How to Spin Basketball on Your Finger

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    Ever wondered how to spin a basketball on your finger? In this video I give you a DETAILED explanation of how to do it! You'll learn how to spin the ball (perhaps the most important step), how to practice, where the ball sits on the finger, and how to 'smack' the ball to get it to keep spinning.
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Komentáře • 516

  • @bangsatnumber1
    @bangsatnumber1 Před 9 lety +291

    now i can flip someone off while spinning a ball on my finger

  • @thangfahsavung9120
    @thangfahsavung9120 Před 6 lety +314

    With that music it sounds like you're rapping

  • @teejayz
    @teejayz Před 5 lety +64

    If you're in Australia make sure to spin it anti clockwise it works better.

  • @ImmortalTrap
    @ImmortalTrap Před 7 lety +265

    In the thumbnail he looks like Trevor from gta

  • @jediprice70
    @jediprice70 Před 9 lety +122

    Dude, first of all this is by far the best video to show how to spin a basketball. Every single question I had before, and every question I thought of as you were going along, you answered all of them in this video. Where exactly on the finger? Check. What about if it has to be in the groove of the ball lines? Check. Does it matter how fast it spins? Check. What about if it starts to slow down? Check.
    For me I think this was the best overall instructional video I've ever seen! So awesome. :)

  • @xanderpiurek4406
    @xanderpiurek4406 Před 6 lety +5

    It took a lot of practice, but I just got it. I do it on the nail of my middle finger with my pointer finger next to it for support.
    For anyone who’s still struggling, don’t worry, it just takes practice. You’ll get it eventually. I thought I’d never be able to, but it’s almost easy now

    • @xanderpiurek4406
      @xanderpiurek4406 Před 6 lety

      I can also transfer it between my pointer and middle, but I’m working on being able to transfer between all my fingers and eventually do tricks. Maybe left handed eventually

    • @mediacenterman8583
      @mediacenterman8583 Před 5 lety

      Nah Xander. That is some bad advice. I have been hooping for 20 years and can't do this. In 2008, I tried to do this and still can't do it. It is impossible. It's like some people can't dunk, dance, or whistle. After 10 years of failure, it's time to leave this black magic alone. My brother can do this and he can't even play basketball, he did not even practice. Go figure

  • @zyanalim8901
    @zyanalim8901 Před 8 lety +16

    great video now i can do it for 3 or 4 seconds

  • @mediacenterman8583
    @mediacenterman8583 Před 6 lety +19

    The universe prevents some people from doing this. I have been trying since the 90s and I have been hooping for many years. I can't do it. My brother cannot even make a lay up or bounce the ball without looking at it. Yet he has been able to do this since he was 9 years old. Go figure

    • @rgjmg070607
      @rgjmg070607 Před 5 lety

      mediacenter man I was thinking the same thing ..lol I feel ya pain my bro!!!

    • @mediacenterman8583
      @mediacenterman8583 Před 5 lety +2

      @@rgjmg070607 Thanks bro. I remind myself that even though I can't do this, I can break ankles, make fadeaways and shoot 78% free throws. Take your ball spinning black magic and shove it up your ass!!!

  • @salvdoor
    @salvdoor Před 12 lety +2

    Wow, this is one of the best tutorials I've seen on ANY subject on CZcams. Great job.

  • @CoachNick
    @CoachNick  Před 11 lety +3

    From your finger placement, aim for about 1/3-1/2 up the ball to hit it, so that you're either hitting it in the middle or on the lower hemisphere.
    : )

  • @IsaaCraft2001
    @IsaaCraft2001 Před 11 lety +4

    I've been practicing since yesterday and I'm still practicing today but I'm started to get the hang of it, thanks coach nick!

  • @lancelorio1067
    @lancelorio1067 Před 5 lety +8

    I actually spin it on my middle finger cause I find it easier that way and some people get so pissed I can’t figure out why

  • @Raylet2
    @Raylet2 Před 10 lety +9

    Real detailed tutorial man.

