Can you dunk??

Pathetic and unbelievable someone would neg me because I said I could at one time dunk a tennis ball.

:oldlol:

Wow, e-ga'z is that mad, that i-LL that someone else got hop'is'z and they don't. I can probably barely even get the rim these days. I wonder how pissed off dude (whoever negged me) would be if I could actually dunk an actual basketball? Probably slit my throat if they had the opportunity. Being able to dunk and someone else can't ... man, that's entering some mega i-LL hate territory. Next time someone asks you if you can dunk - just say NO. You tell 'em no no matter what; you hear me? Protect ya neck, like the Wu. Don't go chasin' waterfalls and lettin' some ability to jam a tennis ball end up with you on the receiving end of someone's knife.

:facepalm

[QUOTE=Rake2204]I'm not really sure. I don't have enough knowledge in that regard. There's some athletes I have a hard time imagining being higher leapers off two feet than one (James White, for one) but as I said, I don't really know.[/QUOTE]

in HS i used to fly off one foot and could barely jump off two, but since i started lifting it has reversed completely. might have to do with a person's muscle/skeletal structure and their maximum athletic abilities. I guess that might mean for me when im closer to my peak abilities and strength my two foot vert is better. But from what I've seen I have yet to meet someone who started lifting and their one foot vert skyrocketed and their two foot vert plummeted.

[QUOTE=Rake2204]I've found it can be at least somewhat habitual. I went through a phase where I decided I liked two-foot dunking's style best, so I focused on that and my one-leg leaping suffered. It took some concentrated reps and workouts to get myself comfortable with dunking off one leg again a few years later.

Also, I think some people just have a natural disposition. Consider Jason Richardson, one of the greatest dunkers of all-time when he's leaping off two feet, but strangely pedestrian when trying to jump off one.[/QUOTE]
I like 2-foot style better too, but right-left combination like VC contrary to Richardson left-right, that's for right handed players/dunks of course.
Kinda ironic that I'm a 1-footed jumper who can only jump with left-right combination off 2 feet :oldlol:

[QUOTE=Josh]Pathetic and unbelievable someone would neg me because I said I could at one time dunk a tennis ball.

:oldlol:

Wow, e-ga'z is that mad, that i-LL that someone else got hop'is'z and they don't. I can probably barely even get the rim these days. I wonder how pissed off dude (whoever negged me) would be if I could actually dunk an actual basketball? Probably slit my throat if they had the opportunity. Being able to dunk and someone else can't ... man, that's entering some mega i-LL hate territory. Next time someone asks you if you can dunk - just say NO. You tell 'em no no matter what; you hear me? Protect ya neck, like the Wu. Don't go chasin' waterfalls and lettin' some ability to jam a tennis ball end up with you on the receiving end of someone's knife.

:facepalm[/QUOTE]

no need to get mad lol. i doubt they negged u cuz u could dunk, probably saw u only had 1 green bar and would be funny putting a 2007 into red lol. same thing happened to me

[QUOTE=jamal99]I like 2-foot style better too, but right-left combination like VC contrary to Richardson left-right, that's for right handed players/dunks of course.
Kinda ironic that I'm a 1-footed jumper who can only jump with left-right combination off 2 feet :oldlol:[/QUOTE]I went through my primary two feet phase in high school and it sucked. It was cool to pull off in practice and in layup lines, but as a left-right two foot leaper standing at 6'3'', I mostly squandered my in-game dunking opportunities. Trying to set my feet on high speed breakaways was a mess and it often allowed defenders to catch up and make a play or commit a foul (if I didn't slip on the court trying too hard to set my feet at full speed).

In contrast, switching back over to being a one foot primary dunker after high school was a life changer. For a guy my size, it's tough to beat the ability to blaze into the open floor and elevate at high speed without breaking stride. My in-game dunks absolutely sky-rocketed when I made the change. I still like dunking off two feet in practice, but the only time I really pull that off in-game is if I've somehow found myself dangerously alone in the front court, usually off of a really bad turnover, thus allowing me to mosey in and finish however I want. I'd say the in-game one-foot:two foot dunk ratio for me at this point is 35:1

Edit: Maybe the ratio is a little smaller than that. I forgot any tip dunks or oops I throw down (quite rarely) still tend to come off of two-foot plants.

[QUOTE=Rake2204]I went through my primary two feet phase in high school and it sucked. It was cool to pull off in practice and in layup lines, but as a left-right two foot leaper standing at 6'3'', I mostly squandered my in-game dunking opportunities. Trying to set my feet on high speed breakaways was a mess and it often allowed defenders to catch up and make a play or commit a foul (if I didn't slip on the court trying too hard to set my feet at full speed).

