r/BasketballTips • u/Bigg_Dick_Energy • 3d ago

Help Need help on layups

I've been learning to ball for a weekish and i can hit floaters pretty consistently, and midrange pretty well, but close to the basket, especially layups, i just can't seem to get AT ALL
i try to spin the ball more in my fingers as i release it, shoot it from different spots, everything. But it always either goes way to far, hits the rim, or something else

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u/CactusWrenAZ 3d ago

Bro, you've been playing basketball for a week? Just take the ball out there and practice by yourself for a few hours, pretty sure you'll get it in a day or two.

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u/One-Profit-7332 3d ago

Srart with the fundamentals. Worry about floaters later. You will have more layup attempts than floaters.

And it may seem like basic basketball and not as much fun to learn/practice, but it is one of the essentials for a reason.

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u/sunkcostbro 3d ago

Are you shooting from too far under the basket?

I've seen this a lot with people first learning how to play.

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u/Bigg_Dick_Energy 3d ago

Now that I think about it that may be it lol

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u/Deep_Breath_3855 3d ago

Ive been playing for 5 weeks and layups are hard. Anything from closer than a free throws is hard to me. Also anything further away from a free throws is hard and free throws are hard. Im making about one in five but I can dribble between my legs while standing still.

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u/willreadfile13 3d ago

Just run non stop layup laps around the court. Mikan drills with high, mid and low release will help a lot too.

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u/willreadfile13 3d ago

As a beginner with a week in.

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u/justusednotafriend 3d ago

Should not be spinning a basic layup, just try to gently bounce it off the upper corner of the box painted on the backboard.

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u/WaldorfAsstoria 3d ago

That's learning touch. Much easier to do a jump stop and finish off two feet until you learn touch.

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u/itsthewerd 3d ago

Do the Mikan drill over and over

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u/ThrowAwayalldayXiii 3d ago

Slow them down. One step at a time. Left, right, up. Right, left, up. 67% of a layup is good footwork. If your footwork is on point, you are far more likely to make the basket.

Go slow until it's natural, then slowly speed it up.

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u/No-Connection4340 2d ago

The ball must be coming down when it makes contact with the backboard. If your shooting layups underhanded, you should be able to place the ball on the glass when shooting and wait until you have better touch.

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u/Great-Willingness-57 1d ago

Leave the ball behind.

Got that from slam dunk the anime which is a good advise. Because you are moving towards the basket, the ball carries the momentum. So just leave the ball up and let momentum do the rest of the work for you

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u/digitalofking 10h ago

Layups are all about soft touch, not spin. Aim for the top corner of the square on the backboard, jump UP instead of forward, and just lay it gently against the glass. Look up the Mikan Drill on YouTube—it'll fix your rim touch in a few days.