  • @CoachNick
    @CoachNick  Před 4 lety +24

    Updated version is here: czcams.com/video/861h5e9gqQ0/video.html
    FASTEST way to learn how to spin a ball on your finger, peeps.

    • @CoachNick
      @CoachNick  Před 4 lety +2

      @DisasterZMaster Playz damn. prob have gotten worse as i age = /

    • @crippin6587
      @crippin6587 Před 3 lety +1

      You are a great teacher. Now I can show-off to my team 😁

  • @travislane9930
    @travislane9930 Před 10 lety +1

    Great video coach. Thank you for the tips. My son wanted to learn how to finger spin and I didn't have a clue on where to start. We are both making great progress with it thanks to your video. Its actually turned into a friendly little competition on who can keep the ball spinning the longest. Thanks again.

    • @CoachNick
      @CoachNick  Před 10 lety

      hey that's great to hear! If you guys ever get around to it, you should respond to this video with a video of yourselves competing to see who can keep the ball spinning the longest.
      thanks for watching
      cheers!

  • @naterobison4669
    @naterobison4669 Před 8 lety +313

    Is it patched?

  • @RJMhouselove
    @RJMhouselove Před 6 lety

    Thanks Uncle Nick, just got done watching. Dang, you are popular on here! We're impressed how many followers and views you have. Looks like you could have a full time job doing this, who knows if you'll even see this comment there are so darn many.

  • @martinconcepcion1160
    @martinconcepcion1160 Před 10 lety +2

    Coach I'm having trouble with the spinning and keeping it horizontal!! Can you please help me?

  • @Bleedzz
    @Bleedzz Před 9 lety +81

    I can't keep it still, it keeps going off my finger.

    • @kevk9054
      @kevk9054 Před 9 lety +4

      Bleedz yeah i know right

    • @youvatassiga998
      @youvatassiga998 Před 8 lety +2

      +Bleedz keep training then you'll spin it for 10 minutes

    • @pet3r387
      @pet3r387 Před 7 lety +2

      try spinning it on your nail and then just practice

    • @HowDrab
      @HowDrab Před 6 lety +2

      First, practice getting the ball spinning in a perfect clockwise (or counter-clockwise) rotation. Then, work on getting it to land exactly where you want it to each time. Finally, get a feel for balancing the ball as it slows down. You got this!

    • @mediacenterman8583
      @mediacenterman8583 Před 5 lety +2

      @@HowDrab This is impossible. Been hooping for over 20 years and can't do it. Steve Nash was never going to win the slam dunk competition and spinning the ball on my finger is not going to happen. I think 10 years of failing is enough.

  • @literaltrash2043
    @literaltrash2043 Před 8 lety +2

    I taught myself to do this in elementary school and I did exactly the way you did it!

  • @eliaswikar1454
    @eliaswikar1454 Před 6 lety

    This is awesome!! Thank you Nick for learning me.

  • @troyleenewgent9013
    @troyleenewgent9013 Před 6 lety

    how long does it take 2 get it down good i have great spin and balance for about 5 to 8 seconds been doing it non stop

  • @hannahphillips30
    @hannahphillips30 Před 10 lety +2

    Hey Coach! Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I have one problem though. I can't get the basketball to stay balanced on my fingers. It falls right off or I try to grab it before I give it a few seconds to balance. Could you help me out with this? Thanks a lot!

    • @CoachNick
      @CoachNick  Před 10 lety

      ya that's normal. keep at it. your hand and fingers have to get used to how the ball is balancing. You'll notice with more practice that the ball stays up a bit longer and longer until finally it will stay up. : )
      make sure too that it is spinning horizontally and not at an angle

  • @sharonsmoke5058
    @sharonsmoke5058 Před 7 lety

    great tutorial, thanks for the tips!

  • @CoachNick
    @CoachNick  Před 10 lety

    Nice! Well done!

  • @CoachNick
    @CoachNick  Před 11 lety

    Awesome!

  • @AldoReacts1
    @AldoReacts1 Před 9 lety

    I just subscribed to your channel. Thanks for sharing. Great video!

