How to play Hoop Flick
Hoop Flick is a one-touch basketball game. The hoop hangs on the right, drawn from the side just like a real backboard, rim, and net. To shoot, press anywhere to grab the ball — it appears right under your finger — then drag back and release. It works like a slingshot: pull down and to the left, and the ball launches up and to the right. Because you place the ball wherever you press, you always have room to pull back and can pick your own angle on the court.
While you drag, a live aim hint shows the shot forming — a short trail of dots curves out along the ball’s predicted path, and an arrow grows to show how much power you are loading. The farther you pull, the harder the shot, up to full power. Read the arc, release, and watch the ball fly.
The ball obeys real arcs and bounces. It can rattle in off the rim, bank in off the backboard, or drop straight through the net without touching a thing. Every made basket also nudges the hoop to a new height and distance, so no two shots are the same.
Scoring: distance, swishes, and streaks
Three things multiply your score, and the biggest is distance. Just like a real 2-pointer versus a 3-pointer, the farther your launch spot is from the hoop, the more each basket is worth — and distance is measured diagonally, so a shot from low and wide counts as far as one from straight across. You can’t shoot from point blank: get too close to the rim and the ball won’t place there, so every basket earns its range.
- Distance sets the base value: 2 (close), 3 (long), 4 (deep).
- A clean swish — through the net without grazing rim or board — doubles it.
- Every basket in a row raises a combo multiplier, up to ×5.
They stack, so a long clean streak is where the points explode:
| Shot | Base | Swish | Combo | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close bank | 2 | — | ×1 | 2 |
| Deep bank | 4 | — | ×1 | 4 |
| Long swish | 3 | ×2 | ×2 | 12 |
| Deep swish | 4 | ×2 | ×5 | 40 |
Hit three baskets in a row and you go on fire — the ball glows and every deep swish is worth a small fortune. One miss resets the multiplier to zero, so the tension is in deciding whether to play it safe up close or back up and hunt the big deep swish.
Three misses and you’re out
You start with three shots to spare. Every attempt that fails to score — an airball, a brick off the rim, or a shot that sails out of bounds — costs one. Lose all three and the game is over. Your best score is saved per difficulty in your browser, and a final grade from S down to F rewards a big-scoring run.
Tips and strategy
- Back up for points. The distance tag above the ball (2PT / LONG / DEEP) updates as you place your shot — the farther out you launch, the bigger the base value.
- Aim for the swish. Rim and bank shots keep your streak alive, but only clean makes double the value. A deep swish on a hot streak is the highest score in the game.
- Use the dots, not luck. The predicted arc tells you the launch angle instantly. Line the start of the arc toward the rim, then tune the power with pull distance.
- Higher, farther hoops need more arc. A steeper, higher shot drops into the net more cleanly than a flat line drive that clangs off the front rim.
- Bank it when unsure. A soft shot off the backboard target square is a reliable way to protect a long streak when a direct swish looks risky.
- Pick your difficulty. Easy keeps a wide rim close to home; Normal and Hard shrink the rim and send the hoop roaming the court for higher-value, higher-risk shots.