Me personally I look at the rim. But I can see why they look at the ball. So they know if it's going in the rim. Based on how smooth the release is, they could probably tell when it's going in or not from their experiences in practices.
it's a game changer for me trust me...I can't really explain what it does specifically but it did make me a better shooter!! Before I just look at the rim from start to finish, but when I tried shooting the ball then looking at the ball right after I released it, my shot really became smooth and more accurate, keep in mind I never noticed Steph and other elite shooters do this, but after figuring it out, I thought it really helps a lot in shooting, I think it'll work great for almost everyone!! But of course we can also name some elite shooters who don't do it
One mistery nobody has solved for me is the following: Nowadays, teams wear any jersey during games, but until around the 2000s, there used to be a home and visitor jersey. Home was always white. Except for the Lakers. Nobody has been able to explain me why the Lakers wore Gold instead of White at home. I'd be glad to get the answer from you Cosgrove
My coach in high school would get mad at me every time I looked at the ball when I shot. Idk sometimes i just like to watch the rotation or see the arc or just admire my shot that I worked hard for over the years.
I played QB too and I looked at the football after I threw it. I golfed too and I look at the ball after I hit it. I bass fish too, and I look at my rubber worm in the air after I cast it. I pitched and I looked at the baseball after I threw it.
My brother and I used to have our own one-on-one basketball league during the summer. We had twenty-two different NBA teams we played as, and played whole seasons/playoffs representing our teams. For example, I was always the Knicks/Suns/Raptors, and he was always the Thunder/Lakers/etc. We were pretty serious about it. The last two years we did it, I completely dominated him and the very last year we did it, I won as the championship as the New York Knicks. I knew I was going to win just by how much better I was than him that season, and I figured I would need to take a moment to myself like Dirk did. But, nope. I ended up jumping up and down in our driveway like Kobe and kissed the driveway before screaming "Anything is possible" like Kevin Garnett. Moral of the story is, when basketball is your life, like it was ours so many years ago, even when it's just one-on-one and pretend fun, emotions pour out unexpectedly. If you have kids that like basketball, introduce this one-on-one imaginary league like my brother and I had, doing that for years created such a strong bond and we still talk about it to this day.
It's not like it's a big deal, but if you can ask "Why watch the ball?", it makes as much sense to ask "Why watch the rim?" I mean the rim isn't going anywhere. If you look at the ball you get some initial feedback on how good the shot was; is it an airball, is it off center, was there not enough spin, etc. Not to mention Steph is a guy who is famous for the "look away 3", meaning often times he CAN tell whether the ball is going in the basket just based on how perfect the release, the arc and the rotation look/feel. Looking at the ball is objectively more useful to him than just staring at the rim for a couple of seconds.
Great shooters keep themselves sharp by checking their release-point and rotation regularly. Also drawing an imaginary line with your eyes from the rim to up to the path of the ball helps too.
I was trained to look at the rim, but I’m gonna try looking at the ball flight just to see the difference, I never even thought about that as a variable tbh
Looking at the ball while shooting is the equivalent of turning the Nintendo controller while playing Mario Kart. It's an instinctive thing where people try and will the ball to go in with their mind.
Its good to keep track of the ball once you release it, at that point whats the point of staring at just the rim. You want to see where it will land or if it goes left/right so you can go to or call where the ball is. Its a habit i see most shooters pick up early on, I do it mainly for rebounding purposes and it just became a habit. Some say they just like to watch the ball fly in the net
1- You watch the ball to see how your form, release point, how the flick of the wrist, spin, etc. affected the shot, gathering information on what made that particular shot good or bad and what potential adjustments you might want to make on your next one. 2- You could predict where the ball is gonna bounce if it's gonna be a miss, giving yourself or your teammates a chance to get an offensive rebound if you can communicate that effectively in the moment. Elite players do this by feel and instinct, but if you're a young player trying to develop a shot you might want to notice these things consciously and analyze it to get better.