  • @brucenordstrom9827
    @brucenordstrom9827 Před 10 lety +1

    congrats on over 100K hits!!!!

  • @aidanjones3274
    @aidanjones3274 Před 8 lety +97

    I still suck! Hahaha not your fault though!

  • @genderfluidkodi4557
    @genderfluidkodi4557 Před 6 lety

    Thank you so much! This helped a lot.

  • @voidfn5828
    @voidfn5828 Před 6 lety

    Thank you you inspire me and helped me thank u:D

  • @sIpoolguy
    @sIpoolguy Před 8 lety +3

    You're a good teacher

  • @raytheboss891
    @raytheboss891 Před 10 lety

    Really helps so much thanks !

  • @CoachNick
    @CoachNick  Před 12 lety

    thanks hakim!

  • @THEFUTUREyoutube
    @THEFUTUREyoutube Před 8 lety

    do you use the top or face of your finger?

  • @markogiljevic2811
    @markogiljevic2811 Před 4 lety +1

    Is it for this trickthat a worse hand should be used

  • @willoverdoseonmusic
    @willoverdoseonmusic Před 5 lety +7

    *That thumbnail is in the stretch res*

  • @bigrowks
    @bigrowks Před 9 lety

    Nice! Just subscribe. .I always wanted to learn how to do this and ive been playing ball all my life and i could never do this...! thnx for the tips homie!

  • @cassiorenan1403
    @cassiorenan1403 Před 10 lety

    Great video man, thanks a bunch!

  • @syedaraza8520
    @syedaraza8520 Před 6 lety

    do you get the ball to balance on your finger or your nail?

  • @helginiels3289
    @helginiels3289 Před 8 lety

    Hey, +coachingnick can you make a second video about keeping your fingers in the center of the basketball

  • @teopayan6464
    @teopayan6464 Před 7 lety

    this helped me so much I know how to spin a ball on my finger and I am just 12 years old I am always impressing my friends now.thx

  • @brucenordstrom9827
    @brucenordstrom9827 Před 12 lety

    this guy has been doing this since he was 8! awesome

  • @r4ya_k1t
    @r4ya_k1t Před 5 lety

    That's an awesome spin!

  • @tekken278
    @tekken278 Před 5 lety

    Excellent video man regards from Ireland. ..I'm getting it slowly 😊

  • @spencerk5019
    @spencerk5019 Před 9 lety

    Great video really helpful

  • @curleyboy96
    @curleyboy96 Před 11 lety

    Thanks for all the instruction. this video helped me and it took me a few days now i can spin on all my fingers and transfer!

  • @coveymcnamara1229
    @coveymcnamara1229 Před 10 lety

    Thanks great help

  • @CalebSmith-tb8vk
    @CalebSmith-tb8vk Před 10 lety

    Thnx bro really helped

  • @gregglobey9681
    @gregglobey9681 Před 11 lety

    cool tips!!

  • @ShannonKerr1357
    @ShannonKerr1357 Před 10 lety +1

    thank u you helped me so much

  • @codigo5367
    @codigo5367 Před 10 lety

    thanx. very good vid

  • @drixgt4421
    @drixgt4421 Před 10 lety

    Wow! This video really helped! Thanks a lot coach! I watched your video because my mom used to work with you! :)

    • @CoachNick
      @CoachNick  Před 10 lety

      hah, awesome. Who's your mom?

    • @adhusk2424
      @adhusk2424 Před 10 lety

      CoachingNick
      lol coach... " who's your mom" made me laugh because its a phrase which my friends use to annoying little kids :P

  • @CoachNick
    @CoachNick  Před 11 lety

    you're welcome : ) thanks for tuning in

  • @explosivecookiez5305
    @explosivecookiez5305 Před 8 lety

    I did it and I was amazed! Not hard at all :)

  • @lyfereacts7647
    @lyfereacts7647 Před 10 lety

    U really helped me thanks a lot

  • @Arizaandjemma
    @Arizaandjemma Před 11 lety

    This helped so much! I learnt how to do it in la few days but it was worth it!

