Need help with my hook

[Tampabaybob]

Hi,

I'm trying to learn hook correctly and I'm having some kind of hook curse I know that hand must turn on to 45 degrees position, I know that thumb must exit first and that I need to turn ball with two fingers. I try to do this as hard as I can but my hand overturns every time It turns to 90 degree position most of time and feeling is that I did not turn this hand at all or very very slightly, best I was able to achieve was 60-70 degrees. Can anyone help me with some advice or good drill to overcome this curse?

Here is a video of me:

http://youtu.be/oasNp2VW16U

Thanks in advance.

Getting away from the rotation part of the question, the biggest problem I see is your balance at the line. As previously mentioned, your feet are too fast, which gets you to the line faster than your arm swing. Here's what you want to remember: "If you fall to your right, your feet are too fast. Fall to the left...your feet are too slow." 'Usually' you can fix this by slowing down just your first step. Try it and see if it'll work for you.

[JPbowl]

Getting away from the rotation part of the question, the biggest problem I see is your balance at the line. As previously mentioned, your feet are too fast, which gets you to the line faster than your arm swing. Here's what you want to remember: "If you fall to your right, your feet are too fast. Fall to the left...your feet are too slow." 'Usually' you can fix this by slowing down just your first step. Try it and see if it'll work for you.

Now i'm confused... which way is it? lol

"If you fall to your left (after releasing the ball), then your feet are too fast. If you fall to the right, your feet are too slow." You want to end up "completely" balanced on just your right foot at the line, when you deliver the ball.

[classygranny]

Now i'm confused... which way is it? lol

I think Tampabaybob has problems with his left and right - I've seen it in other posts....LOL. But so do I-always have...that's why I can laugh about it.

If you fall to the ball side (right for right-handers; left for left-handers) then your feet are too fast (I know this one very well myself-as I am currently working hard at correcting).

[Tampabaybob]

Now i'm confused... which way is it? lol

JP.. I may have been talking with a left hander when I said the second one. "For right handers" if you fall too the right your feet are too fast !! I may have had a "SENIOR" moment there....you'll have to excuse me if I did....LOL

[GeoLes]

I just read an Slowinski article on upper body control during the approach. from "At the core of fast improvements and higher level performance" he talks about weight distribution on the set-up and approach steps. Here he says:

"If you want to improve your footwork, do not try to set-over, simply lean more to the outside and your footwork will begin to step-over naturally"

[Tampabaybob]

That's very true. What I was discussing earlier was when you end up at the foul line and you're off balance and fall of either to your right or left. Slowinski's talking about something else.

[noeymc]

push down with your index finger it will help keep a strong wrist position thus helping you get behind the ball

think pushing the ball onto the lane not throwing it

[dnhoffman]

Relax your hand and go through with your fingers