I'm 12 but always look at the ball after a jumper. I usually can tell if it's going in or out. If I tell it's in I will back away slowly but If i know it's out I will most likely attack the rim
Looking at the ball is not as controversial as some think. It has application in interpreting data. Once uniformity is achieved, the next step is looking at the end result, to you it's the rim. Klay and Steph look at it to study the flight of the ball. How their shot mechanics produce repeatable outcomes.
FACTS!!! agree it's really hard to explain, I used to be a ring watcher until I discovered watching the ball right after the release actually makes your shot more accurate and smoother, and I didn't even know Klay, Steph and other elite shooters do this....and then when I discovered they actually do the same thing, I was so amazed and convinced that it really helps your shooting
excellent video, as always, but imo would like to see some more COSGROVE-esque content iykwim. this vid’s contents are definitely kinda more so for the “less-knowledgeable” nba fans that have never learned about these things yet but for the average cosgrove fan idk
feel like most above avg nba/basketball fans should know about the nick young meme origin & the ball vs rim, and a lot of the avg cosgrove subs know about the dirk moment
I look at the ball, I usually know if it's good or not at release that way... seems weird to me to look at the rim, i'll take a quick aim at the rim but at release I look at the ball and know quickly how to adjust by looking at ball flight for the next one.. if it's too strong or soft.
You need to watch the arc and trajectory of the ball to tell if it's going in. I'm doing it myself so I can say I can relate to them. It's effective though, especially high arching shots
Honestly it depends on how hot the shooter is he may look at the target more often but actually keeps his eyes on the release and the ball on every shot
6:30 I was once a smooth shooter and played point guard and I do the ball stare 😂 I think we do that so we subconsciously can see how to improve in the future. Or maybe we are just admiring our craft. 😏
I’m 100000% a ball watcher. I just like following the arc of the shot, and you can sometimes just tell if it’s going to miss or have a chance of going in by taking a look. Nothing more than that.
I mean I thought it was normal to look at the rim while the ball is in your hands but once it’s gone you start watching the ball to see if it’s on line, if it was short, if it was too strong, there’s many reasons to watch the ball after the shooting, and in the clips you can clearly see them do the same thing, the watch the rim until they release the ball.
I play basketball, and i get confronted about this a lot, I don't look at the ball I don't look at the rim while I'm in the act of shooting, but I do after the release, in my case I can't give you a reason
I used to think that being a ball watcher was normal, as that's what most people do. However, I recently learned that some folks only watch the rims. Since I aim for a board-first shot, it makes sense to be a ball watcher, focusing on where it hits and how it turns, right?
The “what do you mean by that delivery had me rolling” 😂
Fax💀
Me personally I look at the rim. But I can see why they look at the ball. So they know if it's going in the rim. Based on how smooth the release is, they could probably tell when it's going in or not from their experiences in practices.
yeah thats it.. its to either adjust the shot or keep the stroke
True I do that to
it's a game changer for me trust me...I can't really explain what it does specifically but it did make me a better shooter!! Before I just look at the rim from start to finish, but when I tried shooting the ball then looking at the ball right after I released it, my shot really became smooth and more accurate, keep in mind I never noticed Steph and other elite shooters do this, but after figuring it out, I thought it really helps a lot in shooting, I think it'll work great for almost everyone!! But of course we can also name some elite shooters who don't do it
for me its the backspin if i look at the ball and see a good spin on it its probably going in
One mistery nobody has solved for me is the following:
Nowadays, teams wear any jersey during games, but until around the 2000s, there used to be a home and visitor jersey. Home was always white.
Except for the Lakers. Nobody has been able to explain me why the Lakers wore Gold instead of White at home.
I'd be glad to get the answer from you Cosgrove
I would always as me the same.
