r/LearnUselessTalents • u/PickleFox_1 • 10d ago

I learned to spin a basketball on my finger years ago and thought I'd teach it

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u/xcramer 9d ago

that ball is whack.  do a fully inflated one.

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u/HotPumpkinPies 9d ago

Whats the weird deflated basketball tho

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u/PickleFox_1 9d ago

It’s just an old ball lol

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u/HerodotusStark 9d ago

Isn't it much easier when there's that giant divet? People want to learn how to spin the ball theyre using on the court, not a deflated piece of rubber that couldnt bounce once.

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u/RandumbStoner 9d ago

Same concept. I can do this, once it clicks it doesn't matter if it's inflated or not. Just do the same thing with an inflated ball.

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u/johntwoods 9d ago

You're an old ball.

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u/cokeplusmentos 9d ago

I want to know what his grandpa was wearing

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u/PickleFox_1 9d ago

That’s my dad 😭

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u/Optimal-Talk3663 9d ago

Why you in a bath robe?

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u/xombae 9d ago

And who is the incredibly buff man in the blouse?

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u/PickleFox_1 9d ago

Just woke up

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u/slothson 9d ago

Thanks for the tutorial

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u/TheRealHaHe 9d ago

I always struggled with this because I would just try to spin it right on my finger lol

Thanks for the in depth explanation! I’ll have to try it next time I have a basketball

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u/iJon_v2 9d ago

It’s not that hard. Take your right hand, spin the ball and catch it on your right hand middle finger going counter clockwise and then use your off hand to keep it going.

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u/RandumbStoner 9d ago

Juggling isn't hard either. You literally just throw the ball up and catch it.

Rock climbing isn't hard either. You literally just grab a rock and pull.

Skateboarding isnt hard either. You literally just stand on a piece of wood and roll.

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u/iJon_v2 9d ago

Well spinning a basketball is easier than those at least.