SportimeMax Hands-On Basketball, 28-1/2 Inch The SportimeMax Hands-On Basketball teaches the art of shooting to both right and left handed children. Striped in bright contrasting panels of high-optic orange and yellow, which renders positive feedback of the rearward rotation of a correctly released ball. Ball also has graphically designed hand outlines for right and left handed people to indicate hand positioning for proper shooting. Measures 28-1/2 inches. The "off hand" for righties is presented in red, as is the thumb and pinkie positions on the "shooting hand" Black is used to indicate all common hand contact positions (finger tips on the "off hands" and the middle three fingers and palm on "shooting hands") A great learning tool for young athletes Designed by Chris Hass at age 9 to teach the art of shooting a basketball