Palming a basketball with one hand

[Joe_R]

Who here can palm a basketball with one hand?

[ILballa]

Me.

[Joe_R]

Is hand size or strength more important in palming a basketball?

[Sicknote]

A college ball, not a Pro one. I think it's a combo of both, I have the strength to palm a college ball but my hands aren't big enough to palm a Pro one.

[KeylessEntry]

I can palm the basketball, my freakishly long fingers help a lot

[PistonsFan1119]

I can n I have kinda small hands so i think its more about strength

[jbot]

i can but not as good as when i was younger and playing ball.

[dwight20-20]

A college ball, not a Pro one. I think it's a combo of both, I have the strength to palm a college ball but my hands aren't big enough to palm a Pro one.
umm they're the same size.:confusedshrug:

[Fallguy20]

i can but not as good as when i was younger and playing ball.

Thats very telling. I guess that means it is a matter of strength... but still, you dont need to have strong fingers if you have a hand like Shaq.

[and1]

i can do it, but only if i press it into my hand... if i catch it and try to do it without the help of my 2nd hand i cant do it

[jwill4pm]

I have small hands but can easily palm start with a smaller ball and build up your strength then get to the normal ball and eventually ull be able to do it.

[Cannonball]

with both hands

[ABPrints]

I couldn't palm the basketballs we used in high school 20 years ago as they were too slick. The newer ones I can easily as they are a little more tacky and seem to have deeper seams.

[bigboi_baller]

I have freakishly large hands with long fingers.

I was palming "grippy" balls in 7th grade and palming all men's balls in 8th grade (age 13). It helps a ton when I'm attacking the rim and trying to move the ball in the air.

[martinas23]

I can palm the ball with my right hand but not with the left :cry:

[BallCadet]

A little of both.

Depends more on strength, but big hands sure helps.
Do finger pushups (instead of putting your palms on the ground, use your 10 fingers) to improve finger strength.

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