How to give advice to complete beginners.

[Hampe]

I usually try to avoid giving too much technique advice to beginners, unless they ask me something really specific. Normally the only advice I'll give out is when and where they can find a good coach.

[sprocket]

First and foremost: what they should feel - the best advice I have ever received as a beginner is that the weight of the ball should be at the V where the index and ring finger meet. This stopped me from topping and spinning and other crazy things that could hurt my wrist/fingers. And that you should feel your hand pushing through the ball not spinning around it. (There is plenty of room for teaching nuances of increasing revs later - the goal would be to stop early and over rotation).

That's actually incredibly good advice even for a complete beginner.

[Bunny]

First and foremost: what they should feel - the best adivse i have ever recieved as a beginner is that the weight of the ball should be at the V where the index and ring finger meet. his stopped me from topping and spinning and other crazy things that could hurt my wrist/fingers. And that you should feel your ahnd pushing through the ball not spinnign around it. (There is plenty of room for teaching nuances of increasing revs later - the goal would be to stop early and over rotation).

The index finger and ring finger don't meet.

[sprocket]

The index finger and ring finger don't meet.

That depends on where you wear your ring!

[JJKinGA]

Should have been: ... the vertex where index and middle finger meet...

Sorry for the confusion.