shot or pass

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by rainmaker
How can the ref tell if the throw was a pass or a shot? I'm not being sarcastic, just asking for advice.

Juules, a rule of thumb I used.

If my hand goes up, it's a try.

If it's a shot from beyond the arc, then your hand is automatically going to go up when you see a shot. If your hand didn't go up, then then the "shot trigger" wasn't pulled.