How To Palm A Basketball Tips Small Hands (from Jacob) | DreAllDay.com/JumpHigher | Dre Baldwin 

My hands are so small I can barley palm a Golf Ball.

1st step, get a rubber basketball

I CAN DO IT!!! I've trained the lest week with this exercises and now it works!!! Dunk I'm Coming!

Who else is white

2:55 Thats that Magic Johnson shit right there. Palming the ball off the dribble. John Stockton too.

Thank you so much, u help me a lot, I too have a very little hands so it was difficult before but it's like magic I'm doing it now

If you are having any trouble doing this it is likely b/c of your grip strength. 8 inch long hands (for example) are plenty to palm a basketball. Mine are under 8in (closer to 7.5in). I'm roughly 6'2 so I have "somewhat" small hands for my height but I can very very easily palm a basketball. However I have one other hypothesis about the ability to palm certain large objects. I believe that some people have a different "tack" or texture that is part of the makeup of their skin/fingerprint. It's this *combined* with grip strength that allow for being able to palm objects easily. I have this hypothesis about the "texture/tack" due to lots of anecdotal evidence over the years with friends/family. One example is my dad who is 6'5 and has very large hands but he has trouble palming a basketball. Granted some of this is due to his old age and low grip strength but his hands are so much larger than mine and I can easily palm one. It has always seemed strange to me so I've had this theory for awhile. Many people don't seem to be able to do it even with hands that are as much as 1in (or even more) larger than my own. And my hand sometimes appears to "stick" to the ball. It's hard to explain. For example I can even dribble a full size regulation basketball and palm it "off the dribble" (it doesn't work with all balls as the video poster mentioned some are better than others but most regulation size/style good basketballs work well). It's really just the super cheapy Walmart/Target budget bin ones that have that weird rubbery feeling instead of leather and no grooves anywhere on them that are very difficult. At any rate, I do think with 8in hands as long as you develop your grip strength you should be able to do it fairly easily in time. SOME TIPS IF YOU ARE TRYING THIS: 1. Make sure you have a good leather regulation NBA style basketball. 2. Make sure it is clean. Do not try this with dirt all over it as it will be much more difficult. 3. Don't try to actually "palm" it. As the poster mentions 99% of the work happens at your fingertips. Its the strength of your middle finger inside the slot of one of the grooves along with your thumb inside a groove on the opposite side that provide the bulk of the "palming" action. 4. Put your thumb on any groove in the basketball. Now stretch your middle finger as far as possible across the basketball while keeping your thumb on that groove and place the middle finger on a groove as far away as possible from your thumb (the greatest distance you can make while still keeping both fingers in/on a groove). You need to have hands large enough to make it over 3 grooves total. This means there need to be a total of 3 grooves between your thumb and your middle finger. If your hand is big enough to do that you can almost certainly palm a basketball with practice. Note that even Michael Jordan doesn't actually "palm" a basketball I guarantee you. None of them do. Not even Shaquille O'neal. It's just "easier" for them because with longer fingers they likely can stretch that middle finger onto a further groove in the basketball which provides even more grip power/leverage. I would think Michael Jordan's large hands allow him to make it over 4 grooves of the basketball which provides absolutely amazing control however you can do quite amazing things with only being able to stretch over 3 grooves in an NBA regulation ball. MJ's famous "palm pump fakes" are easily done with enough grip strength if you can get your fingers over at least 3 grooves.

works almost immediately lol

"harder" is relative

I have 8inch long hands but he palms it lik nothing

this guys is a genius!

Thank you very much! I did the exercises and two days after I could two hand dunk consistently. 6'1" and 15 years old

6.89 inch right here can I still palm a basketball

I'm 6'4 and have 7.5 inch hands, depressing as fuck

I got bigger hands than u and I still cant

all regulation pro balls are same size whether NBA, FIBA etc

Ball Handling Playlist on my channel

2022 its still works

very nice

pray to God

got multiple vids on that

youre welcome

nice

nice!

honestly every person i kno that can palm a ball just naturally can do it. there is truly no way to "learn to palm a ball"

My hands are 6.9 inches and i'm 5'10, my dad is 6'2 and his hands are 8 inches. My uncle is 6'4 and his hands are 10 inches 😓

bro, height is not even important when playing basketball.... when you wanna play, then play...

i hold the ball using one hand just now 😅😅

I'm only 10 and 4 ft 10 and I can palm a basketball but I have small hands

My hands (about 6.3 inches long) are smaller than his hands. I tried but it didn't work on me. Please help me.

I have really big hands so I can do this easy no problem..