Because the lakers are like that
The Lakers are the gold standard
it shouldn't be a big deal honestly, that Lakers gold jersey is light, so it usually fits well with the light (home) and dark (away) color standard
Alternate home jersey
My coach in high school would get mad at me every time I looked at the ball when I shot. Idk sometimes i just like to watch the rotation or see the arc or just admire my shot that I worked hard for over the years.
Yea Ik you trash if coach getting mad at you over shit like that 🤣 he mad at you for shooting in general
That's crazy my hs coach used to advocate watching the ball. He got annoyed whenever he saw smbdy watching the rim as if it was the wrong way to shoot
@@rdubb6592 🍆🚴 on yt is crazy bro ppl can’t just talk about shooting without someone saying sum like dayum 😭
The ending just took me out 🤣
Good I’m not the only one 😂
Cosgrove always post at the same time when I’m eating 😭
😂😂😂😂
Spooky
I honestly agree with the thinking this guy puts us all on
Whenever he uploads a video, the day gets more fun
Anyone that says they don’t look at the ball was never a starting player in high school basketball or any level.
I played QB too and I looked at the football after I threw it. I golfed too and I look at the ball after I hit it. I bass fish too, and I look at my rubber worm in the air after I cast it. I pitched and I looked at the baseball after I threw it.
My brother and I used to have our own one-on-one basketball league during the summer. We had twenty-two different NBA teams we played as, and played whole seasons/playoffs representing our teams. For example, I was always the Knicks/Suns/Raptors, and he was always the Thunder/Lakers/etc.
We were pretty serious about it. The last two years we did it, I completely dominated him and the very last year we did it, I won as the championship as the New York Knicks.
I knew I was going to win just by how much better I was than him that season, and I figured I would need to take a moment to myself like Dirk did. But, nope. I ended up jumping up and down in our driveway like Kobe and kissed the driveway before screaming "Anything is possible" like Kevin Garnett.
Moral of the story is, when basketball is your life, like it was ours so many years ago, even when it's just one-on-one and pretend fun, emotions pour out unexpectedly.
If you have kids that like basketball, introduce this one-on-one imaginary league like my brother and I had, doing that for years created such a strong bond and we still talk about it to this day.
Soounds good man
It's not like it's a big deal, but if you can ask "Why watch the ball?", it makes as much sense to ask "Why watch the rim?" I mean the rim isn't going anywhere. If you look at the ball you get some initial feedback on how good the shot was; is it an airball, is it off center, was there not enough spin, etc.
Not to mention Steph is a guy who is famous for the "look away 3", meaning often times he CAN tell whether the ball is going in the basket just based on how perfect the release, the arc and the rotation look/feel. Looking at the ball is objectively more useful to him than just staring at the rim for a couple of seconds.
Great shooters keep themselves sharp by checking their release-point and rotation regularly. Also drawing an imaginary line with your eyes from the rim to up to the path of the ball helps too.
That ending LMAO
let’s go my bro cosgrove is back again!
The ending bruh 😂 nice to see good content
I was trained to look at the rim, but I’m gonna try looking at the ball flight just to see the difference, I never even thought about that as a variable tbh
Looking at the ball while shooting is the equivalent of turning the Nintendo controller while playing Mario Kart.
It's an instinctive thing where people try and will the ball to go in with their mind.
Its good to keep track of the ball once you release it, at that point whats the point of staring at just the rim. You want to see where it will land or if it goes left/right so you can go to or call where the ball is. Its a habit i see most shooters pick up early on, I do it mainly for rebounding purposes and it just became a habit. Some say they just like to watch the ball fly in the net
Rebound purposes for sure. If it doesn’t look it’s gonna be nothing but net… sprint to the rim on whichever side it’s going to!!!
1- You watch the ball to see how your form, release point, how the flick of the wrist, spin, etc. affected the shot, gathering information on what made that particular shot good or bad and what potential adjustments you might want to make on your next one.
2- You could predict where the ball is gonna bounce if it's gonna be a miss, giving yourself or your teammates a chance to get an offensive rebound if you can communicate that effectively in the moment.
