How to throw a perfect sprial with a football?

Khalid: How to throw a perfect sprial with a football?
Some times it feels like I don’t have a good control of the football. And the ball feels really hard to throw and grip. I changed me grip a few times but I seem to still struggle with throwing a football beautifully. Any former quarterbacks who can give me any tips on throwing a football?

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Answer by Jimm Powerz
there are a few things.
1. you have to have correct fingering. for me (I am 6’3, so I probably have bigger hands than normal) I put my ring finger on the 3rd strap and my small finger on the 1st strap. just put your fingers where your index finger won’t be further than half way from the 1st strap to the end of the football.
2. get your footwork down. learn to do a 3-step drop, put the ball in the right place, follow through, etc.
3. there are probably some videos on Youtube you can search up, look up “how to throw a football” or something like that.
4. just practice. practice makes perfect.

Answer by Don’t Hate

they r kind of cheesy, but they work. i suggest the 1st one

Answer by i am cool
step 1
Have a light grip but not too light or not too hard, as gripping too hard will cause decreased ball control and can affect the release. Grip the football on the belly of the ball with your index finger on the ball seam making a “L” shape with your index finger and thumb, but if you cant do it, get as close as you can.

step 2
Hold the ball up near your right shoulder if you’re right-handed, or left shoulder if you’re left-handed. You will know if you’re right-handed or left-handed by the way you hold a pen. If you still don’t know, then ask your parents or a football coach. You will have a much quicker release, which will give a defender less time to react to your throw.

step 3
Keep your eyes on the target, your shoulders nearly parallel to the target and your pivot/plant foot pointing nearly at the target you intend to throw to. (Your pivot foot is the opposite side of your throwing arm.)

step 4
Make the throwing motion circular, about a half circle from top to finish; think of centripetal effect, with the release being at the top of the arc. The longer the radius of the circle, the faster you will be able to throw the ball (i.e. the further you extend your arm from your shoulder, the more velocity you can achieve with less arm speed).

step 5
Shift your weight nearly evenly at the release. 60% of your weight will be on your front foot at release. As you get more comfortable slinging it around, you will be able to step into your throws. A good QB will need to step into his throw to complete a 20 yd sideline pass.

step 6
Use the rotation of your shoulders timed well with the throwing motion of your arm to generate the force needed to achieve great velocity throwing.

step 7
Find your release point. Footballs tend to sail through the air quite well when a decent amount of spin has been imparted on it. A certain release point will generally be good enough to cover 5-15 yds, a slightly higher release will rocket the ball 15-25 yds and so on and so forth. Your release is like a follow-through; so when you let go of the ball, you point with your finger at what you are throwing to.

A three quarter release is generally a very easy way to throw.
Remember to follow through with your arm fully to the hip opposite of your throwing arm. If released properly the ball will drill through the air.
To throw a deep ball, just change the launch angle. A perfectly thrown deep ball will nose dive beautifully at its peak.

there are other bits of advice like tips, and warnings and related things to this etc. on
https://www.wikihow.com/Throw-a-Football