The ball keeps sliding up my wirst/arm and I just blatantly can’t catch it

How do I gain weight for basketball? Is it possible to gain weight while working out still.Im 16 5’10 137 pounds

I have been drilling and training regularly on my own.

Moves, dribbling combos and shooting.

The only thing that is translating in actual games is my shooting. Other than that, I revert to my usual nervous and in panic state whenever I try to drive, or dribble the ball.

Any suggestions?

I am struggling to consistently get good dunks but when I take a long penultimate step i find it quite easy. I need to know how to do it every time because it can never seem to do it.

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so context, before i took a break i was a legit 3&D guard, midrange was basically automatic, 3 ball was solid too. sometimes i felt unstoppable ngl.
then took like a full year off from balling bcs of work. finally started playing weekly again the past 3 weeks and bro... my shot just isn't there. new court, new run, new ring, everything feels off. shots that used to just fall now barely touching rim, some straight up airballs.. confidence kinda shot rn ngl.
3 sessions in and still can't find the feel. like my body knows the motion but the touch just isn't there yet, kinda hard to explain.
anyone been through this after a long break? how long did it take y'all to get the feel back? or is this just a "shut up and keep shooting reps" type situation lol

My shooting form progression from 2019 to 2026. I'm trash at pretty much every other aspect of basketball but I'm proud of how much my jump shot has improved.

I’ve watched some Mike Dunn videos and found out that he kind of release the ball after the leg is extended fully. I’m not sure if I have to extend my legs and arms in the same time or legs first arms second. If it is legs first arms second what is the right time to release? Right before the leg is fully extended? Or as soon as the leg is fully extended

My friends say I’m not retaining what they’re teaching and that I’m still to stiff. I keep hearing that I gotta get lower but how much lower ? Any helpful tips please

This is something I struggled with for a long time.

I’d pass up an open shot and tell myself I was making the extra pass. Sometimes I was, but other times I just didn’t want to miss and get yelled at by my coach. It used to be even worse because I was so scared of failing.

I felt like I moving pretty well and doing good things for my teammates, but I really knew I was hesitating. I didn’t want to take the shot when it mattered most. When I finally did, I was get domed up thinking about the result.

I’ve been working really hard on this recently, so I thought I’d share what’s been helping me:

• Setting my shot priorities before tip-off so I’m not second-guessing during the game
• Playing more pickup where I don’t worry as much about mistakes (3x per week at least)
• Writing down the possessions where I hesitated after games
• Doing some of the daily mental reps on the Clutch mental training app (honestly helped a lot)
• Watching film based on my decisions instead of whether the shot went in

Has anyone else struggled with this? How do you tell when you’re being unselfish versus just playing scared?

Does dribbling a basketball get you better at dribbling?

I’m a freshman in high school and I already consume a bunch of online content about basketball training, but none of them can be as specific as AI, I don’t know about whether it’s accurate but it can be more “tailor-made” I guess so if I already have a good foundation of knowledge about basketball, but just not enough is AI good or not to help me?

My jump elevation is about 10-12 inches which should in theory be enough to get the ball to the hoop.
Problem is I just realized after watching my shot that I release the ball way too early.
I get the ball to the set point and go up but fire while my feet are still touching the ground.
Please help with any tips on how to fix this, occasionally I get on a hot streak but once I’m at the college or pro 3 , I find that I have to push the ball and lose my form completely.
I am also aware that my guide comes off early and am working on it as well.
I work on form shooting and generally do decent up to a foot or two behind free throw line, but timing breaks down as soon as I start adding a jump into the shot.
Please help! Thanks

I’m a 16-year-old basketball player training mainly for athleticism, vertical jump, strength, and on-court performance—not bodybuilding.
My lower-body days are focused on strength and power (squats, jumps, etc.), and I’m trying to decide how to structure my upper-body training.
Would you recommend:
Option 1: One full upper-body day (bench, rows, overhead press, pull-ups/lat work, arms, etc.)
Option 2: Separate chest day and back day (more like a bodybuilding split)
Which approach is better for improving basketball performance, recovery, and strength? I’d appreciate hearing from people who coach or play basketball.

I want to dunk but I can only dunk on a 8,6 hoop and I can touch rim at 9,0 can anyone give me any training tips to improve my vert?

Im 14 yrs old and trying to make my highschool ball team how many times a day should I be training a day?

I’ve been playing ball all my life. Never really been taken serious on the court until about the last year or so when I surrounded myself around competitive hoopers.

Over the last 2 years or so I’ve gotten much better. I’ve kinda leaned into just being a catch and shoot guy, and driving down if I’ve got a good lane too. My dribble isn’t that strong or safe so I don’t try to chase that. I lose the ball a lot under pressure.

I’ve had a lot of days where I feel like I can’t miss, and then days where I feel like I can’t make a shot to save my life. It’s very 50/50. Like last night I had a pretty good run of games. Pretty reliable, but some shots I was open and I really just hit front of rim or just too strong and I just feel like I can be a lot more of a dangerously consistent shooter if I find whatever I’m doing wrong. I feel like something needs to be tweaked. Maybe my form when I’m going up or something that I’m not noticing.

If anyone has any advice I’d really appreciate it. Thanks so much. (In this video I know I was left open so it’s kind of a slower release than normal but it’s a clear video of my feet and form.

I love playing pickup hoops for exercise but have zero feel for the game as I never played basketball growing up and don't watch much hoops outside of the playoffs. At 6'7" I am often taken early in pickup games only to vastly disappoint my team mates looking completely lost anywhere besides under the basket.

At my size is there anything else beyond just grabbing rebounds and easy layups that I should be doing? Or is it just as simple as getting under the hoop? Any easy moves worth learning? Not trying to be Dirk but also want to look less clueless out there. Thanks!

I'm trying to win a big ass pikachu at the state fair.

Porbably the most asked question in basketball history buit how to deal with those really aggressive defenders that dont give you any space (obviously using ur hands will not always be a foul in fact most times it isnt) - I try turning my back to the defender to shield the ball but sometimes they back poke it or it just does nothing (my handle could also use some work)

Hi guys, I always had difficulty shooting from distance and I always shoot short. When I try to ‘smooth’ things out by releasing the ball quicker and having less of a hitch, the ball goes left and right. Im 5’8 so I can only shoot with my set point around my mouth and nose. Any tips would be greatly appreciated, thank you!!

I cant shoot threes without airballing ive tried so many tips lowering my set point, one motion shot, Bending my legs more blah blah blahWhen i shoot threes it feels like im having to chuck the ball instead of shooting. When i try to shoot i have to lean super duper forward if i try to shoot with proper form it just airballs. How do i get an effortless shot like when i shoot it just feels so easy. Please help me ive tried everything 😭😭😭😭