In contrast, switching back over to being a one foot primary dunker after high school was a life changer. For a guy my size, it's tough to beat the ability to blaze into the open floor and elevate at high speed without breaking stride. My in-game dunks absolutely sky-rocketed when I made the change. I still like dunking off two feet in practice, but the only time I really pull that off in-game is if I've somehow found myself dangerously alone in the front court, usually off of a really bad turnover, thus allowing me to mosey in and finish however I want. I'd say the in-game one-foot:two foot dunk ratio for me at this point is 35:1

Edit: Maybe the ratio is a little smaller than that. I forgot any tip dunks or oops I throw down (quite rarely) still tend to come off of two-foot plants.[/QUOTE]

yea you'll never pull off a left-right two foot dunk on a break with someone chasing you. The extra step is all it takes to either get blocked or put yourself in serious danger. I was always taught if someone is trailing you always jump off one foot and always dunk with two hands.

[QUOTE=Burgz V2]yea you'll never pull off a left-right two foot dunk on a break with someone chasing you. The extra step is all it takes to either get blocked or put yourself in serious danger. I was always taught if someone is trailing you always jump off one foot and always dunk with two hands.[/QUOTE]Yeah, no one ever taught me that. I started off as a one-foot dunker then once I developed the ability to dunk off two feet, I liked the feeling of being able to hang on the rim with two hands more easily. So I did that so much that I kind of lost the ability to dunk off one foot my junior and senior years. I hadn't quite put the "left foot-right foot vs. right foot-left foot" puzzle together at that point. I just figured two foot dunking was two foot dunking.

I will say, since high school, I've always preferred one foot, one hand when a defender was trailing. I tend to reserve the one foot two-handers for when I know I'll be able to elevate and finish without being disrupted. Having two hands up there seems to make my body a lot more vulnerable to contact and tough falls, especially when jumping off one foot. The one hand finish gives me more stability and a higher peak point.

I'm 6'8". Be pretty pathetic if I couldn't. :oldlol:

[QUOTE=Burgz V2]yea you'll never pull off a left-right two foot dunk on a break with someone chasing you. The extra step is all it takes to either get blocked or put yourself in serious danger. I was always taught if someone is trailing you always jump off one foot and always dunk with two hands.[/QUOTE]
My left-right 2 footed jump is much quicker than right-left, but still very slow I guess lol.
If someone is trailing, all you need to do is to dunk it quick. I got my shit blocked one time when I crossed a guy and went for a one-handed dunk off 1 foot totally casual, like I was alone in the practice. Guy just tipped it out of my hand...

i will definitely try to transition to 1 foot now, but will still keep my 2 foot gather, since it is important for blocks, rebounds, and you can get up really high if you're in the clear

I can't even touch the rim. I'm 5' 6", Damn unathletic genes.

Used to be 3 inches or so from putting down a windmill. Put on 15-20 lbs in the last 4 months and can barely dunk now. :oldlol:

[QUOTE=ace23]Used to be 3 inches or so from putting down a windmill. Put on 15-20 lbs in the last 4 months and can barely dunk now. :oldlol:[/QUOTE]

How tall are you? What's your height? I'm 5'8 so at one time being able to dunk a tennis ball wasn't too bad, considering I'm white.

:lol

[QUOTE=Josh]How tall are you? What's your height? I'm 5'8 so at one time being able to dunk a tennis ball wasn't too bad, considering I'm white.

:lol[/QUOTE]
I'm 6'1

[QUOTE=ace23]I'm 6'1[/QUOTE]


what did u do to increase your vert homie

Can't quite dunk, technically have kinda of like Dwight Howards Freethrow line dunk, just the ball hit the rim and rolled up and in, but I am almost there to being able to put it in with two hands because not strong enough to palm a basketball, but thats what I get for being 6 foot 125 :lol

[QUOTE=miggyme1]what did u do to increase your vert homie[/QUOTE]
Jump a lot (everyday) and squat occasionally, maybe twice a week.

Easily:D

[QUOTE=blazersfan52]but thats what I get for being 6 foot 125 :lol[/QUOTE]


:eek: Did Manute Bol shrink a foot and a half?

