Quote:An important consideration here is which part of the football a quarterback puts his fingers on. How is he holding it?

 

It's interesting to note that Terry Bradshaw used an unconventional grip on the football when he throws. I remember seeing a television special on this years back, and it showed that Bradshaw would put his index finger along the seam of the ball, with just the last two fingers of his hand on the laces. What this does is it moves the "grip" duty of the hand to just the thumb and middle finger, and the index finger is used more for accuracy than anything else.

 

If you have a football around, try this grip; it's pretty difficult to do! But, with the index finger located like that, you can add significant velocity and spin to a pass. And the tighter the spin, the more accurate the pass. Generally speaking of course.

 

Quote:This topic is making me want to measure my hand.

 

Do they measure with the fingers open or closed?

 

It's a measurement taken from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger with the hand opened as wide as possible. It's not a perfect measurement, but it gives a good idea of overall hand size.

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