Machine Gun Dribbling
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Category: Dribbling
Skill Level:Middle School, High School+
Required: 1 Basketball
Instructions:

The player sits on the floor with their legs spread apart.

The player starts the drill by hitting the ball with their right hand then alternating between their left and right hands. Make sure to keep your head up.

The object of the drill is to keep the ball dribbling as low as possible and as quick as possible.
 
Expert Quotes

“But when I did it (the triple-double), I didn’t even know it until someone told me.”

- Oscar Robertson
 
Keys to the Drill
  • The drill emphasizes building up the muscles in the wrist and forearms. The best ballhandlers have very strong fingertips, hands, wrists and forearms.
  • Quickness is the key to the drill, hence the name Machine Gun drill
 
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