How to Choose a Basketball & Basketball Shoes

Video Transcript

"Hi this is Travis on behalf of Expert Village talking about basketball. You know, one of the great things about basketball is that, not only is it good for your conditioning, and in your health and keeping you active and fit, but it's an inexpensive game to play. I mean, really what do you need? You need a basketball court, which are public; you can find them anywhere driving around. And you need a basketball; and some shoes; and some shorts and a t-shirt. That about does it for the equipment, but here we've got two types of balls. One is specifically an outdoor ball. It's just a rubber ball; it's got some dimples on it. So the benefit of having the rubber ball is, obviously, they're not going to be prone to moisture. But a lot of people don't like playing with rubber balls because they don't feel as well. They're a little more bouncy. And then you've got a leather ball you can always bring outside, but the leather balls as you can see with this one, it gets tattered and worn, and when they do that sometimes they get a little bit slippery. So when you go to your local sporting goods store, look for a ball that's maybe an indoor/outdoor ball, or specifically an outdoor ball. And the price range is going to vary from inexpensive to moderate to expensive, so you kind of get what you pay for, so keep that in mind. If you pay a little bit more you're probably going to get some more livelihoods out of a particular ball. The shoes that I've got on are just regular old tennis shoes. You don't want to be out here in high-soled shoes, work shoes, hiking boots, or anything like that. It's just going to give you an awkward feel, so make sure you get a good pair of tennis shoes. And that's about all you need."