How Do You Toss the Ball (Opening Tip)?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by APG

That is how I've also been taught to practice jump balls.

I do that, more for a height reference than accuracy. Another technique is to practice the toss directly over the intersection of two lines on the court. Try to have the ball land exactly on the X. If you're within a few inches, the toss is very straight....even more so than tossing the ball up into the basket.