6ft with 7 in hands smh. Fuck genetics lol I just wanna dunk man I dont care about nothing else. But imma keep practicing I just want to dunk on my friends

my ball is a 29.5 size but I been using it outdoors. and it has like a chalky feeling. and also when I put my 3 fingers on one lace. my thumb doesent meet the other lace any suggestions?

im 13 and my hands are bigger than his (8 inch) but i still cant palm the ball for more than a few seconds, are kids hands different???

my tiny asian fingers hurt but i'll keep at it. thanks for the tips. some other videos don't give tips to train and just let you know how to do it.

sure.... thats what they all say about small hands.

Ty for the exercises

great tips! thanks

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Do a 7.2 inches long is long for a 13 years old?

This why subscribed because all ur vids help me

thats jacob miller creator of jump manual

Mine are bout 8" and I still can't really palm it.

Dre, are you training with Jacob Hiller?

dude i have 6 inches hand length wtf do i do

Mine are 6.5 and I am built like a bodybuilder. Everything about me is big but my freaking hands.

I have a basketball that's rubber

me clearing my throat?

it helps to dunk thats about it.

I can palm it alright till i get up to dunk and then i lose it right when i try to throw the ball through the rim. If i could only hold on I would be a consistent dunker instead of just when im lucky. I wont be able to throw it down in a game till im consistant.

you ain't Dre Baldwin BABY!!!!!

I want to see that dude dunking

No the hell u cant stop lying

im asian ...can i palm a basketball cuz u know how asians play right???

How do you make the ball looks so stable in your hands? I can palm the basketball but when I wanna walk with the basketball in my palms, it falls off.

wait this aint no Dre???

I'm almost 14 and my hands are 7.5 inches but the problem I have is I can't palm it because my finger tips are weak

My hand is 8'' by 81/2'' and the only ball I can't palm is a full sized all surface ball (not grippy)

My hands are 7.5 inches. I can't palm basketball because my hands are sweat

EAT UR VEGGIES :)

I have 8.5 inch hands and can palm 29.5 in. ball horizontal, facedown anything. I'm also 5'11" and 13 yrs. i just tried today and found out i can do it.

Dre how tall are you and i dont get how your not in the nba you would beast people

same ball i got

very informative and helpful! thanks for the tips! :)

I can actually palm the ball, my problem is, whenever I do sports I have really sweaty hands. As a result it's nearly impossible to palm the ball without it sliding off my fingers. What should I do? :S

Thanks alot dre this was so useful and plays a huge part in helping get higher when dunking.

Dre, how much of the day do you spend on average in the gym or playing ball?

it does help depending on a position you play in..............

Thanks man! Im 11 and can palm a basketball, but not consistently any help?

I know that, i just want to see him dunking, he probably has amazing vertical

Do you have any video specifically on behind the back passing? Link please!

Do you think palming the basketball exercises help ball handling?

Ive been doing these drills casually for like 8 months, few times every week and ive gotten only small progress on palming a basketball... Is it because of my inconsistent practicing or what? And a thing I noticed in practice, when we did some core excersices with a big heavy gym ball, after that the basketball felt very easy to palm.

My thumb can't seem to reach one of the panels while my fingers are touching the panel. Can you help me? My hand is around 8 inches

Thx

i thought everyone could palm a basketball

I am 6'1" with 8.5" hands, and I can palm the ball pretty easily but I think the most important thing is having a big hand span rather than hand length, mine is 10" so It helps a lot

Lmao i'm 6'4 with 7,5 inch hand length

How do people palm a basketball without using the pannels?

I assume these exercises will help with palming a handball, because I can't even do that I need to be able to.

banana peels .. who the **** comes up with these names

How to palm a basketball if I'm a kid 10 years old

that video is in Mexico SME's gym

may hands are 4 inch :(

Got any tutorials on how to get fast handles or dribbles?

I have 8 inch long hands and came here to get my handles

Thans man it really work. Love u man

Do you think someone can be a phenomenal basketball player without being able to palm a basketball?

This is why I subscribed because all your vids help me

But it solves the myth of small hands cant grip a bball

this guy helped with the jump manual, dre knows him

I have the exact same ball, so i have no excuse :)

amazing :XXXXXXX pro true pro thank you

ayy dude thanks fo dis i gt 7.7 inches hands 17 n 5'9 n finally gt it

About how many days did it take you to palm a basketball?

also try to not crack your knuckles because it weakens your grip.

I feel like it's almost a necessity for me to use my pinky. Should I train the palm by using my pinky or without it?

Hey, just wondering what Nike ball is that? I would like to buy a new ball and this one looks really comfortable and has good features.

This is the best video about palming basketball

Ur telling me that my hands are a little bigger then yours and I can palm it with one hand damn son