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Harlem Globetrotters Tips & Tricks!

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Big Easy Lofton and Flight Time Lang of the legendary Harlem Globetrotters teach us how to do two of their most famous b-ball tricks -- ball spins and inner roles! Take notes, Washington Generals!

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All right, to become a Harlem Globetrotter to be a Harlem Globetrotter, it's very important that you're able to spin the basketball. Um basically the way I explain it is kind of like the Earth spinning on this axis. You want to make sure the lines are working for you, except vertically, okay? So you want to make sure you spin the ball as fast as you can. Because the faster you spin it, the better chance you have of spinning it for a long time. So you get a nice spin, catch it in the middle. Take it for your face. And before you know it you can do all kinds of things with it. And that's how you spin the ball. This is what we call the Inner Roll.

Usually, you see us going like this, paneling the ball, doing what we're doing with our magic. But usually it starts off like this, every trick, every globe trotter when they first learn a trick. You learn how to Inner Roll, start like this. Ball your left or right hand. Doesn't matter what's easier for you. You put your your ball, your arm, your arm shoulder length above your head. Roll the ball in, hit your chest, out. You're rocking with the ball. So it's like you leaning, rock. Lean, rock, up, chest. As it's coming to your chin, you basically try to hit yourself in the chin. When it gets to your shoulder, you rock. Aim for your chin, rock. And then you get better you go faster.

It will be shoulder. Let me add a little something to it. The Inner Roll. Please subscribe to Young Hollywood's YouTube channel. Cause we won't stop spinning until you subscribe.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Big Easy Lofton

    Harlem Globetrotter demonstrating tricks

  • Flight Time Lang

    Harlem Globetrotter demonstrating tricks

FAQ

Who demonstrates the basketball tricks in the video?+
Big Easy Lofton and Flight Time Lang from the Harlem Globetrotters demonstrate the tricks.
What is the key to spinning a basketball for a long time?+
The faster you spin the basketball, the better chance you have of spinning it for a long time.
How do you start learning the Inner Roll trick?+
To start the Inner Roll, hold the ball in one hand with your arm shoulder length above your head, then roll the ball in to hit your chest.
What is the Inner Roll compared to?+
The Inner Roll motion is compared to rocking, leaning, and aiming for your chin and shoulder.

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