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Great video Just wanted to add 4 key factors that he forgot to mention 1. You must get it stuck in your head that quarterback is a rotational athlete, similar to golfers, baseball players when either throwing or hitting a baseball, tennis players and boxers. You want the get this stuck in your head because all throwing a football is, is weight transfer from the ground all the way to the moment you release the ball. We accomplish this weight transfer by rotating. Just how golfers rotate to hit a golf ball, just how tennis players rotate to hit a tennis ball, just how baseball players rotate to either hit or throw a base ball, and just how a boxer throws a punch. 2. It all starts with a short front stride slightly opening up towards your target you want to make sure you slightly open up towards your target as this will allow your hips to open up. If you over stride this can cause your weight to shift forward causing you the be unbalanced and lose power when you release the ball as well as causing your weight the shift forward like he mentioned in the video. You don’t want this because you want to keep your weight under you so you can transfer it into ur hips then into your arm. 3. Maintaining leveled shoulders as you throw. This is important because not only does it help with reaching extension but it keeps you balanced and allows your body to rotate better and more effortlessly. Having a short front stride will help you maintain leveled shoulders. One way to practice this is to just try and move your head as little as possible when you throw. 4. The importance of reaching full extension of your arm as you release the ball. This is very important because it also helps you get the nose of the ball pointing forward as you release it which helps with a better spiral and better accuracy but it also gives your release that whip affect that allows the ball to release with high velocity while also looking effortless. You want to transfer as much power as possible into the ball when you throw it so reaching full extension will help with that. If you have ever noticed the ball will kinda sail on you and go up and to the right for right handed QBs this is because you released it early and did not reach extension.
Great comment & great input 🎯
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I’m a 5th grader that’s a girl in the schools football team and I’m the only girl in it, and I watch this so I can maybe throw to and be passed to
Thank you Dimes my throws are looking alot better now.
Love the content! New favorite YTuber for football other than destroying. These videos help me so much as im trying for backup quarterback on our team and I have been watching you for the past month and I have seen dramatic improvement on my throws, so thank you! keep up the work, and keep up the ABSOLUTE DIMES
Glad to hear it, keep goin bro 😭🤝
Thank’s bro this will help me a lot
Hey dimes So as a beginner qb I just want to say you are the person that made me a qb not Patrick Mahomes not Tom Brady so Ty and keep doing your thing
Ty bro 🤝
Hey man really thankful for the videos, keep up the awesome work!
Thank u, I appreciate it! 🤝
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@@dimes. God loves y’all, have a great night or day and be safe, Jesus is King! read the Bible! and Give thanks to God! And credit to God also! and tell others about the Lord our God! the Most High! Amen!
I’m QB in at recess people say I’m good thank you a lot
Thanks so much
Kept providing mechanics breakdowns videos after videos. He’s been properly answering all questions about how to throw a football imo.Tbh a lot of contents in his videos not even being mentioned by my private coach. If you’re a beginner I think this is the right place to get started.
Means a lot bro, thank u 🙏🏽
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I really like your videos ! I am starting flag football next week and I was nervous until i saw all your content. Its just easy to understand when you explain! And your voice is so reassuring, saludos desde méxico 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽 !!
Much appreciated 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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You helped me a lot thanks I am practicing and getting good at throwing😊❤
Love to hear it 😭 keep going 💪
thanks man 🙏
Yessir 🙏
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@Dimes I am a baseball player who loves to throw the football but my spirals are good but I feel like I need more spin on my spiral so what do I do to get more spin
six grade beginner football running back! i watched ur video not even knowing how to hold the football, now i can throw perfect spirals at far distances! thank you for making this!
Love to hear it 🙏 thank u bro
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Yo I just started football and this has really helped me a lot
Thank u bro 🙏 my new video might help as well
Thanks for the great beginners video. Very helpful.
Thank you 🙏
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Thanks bro - from the Uk
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Bro love the videos
God loves y’all, have a great night or day and be safe, Jesus is King! read the Bible! and Give thanks to God! And credit to God also! and tell others about the Lord our God! the Most High! Amen!
Hi I'm a 3rd grader after I'm done with my baseball starting on march when I'm done I'm playing football this really helps a lot thank you
God loves y’all, have a great night or day and be safe, Jesus is King! read the Bible! and Give thanks to God! And credit to God also! and tell others about the Lord our God! the Most High! Amen!
I'm just learning for fun but this vid was insanely helpful. I'll sub
Much appreciated 🙏
Bro the discord Noti sound was messing with me
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same I hate it lmao
qb1 for hs football tournament thanks to you🙏
Proud of u 😭🤝 just the start ‼️
Thank you, for showing me 😊
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As an elementary PE teacher, I have to say this is not beginner information but it’s extremely well thought out. This is definitely intermediate to advanced techniques.
