So CooL SoCooL Rick Barry Teaches Free Throws 2005

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Many, many, interesting things about Rick Barry. Here, his most unique skill. Simple. Easily teachable. It would seem almost anyone could shoot 70 - 80 plus percent. And yet, no one follows his example.

Many would even suggest that that is somehow "his fault."

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Shaquille O'Neal's Book
"Shaq Talks Back"

"The stupidest advice I ever got?
Rick Barry telling me to shoot underhand.
I told one of the league's best freethrow shooters of all time to kiss my ass. I would never copy his style and shoot underhand. I'd shoot zero percent before i switched to underhand.

He said something similar about the sky hook perfected by Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

"That's not me."
Yep. That's not Shaq. Unless he wants it to be.

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[poshko41]

The master. There is no excuse for not at least giving this method a try.

[socoolbob]

@poshko41 Turns out there are LOTS of "Excuses"

[ELrabadi]

What's rick's Facebook name I can't find him/ what team did he cheer for growing up?

[socoolbob]

@ELrabadi

Search for Rick Barry on Facebook ... Pick the one with his picture.

[ELrabadi]

Did ricks son shoot like that in the nba

[socoolbob]

@ELrabadi

None of Rick Barry's sons shot like that in the pros.

I believe Brent shot like that in College and then switched.

People looking for yet another reason NOT to shoot the shot

this way say that he quit because he could shoot better the other way.

Brent Barry does have a Facebook

So does Rick ... although, as yet, he and I are not Facebook Friends

[syecapsys]

I agree 100% with Rick.

What's funny is that if Shaq shot his free throws under handed and became successful doing it, it would've made him more loved and more money. He has a fun personality and this would've added to his allure with the people and would've made him even more marketable.

Now instead being talked about for being a good under handed free throw shooter, Shaqs is known as one of the worst free throw shooters ever, he let his team down when the game is and was on the line.

[deanw0rmer]

Barry tells it like it is lol. A lot of people dont like that especially in the NBA.

[Kbaca]

@socoolbob Brent definitely shot his FTs underhand at Oregon State. I used to go to the games and I thought it was cool that he was not afraid to do things differently. When he switched styles, I was actually kind of disappointed.

[SAMRAM29]

Too bad no one wants to try the underhand technique these days. Another shot that needs to be taught is Kareem Addul Jabbar's "Sky Hook."

[socoolbob]

@ELrabadi

Teaching the shot, especially to new folks, I like to emphasize the A to B position.

You always start in the same place and the total athletic nature of "the move" is from Position A to Position B.

As you practice the shot it becomes automatic because it's the only shot you shoot this way and it's always from the same place to the same place.

Practice, Practice, Practice is the ONLY thing required to perfect this shot.

[socoolbob]

@ELrabadi You are wise to ASK

I would describe the answer as Yes considering that the palm of the hand

is the center. I have also had a habit of saying that this shot will teach itself as you practice over and over.

You are right to notice that Rick's hand is "over the top: of the basketball ... that his follow through "appears" unusual because the hands stay in that position.

He also emphasizes "relaxing' or what I call feeling it like a shot and he emphasizes the follow through.