Comments on: How to Spin a Basketball on Your Finger

on 1/29/2008 I made a video demonstrating how to spin a basketball on your finger as well as spin on 4 fingers and bounce off my knee and continue spinning. Check out the video here:
http://www.ericjvogel.com/blog/?p=16

Practice Practice Practice!!!This is how it's done!

on 1/29/2008 I made a video demonstrating how to spin a basketball on your finger as well as spin on 4 fingers and bounce off my knee and continue spinning. Check out the video here:
http://www.ericjvogel.com/blog/?p=16

Practice Practice Practice!!!This is how it's done!

on 6/23/2007 sometimes the direction you flick your wrist differs among different people. most of my friends spin it to the right with their right hands. i do it to the left.

on 2/25/2006 Spinning a basketball is not that hard. All you need is some patience and practice. Personally, I start out by placing the basketball on my right hand, then I place my left hand on the side of the ball, snap my wrist and spin it in the air and catch it using my right middle finger. The ball is only about 2 inches from my hand as it's spinning in the air. My arm is about at 90 degrees maybe a little more, but I think 90 is the position that's best. The faster the spin the more control you gain, so try increasing the initial speed of the spin. Most people are usually comfortable with the index and middle finger, so I recommend starting out practicing with either of these two fingers first, before moving on to the pinky, or ring finger. After you mastered spinning the ball, work on maintaining the spin. You should start by lightly tapping the ball while its spinning.
Remember, practice makes perfect.

on 1/9/2006 While the ball is spinning, pull your hand down a bit and quickly switch the finger you want the ball to spin on, but do it very fast.

on 11/22/2005 After you have got the ball spinning, you will need to maintain its speed for it to stay on your finger for more than a few seconds. To do this, slightly slap the ball on the left (or, if you are left handed, right) side in a forward motion a few times. If you do this right, you will build speed without losing control. Remember, unlike many things, the more speed you have here the more control you will have as well.