I was listening to a story about the famous basketball player Rick Barry and his underhanded free throw shot that he made popular back in the day. It was a great story that he told about why he developed his underhanded toss and how it became a force for his team’s free throw points. He recounted for the reporter that his underhanded toss never took off in the big leagues because of the simple fact that no one wanted to be seen as doing a “granny shot.” Imagine being so cowed by others that many basketball players would not even […]
