Firstly, love the work you're doing, feel like not many are else are looking into hoop with such a deep, scientific lens. Seriously appreciate it and so many people are going to benefit from this. Just to clarify my understanding: is the main takeaway here that the guide hand should have 1. Space between non-fingerpad parts of hand (palm especially) and the ball [if so, may I ask why do we try and have space there; wouldn't having more of the guide hand surface area in contact with the ball help with controlling the ball before our shot? Not trying to question your ideas, just trying to explain my understanding and where I'm perhaps wrong] 2. Fingerpads should be gripping the ball? Just want to know before I get some shots up myself and experiment with this. Once again, love what you're doing tho man
Just adding onto this; I saw the Shorts you did for this idea too and the examples from Tobias/Caitlin Clark; I'm not sure if I was able to see space between the non-fingerpad parts of their guide hand, and the ball => was this just camera angle, my eyes not working, or is the main takeaway from this video about the tension between guide hand fingerpads and ball, rather than the space between guide hand + ball?
@@jamesbu1187 These are great questions! In order for players to “feel” how surface area of the guide hand can impact friction & help exit speed control of ball relative to the amount of grip/pressure & its timing of release, it’s important to “explore the spectrum”. This means, think: very little surface area & explore how much “grip tension” in the fingerpads. Take shots from 3 ft out all the way to the 3 point line. Observe how it impacts the ball flight. Do this with “palm contact of guide hand” however still use fingerpad grip tension. Now, find the middle ground of the two, & explore that. “More” surface area of guide hand doesn’t necessarily mean “more control” as the “amount” of pressure or grip “with less surface area” can easily maximize how much control the hand interaction has, at release.
@@BBiomechanics Thanks so much for such a quick response man So it's about exploring the spectrum and finding what works for you? Damn man...I live to learn from minds like you FR lol. Thanks so much for these insights FR. Will be closely locked in on this channel + your Twitter moving forward
@@jamesbu1187Exploring surface area will sensitize your system to how critical the pressure/grip tension/timing release is, of the guide hand. This is not to say you will use fingerpads “only” on going. Spectrum exploration is the key. We can have “more surface area” on ball and not “see much space” yet still have finger grip tension.
@ Exactly! The more we explore mini spectrums of what’s extremely important (specifically in this case “hand interaction at release”), the more we can refine our dexterity of shooting a basketball. Hand position (we will do a video on this soon), also impacts what “may feel more comfortable mechanically”). That being said, the more we strategically vary, the more our body understands energy transfer, distance control, & left to right precision. We groove and explore then we test it under live conditions at high speeds. (Bonus: do the guide hand surface area & timing from differing distances but also at HIGH speeds to further “feel” and sensitize your system!)
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Firstly, love the work you're doing, feel like not many are else are looking into hoop with such a deep, scientific lens. Seriously appreciate it and so many people are going to benefit from this.
Just to clarify my understanding: is the main takeaway here that the guide hand should have
1. Space between non-fingerpad parts of hand (palm especially) and the ball [if so, may I ask why do we try and have space there; wouldn't having more of the guide hand surface area in contact with the ball help with controlling the ball before our shot? Not trying to question your ideas, just trying to explain my understanding and where I'm perhaps wrong]
2. Fingerpads should be gripping the ball?
Just want to know before I get some shots up myself and experiment with this.
Once again, love what you're doing tho man
Just adding onto this; I saw the Shorts you did for this idea too and the examples from Tobias/Caitlin Clark; I'm not sure if I was able to see space between the non-fingerpad parts of their guide hand, and the ball => was this just camera angle, my eyes not working, or is the main takeaway from this video about the tension between guide hand fingerpads and ball, rather than the space between guide hand + ball?
@@jamesbu1187 These are great questions! In order for players to “feel” how surface area of the guide hand can impact friction & help exit speed control of ball relative to the amount of grip/pressure & its timing of release, it’s important to “explore the spectrum”.
This means, think: very little surface area & explore how much “grip tension” in the fingerpads. Take shots from 3 ft out all the way to the 3 point line. Observe how it impacts the ball flight. Do this with “palm contact of guide hand” however still use fingerpad grip tension. Now, find the middle ground of the two, & explore that. “More” surface area of guide hand doesn’t necessarily mean “more control” as the “amount” of pressure or grip “with less surface area” can easily maximize how much control the hand interaction has, at release.
@@BBiomechanics Thanks so much for such a quick response man
So it's about exploring the spectrum and finding what works for you?
Damn man...I live to learn from minds like you FR lol. Thanks so much for these insights FR. Will be closely locked in on this channel + your Twitter moving forward
@@jamesbu1187Exploring surface area will sensitize your system to how critical the pressure/grip tension/timing release is, of the guide hand. This is not to say you will use fingerpads “only” on going. Spectrum exploration is the key. We can have “more surface area” on ball and not “see much space” yet still have finger grip tension.
@ Exactly! The more we explore mini spectrums of what’s extremely important (specifically in this case “hand interaction at release”), the more we can refine our dexterity of shooting a basketball. Hand position (we will do a video on this soon), also impacts what “may feel more comfortable mechanically”). That being said, the more we strategically vary, the more our body understands energy transfer, distance control, & left to right precision. We groove and explore then we test it under live conditions at high speeds. (Bonus: do the guide hand surface area & timing from differing distances but also at HIGH speeds to further “feel” and sensitize your system!)