[QUOTE=D.J.]:eek: Did Manute Bol shrink a foot and a half?[/QUOTE]
I'm white so no... :lol But I do affect a lot of shots because of long arms :rockon:

[QUOTE=blazersfan52]I'm white so no... :lol But I do affect a lot of shots because of long arms :rockon:[/QUOTE]

i consider myself pretty skinny at 6 foot 155 lol, but i'd look like a skeleton if i were 125 lol. you sure you're not counting your height in shoes? cuz i'm pretty sure i'm 6'1 in shoes (maybe even 6'2)

dunk and palm a basketball.

[QUOTE=Underballer]i consider myself pretty skinny at 6 foot 155 lol, but i'd look like a skeleton if i were 125 lol. you sure you're not counting your height in shoes? cuz i'm pretty sure i'm 6'1 in shoes (maybe even 6'2)[/QUOTE]
Always got shoes off when ever I am measuring, I come from a family that my parents were real skinny when they were younger, and both my great grandpas were skinny their entire lifes, so ya I am pretty sure:lol

Dunked for the first time in 2 years yesterday despite 2 knee procedures in those two years. Being 2m/6'6-7" certainly helped but if I was any shorter, I wouldn't have been able to get that elevation with my knee.

been practicing my one leg jump recently, and for some reason i jump higher off 1 leg WITH a basketball. weird huh? maybe im just programmed to do it from practicing doing layups and stuff. for 2 leg jumping, its the opposite though, i can get a lot higher off an alley oop

[QUOTE=blazersfan52]I'm white so no... :lol But I do affect a lot of shots because of long arms :rockon:[/QUOTE]


If your 6' 125lbs I'm surprised your hand hasn't been shattered as you block a shot.

I can do a 180 off one foot on a nerf hoop. that sounds lame to you but the nerf hoop is 11 feet up. that sounds impressive to you but i'm jumping off a trampoline. that sounds lame to you but the trampoline is on fire and over a pit of alligators

I can touch the rim, But i cannot palm the ball. I can do a tap board.

I can dunk in a 11 feet rim.

[QUOTE=oarabbus]If your 6' 125lbs I'm surprised your hand hasn't been shattered as you block a shot.[/QUOTE]
Surprisingly I don't get hurt often, other than a few bumps and bruises I am most of the time on 100% other than small nagging things that happen to everyone. But I've almost dunked it as of late but my ankle I rolled it and have played on it three times and hurt it worse everytime since then and still getting easy rim grab two handed.

anybody ever try those jump soles? any luck? are you white?

sometimes I think it would be better to just know you'll never dunk so you could work on your below the rim game in peace, not always be jumping and tyring to touch higher things, trying to just push the ball through the basket instead of throwing it in

but to give a straight answer for once, no, I can't dunk a regulation basketball on a regulation goal

[QUOTE=Al Thorton]anybody ever try those jump soles? any luck? are you white?[/QUOTE]My brother's friend left his Strength Shoes at our house for a few months, like, 15 years ago. I went hard on them for a while. They weren't magical, as in, they didn't boost my vert five inches in two weeks, but I did feel like they activated and worked muscles quickly and readily.

[img]http://www.strength-shoes.com/images/strength-shoes-old-model.jpg[/img]

Anyone ever tried out the APL shoes for dunking? Any gains?

[QUOTE=Al Thorton]anybody ever try those jump soles? any luck? are you white?[/QUOTE]

I hate when people use white as an excuse

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=003GZXkT8z4&safe=active[/url]

im 6 foot 185lbs (i think thats 85kg) cant even touch the damn rim on a 10 foot hoop. Its so annoying. lucky im a good shooter

im 5'9 but have a short wingspan so probably im like a 5'7 person. I only touched the rim once, but I get rim connector easily. (That was in the teens though, dont know bout now) I believed I can jump pretty well but the short wingspan was killing me lol, most of the time Im off a couple inches only.

Of course I can dunk. I just choose not to.

Just now getting able to head out to the courts after a lonnnnng winter. 30 years old, but still doing alright.

[img]http://makeagif.com/media/4-26-2014/LUHwR3.gif[/img]

Sidenote, any better gif-making sites out there? Gifninja used to be awesome, but it shut down. Now I can only find ones where you animate jpgs or ones that have really poor framerates.

[QUOTE=Rake2204]Just now getting able to head out to the courts after a lonnnnng winter. 30 years old, but still doing alright.

[img]http://makeagif.com/media/4-26-2014/LUHwR3.gif[/img]

Sidenote, any better gif-making sites out there? Gifninja used to be awesome, but it shut down. Now I can only find ones where you animate jpgs or ones that have really poor framerates.[/QUOTE]

nice dude. what have you been doing to maintain your vertical? try using imgur btw.