how can I learn how to spic a basketball in my finger?
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You can't even get a basketball IN your finger.
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take both hands and press thumbs as close to palms as possible.\n\nThen line up your thumb knuckles so that one thumb is pointing down and one up\n\nthen, wrap your first two fingers of the forward facing hand over the spot where the knuckles meet\n\nfinally, slide your forward facing hand laterally with the thumb always touching the pointer finger of the other hand
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http://www.guidetocoachingbasketball.com/\n\nstart here.  click the links and learn what you can about skills, drills and strategies.\n\nPractice playing.  If you cant get in a game, practice by yourself: shooting and dribbling and passing against a brick wall.\n\nif you have the money, order a fundamentals dvd.  make sure the coach who produces the video is a good college or pro coach or former player.\n\nmost importantly, the NBA playoffs are gong on now.  WATCH the game as the pros play it.  and listen to the commentary.  basketball is 50% physical and skilled and 50% mental.  and any real player will tell you the same.\n\nGood luck.
299443
USE THE DANG GLOVE...oil it up, put a ball in it, rubber band it.  Those are all goood things to do, but how is the glove going to mold to your hand if its never been on your hand?\nOil it once, let it sit with the ball in it.  Put the ball in the webbing of the glove and wrap the finger part, pinky, into the thumb.  Rubber band it and let it dry.  Then go play catch.\nAfter about 2-5 days of this the glove will be set to play with.
920086
just get a basketball dribble it bounce it up and down and try to shooooot! and make it!111111 yes
445643
1.     Grip the baseball by clenching the top of the ball with the tips of your index, middle and ring fingers just below the seams. Dig the tips of your fingers deep into the ball.\n \n2.  Place your thumb below the ball to give it support. Keep your pinkie off to the side.\n \n3.  Go into your windup. Remember to pivot and shift your body weight from the back foot forward toward home plate.\n \n4.  Throw the ball toward home, but don't snap your wrist - keep it stable, eliminating as much spin as possible.\n \n5.  Follow through. Extend all fingers toward home plate as you release the pitch. Your feet should be parallel at the end of the pitch, and your throwing arm should come across the front of your body.\n \n \nTips:\nAn effective knuckleball moves in two or three different directions in flight.\n \nTry a variation on the knuckleball grip by using just the index and middle fingers on the top of the ball. The ring finger joins the pinkie off to the side.\n \nThe slower the pitch, the more time the ball has to weave toward home plate.
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The first guy who answered was retarded. If you want to get better you must\nA.)Practice your jump shot. Copy Jordan's. You must be able to jump in the air then shoot. That will enable you to do more difficult things like turn arounds, and fade aways.\nB.)Practice your ball handling. It may not always be fun, but unless you are 6 foot 8 you will need superior ball handling skills. You need a crossover and to be able to dribble with both hands.\nC.)Your inside game. The left handed lay-up will give you an edge because you will be able to go left or right. Work on hook shots, and floaters as well. \nD.)You must play people better than you and be willing to get your butt spanked for a while before you will learn little tricks they do and eventually surpass them through practice and hard work.\nE.)You must be in great cardio shape. Which means running a lot. Sprinting makes you faster.\n\n*Here's a little trick. Notice which foot your defender has closest to you and drive in that direction. They have less time to adjust that way. It's less effective to drive the other way unless you're gonna pull up and fade away, or your defender is slower than you.
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2 suggestions:\n1) when you are looking down and doing your dribbles, pick out a small dent or mark on the floor and try to hit it all 3 times. This action of "aiming small" will make the hoop an easier target.\n2) Do some free-throws in your head when you find the time( when you wake up, when you are about to fall asleep, and before a game ) studies have shown that ppl who practice free-throws in their head before actually shooting shot 20% higher than those who did not  ;)
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Lay flat on the floor with your feet flat on the floor bent at the knees, take the ball in your hands in shooting position and practice shooting toward the ceiling.  The goal is for the ball to return to your hands in the original shooting position w/o having to move your hands from position.  You should have perfect rotation and perfect form in this process.  Do a hundred with each hand each night.  I improved my free throw percentage in college from 50% to 85% in one year.  It also strengthened my shot.
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Yes you can pick the ball up with two hands. You can also use the court markings to help you remember. If you use the edge of the key as a reference point and take your first step form the edge of the key each time it will help you remember not to start your lay-up to far of too close to the basket. Always remember to shoot your shot off the backboard softly as the speed you are moving towards the basket with is also transferred to the ball. Also try to remember to shoot your shot off the top corner of the square on the backboard when you shoot your shot. Last thing to remember if you are right handed your first step is with your right foot. Left handed your first step is with your left foot.\nFinally, practise!!! Good Luck!
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Work on the basics.\n\nDribbling:  Work both hands, eyes up\nPassing:  Bounce, Chest and lob pass.  Angles are very important.\nShooting: Layups, Free Throws, Angles shots off the back board.
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Well I'm only ten years old, but I'm pretty good at basketball. I taught my brother how to play basketball by thinking up drills to help him shoot and pass. Maybe you could try that.
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Do what the last poster said, and if you can, get some spit or grease on your middle and index fingers.  Cheating?  Not if you don't get caught, and you -can- go to your mouth off the hill in pro ball.  The object is to make the ball slip out of your hand with as little spin as possible; backspin on a fastball keeps it from dropping, and the dead spin on a forkball causes a drop.  Spit and grease are great for this :)  Actually, the best split finger would be a pitch with no spin- a 90 mph knuckleball... :)
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start by practicing your approach to the basket without a ball. timing and movement are more important than anything else at this point. you need to time your foot work with your layup. after about a couple days or so use the ball. this will help you judge more accurately the timing you need to let go of the ball on the height of your jump toward the basket. of course doing this with your left hand if you are right handed will take some time to master but it will help. good luck
174630
practice one skill at a time, with a lot of repetition.  make sure you are doing it correctly first.  also play a lot of street basketball to get used to the game.
681959
overall: after every game, ask your coach bout your mistakes and how you can improve. shooting: you have to do a lot to improve..oh, ask your coach/friends on how to bend your hand too.(different people, different positions so try all of them then use the one that you think is best!)  talking to your coach: write what you want to say somewhere that you can see, then give it to her or read it out.\ni hope it helps!!
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Shoot hoops, I'm better at it ;-)