spiral plz help!

[snap2punt]

Hey wats up im new to the long snappping community and ive been practicing everyday and i cant get a consistent spiral and i think its because i cant find the right grip.
Also.. when i do get a good spiral its either not in the right direction or not long enough plz help

[mattw67]

whatever you do dont give up. that is a very common problem when just beginning learning how to longsnap. my name is matt, i have been longsnapping for 15 years. I have long snapped at the college level and have had several work outs for the NFL and CFL. I now coach special teams at a high school in New Jersey.

When your sprial is not all there, it is because you are getting lazy with your top hand. Top hand pressure on the ball is the key in creating that spiral. A drill I do with my longsnappers is i make them place the ball in front of them and get their grip, then i make them lift the ball up with just their top hand. This allows me to see if they have enough top hand pressure when snapping.

As for the direction of your snap, a drill i like is have a team mate or your dad kneel behind you. Reach your arms back as to simulate your follow through, then have ur team mate or partner put their hands wher your hands where your hands would be. Then repeatidly simulate a live snap, smaking your partners hands. This drill will fix any follow through problems you may be having.

I wish you the best of luck with your snapping. Use these drills every day because just like anything you do in sports, REPITITION IS KEY!!!!!

[BCeagle51]

Yo snap2punt,

Like matt said dont give up and reptition is key. its normal to struggle with your release when starting snapping, its the first step in developing your snap. My favorite snapping drill is simply getting a ball, laying on your back and work on your release by snapping the ball straight up, find a grip that works, dont worry if it doesnt feel natural, repetition can make anything feel natural. Keep a ball in your room and even just having a ball in your hands while you watch tv will help you gain a feel with the ball that can help you find your spiral, the slap drill matt talked is a great drill as well, and it'll train your hands to work in-sync so that they are both coming off the ball together, so if you notice one hand is slapping your dads hand before the other, you know that one hand is coming off to soon, another thing to keep in mind is that you want your hands to finish close together, you almost want to be wrist to wrist, another little drill you can work on without a ball is having someone sitting behind you holding a bungie cord across where your hands finish and while a simulating a snap, reach back and grab the cord with your hands, ideally you want your hands to grab the cord right next to each other this will help train your muscles to keep your wrist and hands together as you finish your release. good luck

snap often bro,

jack