Wilt Chamberlain was one of the greatest foul shooters in basketball history. He shot underhanded because he didn't have to worry about his muscles getting tense or tight. Rickbarry says shooting underhand is a better way to make foul shots. If you're a basketball player and you can't hitch your free throes, you're an incredible liability to your team.
Wilt Chamberlain’s brilliant career was marred by one, deeply inexplicable decision: He chose a shooting technique that made him one of the worst foul shooters in basketball—even though he had tried a better alternative. Why do smart people do dumb things?
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