  • @maliciousdank3160
    @maliciousdank3160 Před 8 lety

    Awesome thank you

  • @xxkentthekajiitxx-skyrim8774

    Thanks this video really helped me su scribed and liked :)

  • @coolguy5529
    @coolguy5529 Před 11 lety

    Thx dude this vid helped a lot thx

  • @jamesjones8584
    @jamesjones8584 Před 11 lety

    Good tip thank you

  • @jwinsagainstviewernani2891

    How do you keep it balanced on you finger that’s the only thing I can’t do. Do you keep your finger tense or loose?

    • @CoachNick
      @CoachNick  Před 4 lety

      finger is fairly tense. it just comes down to reps my friend.

  • @bjbadazz3000
    @bjbadazz3000 Před 10 lety

    Th coach it helped me a lot

  • @tresestrellas1000
    @tresestrellas1000 Před 10 lety

    thanks!!

  • @neroroy7351
    @neroroy7351 Před 11 lety

    great tutorial, thanks a lot ^0^

  • @triciakey4997
    @triciakey4997 Před 10 lety

    Thanks coach nick this really helped

  • @CoachNick
    @CoachNick  Před 11 lety

    Ya Andrew, it's definitely normal. Over time, if you keep practicing, you'll develop a callus on your finger where you spin the ball (at first it will be a painful blister). So try to practice using different fingers. That is also why I try to spin it on my fingernail--less friction and pain.
    = )
    As for balancing, make sure the ball is spinning horizontally and not at an angle, and it should stay up there.
    Keep at it, you'll get it eventually!

  • @CoachNick
    @CoachNick  Před 12 lety

    Thanks FarViola! I think you should post a video response to this video of you spinning the basketball! :)

  • @CoachNick
    @CoachNick  Před 11 lety

    thanks! = )

  • @jeremiah5968
    @jeremiah5968 Před 10 lety

    Thanks coach Nick it really helped :)

  • @Pepper_GG
    @Pepper_GG Před 11 lety

    thanks so much this is the best video for spinning iv seen that was great

  • @jorgefeliciano8183
    @jorgefeliciano8183 Před 6 lety

    thanks it helped

  • @pill10andsis
    @pill10andsis Před 7 lety

    does anyone know this song

  • @sh4d0wsky
    @sh4d0wsky Před 10 lety

    Coach Nick, how do I keep the ball on my finger? Cause when I when the ball is on my finger it always spins sideways and slips of my finger.Please help.

    • @CoachNick
      @CoachNick  Před 10 lety

      that's normal and part of the process of getting it to stay up. Keep practicing and make sure that when you toss the ball that it's spinning horizontally and not sideways, and make sure that your finger lands right underneath the ball.
      when i first started i had that problem too but over time it will stay up.

  • @Stay_ClassyYT
    @Stay_ClassyYT Před 11 lety

    I think I get it now by when you show me the middle finger part. Sometimes I got it by a quick seconds, but I think I didn't balance it right. Great video.

  • @Mizzoubaseballll
    @Mizzoubaseballll Před 11 lety

    By far best turorial i've seen in awile. Thanks!

  • @jaylabryant7239
    @jaylabryant7239 Před 10 lety

    you are awesome thx

  • @nightcoremelodydj7346
    @nightcoremelodydj7346 Před 10 lety

    Hey coach thnx for the video but I have a question. How do u use your other hand to keep it. Spinning and not stopping without making the bal stop

    • @CoachNick
      @CoachNick  Před 10 lety

      Just gently slap it on the side. At first you'll hit it too hard and it will fall off but with practice you'll find the right amount of pressure and it will stay up.

    • @nightcoremelodydj7346
      @nightcoremelodydj7346 Před 10 lety

      CoachingNick thank yu very much coach i will try

    • @bjbadazz3000
      @bjbadazz3000 Před 10 lety

      I cant do it

  • @andrewthomas3467
    @andrewthomas3467 Před 11 lety

    I just started practicing yesterday and my finger hurts from getting the ball to land on it. Is that normal? Also I can get it to spin but it always falls off in like 2 seconds because I can't balance it. Any tips?

