There's A Very Good Argument This Is The Way It Should Be Done

The UNDERHAND FREETHROW IS BACK!!#NBACHINA pic.twitter.com/Pxn5VTBIDg

— Kenny Smith (@TheJetOnTNT) October 12, 2016

The great Malcolm Gladwell had a podcast this summer discussing that, from a physically logistical standpoint, the underhand free throw gives a person much less chance of error, and he brought in the great Rick Barry to explain.

The fact that the underhand free throw isn't used today can basically be traced to one thing: People are fearful of being made fun of.