Calming the ball means controlling the bounce to keep it straight ahead, although this may not always be the case, especially if the ball is moving fast, the theory is to try to hold the ball right in the center of the holder, which I've demonstrated in my post.

I have to satisfy myself before posting, at least I read it again up to 3 times, and correct if there are words that don't feel right.

So I'm not very good at writing with time constraints. Is this a weakness?