  • @XflightX
    @XflightX Před 10 lety

    Thx finally a good vid how to spin a basketball on finger!

  • @picklepie2448
    @picklepie2448 Před 9 lety

    Great video.

  • @crysishero1212
    @crysishero1212 Před 10 lety

    if a practice everyday at it, how many month will it likely take to be able to do it, if u can remember how long did it took u to be able to spin the ball without it falling off?

    • @CoachNick
      @CoachNick  Před 10 lety

      hmm, probably 1-2 weeks before it spins, and then another week or so before you can hit it a few times w/o it falling off, but I i'm not really sure as I learned this a long time ago when I was young--i just remember practicing A LOT before I could actually do it.

  • @CoachNick
    @CoachNick  Před 11 lety

    awesome, thanks for watching!

  • @dylanpersaud8407
    @dylanpersaud8407 Před 8 lety

    Thank you got it

  • @jakobnilsson9024
    @jakobnilsson9024 Před 11 lety

    Awesome video best lesson:)

  • @jjoshuaoliva
    @jjoshuaoliva Před 11 lety

    where do you slap it?? or how hard? cause it unbalances the spin then it slap it

  • @kelly-hu4sg
    @kelly-hu4sg Před 8 lety

    One of the best vids

  • @themastersofeverything8169

    This is the best tutorial I have found thank you

  • @SuperGeert123
    @SuperGeert123 Před 8 lety

    good teaching buddy. Been trying.....

  • @CoachNick
    @CoachNick  Před 11 lety

    agree

  • @properspelinng2455
    @properspelinng2455 Před 8 lety

    nice vid man

  • @TheHelplessHobo
    @TheHelplessHobo Před 12 lety

    Wow! Amazing Video. . .

  • @johnmiller6743
    @johnmiller6743 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you for the tips, yet I cannot find an explanation for the final step. I mean, I can find plenty of tutorials explaining "1. the toss" and "2. the catch", but then? I always hear "3. practice" but this doesn't help about WHAT to do to keep the ball spinning upright. I mean, I can throw and catch it decently, but most of the times it won't be spinning EXACTLY horizontally, so it starts preceding and I don't know how to correct this. Consider that I can balance the ball on the finger if it's NOT spinning, and my reflexes seem to conflict with the dynamics of gyroscopic precession. Is there someone who can help me?

    • @CoachNick
      @CoachNick  Před 5 lety

      as i learn this on my offhand, i'd say it's pretty normal to have difficulty keeping ur finger straight. When i made the vid i forgot about this part (i now notice it while trying it on my off hand).
      and yes, i know u hate the answer, but MORE PRACTICE is it. . .your finger will naturally correct itself over time as mine has as ive practiced it over the last few days.
      if i were to do this vid again i think i would teach it w/o the two hand toss--that should probably come later. one hand toss is, imo, preferable and as i learn this on my opposite hand it's easier just to do the one hand toss.
      also, how are u balancing the ball on ur finger if it isn't spinning. sounds like YOU should be teaching us! : )
      ok, ill try to make a video about ur prob lem though b/c i do find it interesting and my explanation is kind of weak at best. . .i think ur finger just improves its proprioception if u will, and it magically learns to stay under the center of the ball . (gimme a couple of days)

    • @CoachNick
      @CoachNick  Před 4 lety

      made a new video in spite of your comment. . .not sure if it will help, but might help to watch. czcams.com/video/861h5e9gqQ0/video.html

  • @CoachNick
    @CoachNick  Před 11 lety

    yes

  • @jammerton
    @jammerton Před 10 lety

    Thanks coach

  • @1chancet
    @1chancet Před 5 lety

    Yhanks

  • @justicepollard13
    @justicepollard13 Před 11 lety

    I subscribed this I like this ♥

  • @usmanqureshi9364
    @usmanqureshi9364 Před 11 lety

    u r just great thank u so so much!!! :)

  • @TheCherrysprite
    @TheCherrysprite Před 10 lety

    This guy is awesome at it!

  • @romeorogers72
    @romeorogers72 Před 9 lety

    This video really helps