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palming a basketball

  • 23-05-2009 4:28pm
    #1
    Remmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭


    Hi
    I was wondering is palming a basketball down to a very large hand span or grip strength or both.I can barely palm it at the moment but would grip training help or is it just simply down to the circumference of the ball you are able to hold?


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  • #2
    Lafortezza
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,806 ✭✭✭Lafortezza


    Hand size would be the main reason, basketballs don't weigh that much so grip strength wouldn't help I think. John Stockton had monstrously big hands for his size.


  • #3
    Xrox
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭Xrox


    I agree with lafortezza big hands is a major advantage but not necessary tho. I have tiny hands for my size and thought i would never be able to do it but over a few years of trying and just plain handling a ball i was able to achieve it and after all this years i still am.

    The way in which you grab the ball itself can help alot try to use the seems(grooves) on the ball to grip with your finger tips. Also spread you thumb as far away from your main group of fingers as this will allow you to force pressure on the ball between your thumb and the other 4 fingers.

    You may only be able to hold the ball for a micro second this way but with time and practise youll be able to palm it not a bother


  • #4
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,530 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    I have piss-weak hands but have been able to palm a ball from the time I was a teenager - long fingers and fairly wide hands is all.


  • #5
    old boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭old boy


    would you not be better off practicing a skill that would improve your game


  • #6
    Xrox
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭Xrox


    old boy wrote: »
    would you not be better off practicing a skill that would improve your game

    LoL so true i neve even thought of mentioning that to him, as palming improves nothing at all in your game not dribbling not shooting not even dunking (unless you can hold it like a size 3 ball) :P


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  • #7
    Remmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭Remmy


    I was thinking of mentioning that it wasn't top on ones list of skills to learn first but your right nonetheless.


  • #8
    Xrox
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭Xrox


    Ah just giving you a hard time :P but any personal work put into improving your own game which will help improve the standard of irish basketball, cos if we all up our game the game here will become better. So keep up the work no matter what part of your game it is on ;)


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