Elite players do this by feel and instinct, but if you're a young player trying to develop a shot you might want to notice these things consciously and analyze it to get better.
I'm 12 but always look at the ball after a jumper. I usually can tell if it's going in or out. If I tell it's in I will back away slowly but If i know it's out I will most likely attack the rim
the nick young moment went crazy cause it was genuine and not forced also the beginning of the meme era
I watch all his videos my guy 😂😂 love it keep going❤❤
Cosgrove a prime entertainer… the ending😂
Nick Young's mama was spitting straight facts 🤣🤣
Exactly
Man keep doing ur thing bro! me I look at the ball and the rim so I know how to adjust my shooting on the court
COSGROVE on the move!. thanks for this another awesome video brother
Looking at the ball is not as controversial as some think.
It has application in interpreting data. Once uniformity is achieved, the next step is looking at the end result, to you it's the rim. Klay and Steph look at it to study the flight of the ball. How their shot mechanics produce repeatable outcomes.
They’re training their shot and some people just shoot
The end was classic 😂😂😂😂
Love this channel. ❤🔥💯🎯
The 🐐 has drop another banger 🔥
Actually they look at the Rim or Ball while shooting is for them to build their shooting momentum and trajectory. Excellent shooters do that.
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It's actually a known fact that following the ball in all other sports is advised to improve accuracy, so why wouldn't it make sense for basketball ?
It worked for me
Finally, I’m seeing a Cosgrove video the day it comes out.
Bro doesn't miss, great video as always! 🔥❤🙏
7:00 - 7:06 your sense of humor is uncanny 🤣
You Need A Show On ESPN BRO💯 thanxxx 4 the excellent content!
“Are you a ball watcher or a rim watcher” was crazy 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Love your videos bro 🔥🔥🔥
that druski meme took me out at the end 😂😂
The idea of looking at the ball after the release imo is a form of mental memory for accuracy; I tried it a couple times and that's my analogy
I wasn’t there to see, so I don’t believe you bro
FACTS!!! agree it's really hard to explain, I used to be a ring watcher until I discovered watching the ball right after the release actually makes your shot more accurate and smoother, and I didn't even know Klay, Steph and other elite shooters do this....and then when I discovered they actually do the same thing, I was so amazed and convinced that it really helps your shooting
Just hopped in the car after work to this gem. Thank you!
I watch that ball travel in the air, it feels like it's more accurate then just looking at the rim
The end had me 💀 😂😂
Ball watcher or rim watcher is crazy-😂😂😂😂
Ayo moment for outro 😂
The Legend Cosgrove!!!
excellent video, as always, but imo would like to see some more COSGROVE-esque content iykwim. this vid’s contents are definitely kinda more so for the “less-knowledgeable” nba fans that have never learned about these things yet but for the average cosgrove fan idk
feel like most above avg nba/basketball fans should know about the nick young meme origin & the ball vs rim, and a lot of the avg cosgrove subs know about the dirk moment
When you shoot so many threes it’s just muscle memory, so it’s just be better to focus on the ball rather than the rim
6:17 I do the same thing,I try to stop cos I thought is weird but now I know Steph and klar do it I am not stopping 😂🤷🏾
Chris and Brown is a common first name and last name not that crazy I knew someone in highschool name Michael Jackson 😂
Great video. And to answer your question ( sus moment aside ) I watch the ball upon release and I am a horrible shooter 😂
This man combines theory / horror with nba videos never fails to disappoint W vid
Cosgrove..... Rules!!¡!
🐐 uploaded and I click immediately
What a time to be alive during the peak Shannon/ Chris Brown days 😂
Man i remember 10 yr old me in 2010 constantly tryna find how they were related cuz i jus knew they was 😂🤦🏽
I was still thinking they were at least cousins for years
“Ball watcher” pause Olympics 😂
Yes!! New Cosgrove video while i wait for my pizza.
