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How to Shoot a Lob Shot in Basketball

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Summary: The lob shot in basketball takes practice and coordination to master. Get tips on shooting a lob shot in this free sports instructional video from an experienced b-ball player and coach.

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Travis Waack Travis Waack has been playing basketball since he was 8 years old. He has played at the Junior college level and currently coaches his son's team. He still a... read more

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How to Shoot a Lob Shot in Basketball

Let's talk about the lob shot. The lob shot is going to be used when you're coming towards the basket and you've got forward momentum going towards the basket, and maybe you've got a tall defender there. It's a difficult shot to really master. It difficult because your momentum is going forward and a lot of people will throw the ball hard off of the backboard and miss it completely. You have to have what's called touch, just finesse around the basket. What you do to slow down the trajectory of that ball and the velocity of the ball moving forward is you tend to lob it up a little more and not pushing it out so much in front of you. Like I said, it's a difficult shot to master. If you can do it, it can be effective. You're basically just kind of lobbing it up and over a defender that might be there in the lane. Let's go ahead and see if we can properly demonstrate a lob shot. That's your lob shot.

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