True, maybe not beginner beginner, more meant for those pursuing playing qb rather than just a regular person learning to throw. Thank you for the input though 🙏
Love the content. I am a sophomore thinking of playing/starting to play football next year but still kind of hesitant. Don't know what position I would play, and all the basics like tackling, etc. Any help towards my hesitant decision?❤🔥❤🔥
No hesitation 💯 be decisive. If this is something u really want to do, now is the perfect time to begin studying & practicing daily. Surround yourself with people on the same mission with similar goals & go achieve ‼️
@@dimes. Alright, thanks for the feedback. Will make sure to practice and grind daily, and watch your videos for motivation! 🤟👍🙌
Dimes man I've been watching for a couple of days now and I'm a really big Football fan but unfortunately I'm a South-African🇿🇦 boy and in Grade 8 in a popular school but I will never be able to play the game of Football even though it's all I want to do me and my friends play around during brakes and stuff with a football but it's obviously not the real deal but it's the only way I can play some sort of football I just want to say thanks for all the things you've taught me.
This makes me happy to hear, keep grinding with the bros, u never know what kind of opportunity could come your way if u get good enough 👀🔥
@@dimes. Dimes I'm the bro he's been grinding with and we are currently talking about how awesome it would be if we could be coached by you.We grind every day and watch your vids you have helped us alot with our technical stuff and also just to have fun that means alot thank you.
yo dimes, is the pronation of the forearm similar to what other coaches might call it the wrist flick? Thx for the vids and much love from italy!
Yes, pronation is this wrist flick movement 🙌
@@dimes. thank you very much:)
Omg thank you so much now in better than the person teaching me
My friend
Hey man , I’m left handed and would like to know on how to throw a perfect spiral and accuracy and maybe deep throws
Nice
Hey bro, I really love the channel. Currently I am an 8th grade backup qb. I get about a quarter of the play time each game. I really want to be the starter for Jv next year. A lot of the receivers currently think I'm comparable or better than the current starting qb. We only gave one more game this season, and it's very unlikely that I am going to start that game. A couple of my throws have been recorded by my school and posted to youtube. In the replies, could i link you to some of them and tell you the timestamps to some of my throws? Could you give me a few tips based on them?
Yo can you send I’m trying to see aswell
ill link a video. i was hurt with a rib injury this game tho so i only got a couple throws, but they were both gos, the timestamps are at 48: 20 and 49:30@@wedolittletrolling1997
it wont let me comment the link, but the video title is St. Mark's (TX) vs Fort Worth Country Day 8th grade Football@@wedolittletrolling1997
please tell me what u think bro@@wedolittletrolling1997
For this, people usually sign up on my website & send the clips to me there, but what are the timestamps? I’ll check it out 🤝
Yo, was just wondering, do you generate a lot of power with your arm throughout the motion or use mainly your hips? My throws are really inconsistent and i’m wondering whether I should be using my arm so much
Step one is your weight on the back foot & stepping forward & turner your hips where your where aiming & at the same time using your Arm
It’s all about accelerating your hand through the release. All body movements should be focused on doing this. Your hand must be traveling fastest as the ball leaves your hand
Thank you so much. This helped me a lot
Thanks for teaching me how to throw the football😊 I am a boy
As a person who just likes football and wants to take throwing to the next level, i thank u
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You should do tutorials also for throwing a baseball. I am learning more useful info for throwing mechanics from your football throwing videos than from any baseball tutorial video.
Maybe I’ll try, idk I haven’t thrown a baseball in a long time 😅 might have to tighten up my technique first
Good
Hi dimes. Great video thanks. Me and cousins are doing flag football I haven't thrown a football for months. I completely forgot my form. I'm qb and my arms rusty. I can't throw deep. So I'm hoping this video will help me.
Hope it could help too 🙏
These throwing mechanics are surprisingly similar to throwing in track specifically shotput and discus
Yessir 💯 I threw discuss & there are many elemental similarities, although the positions u get in are slightly different
Yoo dimes I have an anterior pelvic tilt and it’s harder for me to stay tall because I’m launched over and my back is leaning. I’m in 8th grade any tips?
Be deliberate with your base, balance, & posture. You must continuously remind yourself to do it right & visualize what it looks & feels like when you move perfectly 🙌
ay ty bro i got qb1 for my flag football team and first game with this 341 yards 2 td 0 picks
went crazyy ‼‼‼
Same
Hey ! Its me again, I’ve been watching some videos but I want to know what happens to your arms and hands after you throw the ball (you do like a 🤌🏼) and i think that is important (?)
Yes, that’s called pronation. I go more into detail on my spiral video, it’s all about a smooth release 🙌🏽
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The black ops music tho
Do you know any videos of quarter backs throwing a football I wanna try to emulate them
I am working on one & will upload soon 🙏
@@dimes. thanks for answering I wanna try to get better at being a quarterback and no one really believes in me
u recommend the pass back football?
