In Reply to: How to throw a football, with Tom Brady posted by ClockBlocker on June 01, 2025 at 08:45:05
to put spin on the ball "so you're really popping your wrist at the end." It looks like a screwball motion at the end of his throw. Steve Young didn't know how to properly throw a football when he got to BYU, he was primarily a running QB in HS, and the coaches wanted to switch him over to play DB. Young was 8th on BYU's QB depth chart at that time. But "Everyday he stayed after practice and studied Jim McMahon, watching him work out. He studied all his techniques and finally learned how to throw a football correctly. Young describes the release of the ball as similar to throwing a screwball pitch..."