elbow is going to be in. You don’t w
