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    Local High School Star devin112's Avatar
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    Default traditional 2 finger release or 1 finger?

    Last week Blader made a post about Kobe's release- 1 finger/feathery/1 down 3 fingers up....

    What release to you have- traditional 2 finger or 1 finger?

    I use a traditional 2. how about you guys?

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    Default Re: traditional 2 finger release or 1 finger?

    I have a 5 finger release

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    Default Re: traditional 2 finger release or 1 finger?

    Quote Originally Posted by DevDaAllstar
    I have a 5 finger release
    I Have a one finger release it works great I use 5 tho when i fadeaway

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    Default Re: traditional 2 finger release or 1 finger?

    I have no idea...

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    Default Re: traditional 2 finger release or 1 finger?

    I think naturally, I shoot the basketball with a 1 finger release because my hand naturally tilts that way on some shots. If you don't know what I mean, I'm a right handed shooter and on some releases my hand is tilted kinda like \ instead of /. So what ends up happening is my pinky is the lowest finger down and my index finger is the highest finger up. This happens mostly on closer shots, but sometimes happens on longer ranged shots.

    However, through years of practice, most of my shots have a more traditional release.

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    Default Re: traditional 2 finger release or 1 finger?

    Quote Originally Posted by Swaggin916
    I have no idea...
    Neither do I... You really have to think about it.. Im gonna go shoot and come back and answer...

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    Default Re: traditional 2 finger release or 1 finger?

    Index finger release.

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    Default Re: traditional 2 finger release or 1 finger?

    releases on my middle finger, how the hell do you release the ball off your index finger?

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    Default Re: traditional 2 finger release or 1 finger?

    Quote Originally Posted by Quizno
    releases on my middle finger, how the hell do you release the ball off your index finger?
    Couple of ways from what I've heard. you push the ball away w/ only ur index finger, so when u finish- 1 finger down 3 left up. or twist your fingers away from you kinda.

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    Default Re: traditional 2 finger release or 1 finger?

    Quote Originally Posted by Quizno
    releases on my middle finger, how the hell do you release the ball off your index finger?
    At the end of my release my index finger is touching my thumb and my other fingers and slightly above it.


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