Description of the granny shot
The granny shot you used to do in the game when the shooter was alone or with the defender more next far enough away as to not get to block the shot.
It is also known as a shot of a teaspoon.
Currently, the few times that you see is because a player throws and the free throws. It’s called the Underhand free throw.
It is quite logical given that the output of the ball occurs even below the hip and is very easy for any player, measure what they measure and be at a distance of 2 meters can taponarlo without difficulties.
Objectives for teaching
- Locate the target.
- Maintain a balanced stance.
- The hands are placed in a symmetrical fashion.
- Chain well the kinetic chain.
- Drop the ball with both hands at the same time.
Most common errors
- Do not locate the target
- Lose your balance
- Put wrong hands. The shot will come out to be defective to not be able to adjust the output of the ball doing to stay a greater or lesser time with one of the two hands.
- Does not take advantage of the inertia of the movement and the ball does not come out with enough parable for you to enter.
- Release the ball before with one hand. The shot goes wide.
It is very uncommon to see a player pull as well.
Red Auerbach , legendary coach of the Boston Celtics, assured that if a player was inefficient (null) performing the mechanical usual Basketball was best to learn to make the granny shot.
For the launch of free-throws, as some players do, and very pretty remarkable, having the best percentages that some players are in the NBA. Canyon Barry, the son of the legendary Rick Barry, strip of this way keeping alive this way of shooting that gave so much fame to his father.
Finally, we leave you a video summary of the granny shot, with anecdotes and curiosities.
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
Entrenador Nacional de Baloncesto (CES 2014)
