<p>Thanks airforce. Now if we can just figure out what the heck Christcorp is talking about without my giving technical advice. Warning: I am no expert on basketball throwing but would like for someone who had a great throw tell us how they did it. Cc, are you using side arm and straight arm a synonymous terms. I don’t think anyone can get any distance from a short stop type throw. Quick delivery is more the emphasis here than distance. I hope your ALO was also incorrect in not allowing the hand over the head during the delivery. The best throws I have seen involve rotating the upper torso 90d in the direction of the throwing hand, palming the ball as far behind the body as possible. Uncoiling the torso to 90d in the opposite direction while simultaneously throwing the ball, with the hand following through in the direction of the flight of the ball, seems to work best. I used to pitch, am quite tall, and have long fingers. At 60 yrs of age, I can walk outside right now and do 75’. What I personally do is keep as much of a straight arm as possible and allow the ball to roll out on my fingers, getting even more momentum, and allow a wrist action while releasing. But like Cc says, individual technique is where it is at.</p>