Why did I just see this 18 hours later?! Cosgrove make of video of why I missed your video since your so good at digging 😅😂😂
The druski clip sent me😂😂😂
Watching the ball after my release actually helps improve my shot's arc
You said ball watcher 🤣🤣
always a good day when this day posts
Ion miss a beat 🤣💯
Another banger
It makes so much more sense to look at the ball but it so easy to look at the rim
Ball watcher (pause) 😂
I look at the ball, I usually know if it's good or not at release that way... seems weird to me to look at the rim, i'll take a quick aim at the rim but at release I look at the ball and know quickly how to adjust by looking at ball flight for the next one.. if it's too strong or soft.
Looking at the ball is just for the rhythm and follow through its just a habit if I break that my whole shooting action will be messed up
And another hit!!!
The way this video ended MAN😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
W upload
definitely watch where the ball is moving cuz i know the rim ain't movin nowhere so def keeping my eye on the ball
You need to watch the arc and trajectory of the ball to tell if it's going in.
I'm doing it myself so I can say I can relate to them.
It's effective though, especially high arching shots
Actually Bruce Brown looks very much like both of them two too!
We need a NFL cosgrove channel!!!!
Favorite UA-camr
I thought the Klay one was gonna be why he needs to swing the ball from one side to the other side of his body when he dunks lol
Honestly it depends on how hot the shooter is he may look at the target more often but actually keeps his eyes on the release and the ball on every shot
6:30 I was once a smooth shooter and played point guard and I do the ball stare 😂 I think we do that so we subconsciously can see how to improve in the future. Or maybe we are just admiring our craft. 😏
I’m 100000% a ball watcher. I just like following the arc of the shot, and you can sometimes just tell if it’s going to miss or have a chance of going in by taking a look. Nothing more than that.
“can you do the face?” a question that would make me do the face
You know it’s a good when you’re snacking on gold fish and Cosgrove makes a video
I guess Cosgrov don’t play basketball. Everybody tends to look at the ball after release.
1.First i look at the rim
2.Aim it
3.Relese it
4.Then I look the flight of the ball and rotation on it
I love Cosgrove❤
I look at the rim, then ball for split second, then back at rim 💯
But you should mainly focus on rim, cause the ball should be going to the rim
I mean I thought it was normal to look at the rim while the ball is in your hands but once it’s gone you start watching the ball to see if it’s on line, if it was short, if it was too strong, there’s many reasons to watch the ball after the shooting, and in the clips you can clearly see them do the same thing, the watch the rim until they release the ball.
Wow. Never knew some people watch the ball😮😮😮
I grew up thinking/being told you watch the ball cuz that was part of the follow-through.
1:00 nah, he clearly couldn’t believe the script would actually play out. They already admitted to be following a “script” the jig is up.
Eyes on the rim, elbow in.. 70/40/90 since 6th grade through 4 Colleges D1, JuCO 2, JuCo 1, and D2
i do both but mainly watch the ball to make sure its going the right way
Mysteries revealed!! Thanks mr. Cosgrove 😎😎
Definitely a rim watcher like you😂
It's because they want to see how the ball released exactly. Helps if you want to turn around and look at the bench as your shot splashes.
Ball watcher or Rim watcher...
Whoa. Double ⏸️
[In Jack Harlow voice]
"Resume."
I play basketball, and i get confronted about this a lot, I don't look at the ball I don't look at the rim while I'm in the act of shooting, but I do after the release, in my case I can't give you a reason
They watch the ball to check it it has good backspin. Sometimes I do that too, but I’m mostly a rim watcher
I used to think that being a ball watcher was normal, as that's what most people do. However, I recently learned that some folks only watch the rims. Since I aim for a board-first shot, it makes sense to be a ball watcher, focusing on where it hits and how it turns, right?
Ball watcher. Eyes on the ball. Quicker to rebound