Things You'll Need:
- Basketball
- Basketball hoop
- Foul line (or mark 15 feet in front of hoop)
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Step 1
Toe the free throw line with your dominant foot just behind it. Your dominant foot will correlate with your dominant hand. If you are left-handed, it's your left foot. If you are right-handed, it's your right foot. Place your other foot to the side a couple inches behind your other toe. (Think of how you place your feet when you shoot a jump shot.)
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Step 2
Bend slightly at the knees. Again, this motion mimics how you would shoot a jump shot.
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Step 3
Take the ball in your hands and hold it as you normally would to shoot a shot. That means your dominant hand is under the ball and your other hand is resting on the side of the ball, acting as a guide.
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Step 4
Look toward the rim and imagine the ball dropping over the front rim of the basketball hoop. Like you were tossing an egg in the basket.
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Step 5
Raise the basketball higher and come to a balancing point. Remove your guide hand from the basketball so now just your dominant hand is under the ball.
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Step 6
Shoot the free throw using just one arm. Remember the old adage of "waving good-bye" to ball as you release it. Repeat this for the second free throw if it worked for you.