I think it could be a helpful tool if used correctly 💯
Future
"Just let it rip" 💀 but thanks this was actually really helpful, I see these boys at school always playing football and I just watch them, and I'm a girl and I want to show that I'm good enough to play, and they don't let me just because I'm a girl but that does not matter, there are girl teams, but they still don't, so I've been practicing with my dad and my brother to be ready but this was extremely helpful! 😊😊
Glad to hear! Plenty of girls are getting into it nowadays. Hope my content can help u excel past some of those boys 💪
Hey, thank you bro I’m in 1st grade and I really needed help. (I’m joking chill)
What 😂
If dines were to be a q in the nfl he will be great
Ty bro 🤝
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i throw good throws but i’m too hard with it sometimes but i played qb freshman year
Gotta have that touch
after i throw i wrap my arm around other side of my body instead of extending it out in front of me which i think is straining my shoulder. any tips on how to fix this?
Gotta build strength & mobility through those ranges of motion in your shoulder so u can prime it to handle the stress of decelerating your arm 🙏
@@dimes. bet appreciate it
I’m a junior in highschool 😂
I back up then take 2 steps forward real quick then let the ball fly
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I'm a 5th grade boy and I'm on my school football team to and I need to get better with my spiral
Vid this weekend ‼️
I’m playing QB in flag football games and I found it hard to complete all the sequences cuz there’s no pocket in flag football and it contains lots of dodging before the pass. How can I shorten the whole process and how can I pass during some movements?? Thanks!
The more efficient you are, the more concise these movements are. I like to study the off platform throws Mahomes always makes. You can see how he is mechanically sound with the most important elements of the throw, allowing him to still create leverage & make awkward throws
@@dimes. thanks! i'll click on some Mahomes clips to learn!
Tysm I was throwing badly until I saw this
Yessir 🫡
btw could you show me how i can throw harder without making squiggly spirals? @@dimes.
yooo are these qb mechanics studies?
My personal studies I guess
I can throw the football and make it spiral while it’s going up into the air, but stops spiraling once it hits the highest point and makes its way down by almost dropping to the receiver. What might be the problem? I really want to make varsity this year. Plz help😭😭
Could be spin rate? Hard to say tbh. Make sure you are pronating through the release
hey how do u not get arm pain
video soon
@@dimes. thanks
I have a son who's started training, I've never played or watched Football so this is an incredibly useful breakdown on the movements so I can learn to throw and help him practice
Glad to hear it🙏 wish u both the best
Dimes I know how to thorw a left hand spiral
👀 how did u teach yourself that?
@@dimes.Yep one i was just thorwing the ball then i therw a spiral out of nowhere and i saw where my fingers were and stuff.
Blud predicted the super bowl when showing Mahomes and purdys throw style 💀
NFL sent me the script 🤣
Very early
Ty for being here🤝
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Bro I can catch like a crazy wide receiver but can’t throw 😭
I’m not gonna lie, im pushing 30 and have never been taught how to play football, never had my father around to teach me, and in school I was too reserved and introverted to join the team, I was also super scared all my friends on the team would find out I was trash and couldn’t even throw a ball….at almost thirty I really regret not pushing myself
There’s a lot of kids out there that need to hear that. I trust that if given the opportunity u can be that spark to a kid that doesn’t have anyone to push them. U turn that experience into a W by learning from it & helping someone in a similar situation 🙏
Yo dimes how far do you think a 12 - 13 year old should be able to throw that plays and doesn’t play football
15-20 if they don’t play, 20-30 if they play, 30-40 if they are a qb
Bro I’m in 5th
Will, I'm not in football my auntie is putting me in football, and my dimes are looking a lot better, thank you for showing me.
Love to hear it, keep going 🙏
Are you sure that you lift your back leg
Yeah. Watch Tom Brady highlights. It’s only an issue if it’s causing inaccuracy or poor sequencing
Good stuff!☺️🥹😀
Thank you! 🙏
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My dawg Skyler 🤝
I just don’t want my friends to make fun of me
Greatness is always misunderstood
If you wanna throw a bullet do a tomahawk chop.
That’s one way to think about it 🤷🏻♂️
bruh
That fact that he used Purdy and Patrick Mahomes as examples and 2024 their going against each other in the Super Bowl!!
Facts that’s crazy 😂🎯
Patrick Mahomes 2.0
its just the weight room tbh
Naaaa
@@dimes. so i have the potential to throw 50 yards?
God loves y’all, have a great night or day and be safe, Jesus is King! read the Bible! and Give thanks to God! And credit to God also! and tell others about the Lord our God! the Most High! Amen!
you think 20 too old?
Never
also this video is to slow please hurry it up
It slow because he wants people to to take time
Yeah he is just helping
I can’t throw. This is why people don’t accept me at school for not being good at anything. And no, you don’t just throw the ball expecting it to spin on its own
u gotta fix your perspective. No more feeling sorry for yourself, grind until u figure it out & don't give up on yourself
@@dimes. thanks
u r not cool😂
this didnt help me man please do better next time
Go watch someone else’s video then 😂 tf
I think you are not good
No one cares 😂
I have a nephew who loves football (9). This is not my sport so thank you man fr
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