Stephen Curry tells Chase to focus on backspin, not short-range accuracy, to build shooting confidence. Use your ring and index fingers together on a seam to flick the ball and reduce slipperiness. Practice 100 shots from the free-throw line to develop muscle memory.
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So what I try to tell people to start is when, no matter how you shoot, and you, Chase, you had a little bit of it, I try to get them to spin the ball as much as you can. Really? I don't care if you miss it 10 feet short. I just want to see people have the confidence to be able to like do that. I don't got the most supple wrist, all right? The only other thing, come closer though. The only other thing is when you do it the first time, I try to get ring finger and index finger in one of those seams. Oh, okay. To help you flick. Ah, okay. That's what— Yeah, otherwise it's kind of a little slippery. That's crazy. And I would just tell you to do that like 100 times from the free throw line. Just spin it as much as you can.