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How to shoot a basketball

This is how you learn to shoot a basketball! If you don't already know how to.

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Hold the basketball with the hand that you write with on top and the opposite hand on the side of the ball.

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10 comments

Apr 12, 2011. 9:46 AMbg_maniac359 says:

say that it's good to spin the ball backwards when shooting so it goes in easier

Jul 17, 2009. 10:24 PMnmesis_02 says:

it all takes practice, all you other readers i started off with the ball alnding on the floor about 3ft away from my shoot point too, but i have stuck at it, and now i can hit from about 2ft outside the 3pt arc. just keep trying.

Jun 3, 2009. 3:03 AMDiex2005 says:

You didnt say how to be Accurate.

Nov 20, 2008. 2:48 PMgatorfan94 says:

i know how to shoot b-ball, so it makes sense to me. but, if anyone reads this and they are actually trying to learn how to shoot, it won't work. poor instructable.

Sep 9, 2008. 1:24 PMbobcheeky says:

I tried. it worked

Jul 3, 2006. 3:23 AMSocks says:

I trid this. The ball fell to the floor.

Jan 28, 2008. 12:53 PMsasquatch14 says:

haha thats hilarious ur right...it does just fall to the floor...i think he should add to actually throw it using that technique

Dec 9, 2007. 6:41 PMMuzza says:

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