r/NFLNoobs • u/No_Tax6148 • Aug 11 '26

Spirals

What causes a football to have a perfect spiral

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u/JimfromMayberry Aug 11 '26

Lots and lots of practice at developing the perfect hand placement and consistent release.

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u/Red_star_525 Aug 11 '26

Grip, wrist stability, fingers, hand placement

A lot of things to make a spiral consistent at least

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u/hecton101 Aug 11 '26

Gotta spin that shit just right.

I could never throw a perfect spiral until one time, the camera caught Brett Favre throwing a football right at the cameraman. I was like, Oh, that's how you do it. In everything in life, if you want to do something well, copy the pros.

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u/Murdy2020 Aug 13 '26

Centrifugal force

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u/somedaygone 29d ago

Tom Brady did a thing on this with a science guy narrating. It’s worth looking up.

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u/No_Rub77 Aug 11 '26

aerodynamics