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Probably been a year since I played and a couple years since I've thrown a good dunk down but I'm starting to feel the itch again. I turn 25 this year so I figure the clock is ticking until father time starts to really interfere with my athleticism.
Finally started going to the gym and doing some real workouts and shootarounds with the goal of dunking this summer. My goal is to really throw one down in traffic this year.
I could dunk from when i was 17 till i was about 26. I was never an every single time i tried to dunk it was going in guy, but i was pretty consistently about 75% in non contested dunks(i never really tried to dunk on people) 29 now and carrying an extra few lbs now so cant do it anymore. Can barely grab the rim these days. Still block a few shots though.
Nope, and never could. I could grab the rim, but that is it.
[QUOTE=Burgz V2]i know what you mean. I've been dealing with a hamstring strain for the past 2 months. I'm a left footed jumper and it's my left leg that's injured. i can still get up high enough but my landings are still shaky so I've been forced to two foot jump most of the time now. I still have a pretty good two foot vert but it takes away all my opportunities for a dunk because the extra step allows the help to come over.
it takes a while for the confidence to come back, and I feel as though once it does come back, you usually injure yourself again and start that cycle over :lol[/QUOTE]
I'm in a similar position, but it's not hamstring, it's above it, like butt cheek. It doesn't hurt from playing, but it starts when I try to jump off my left leg. So I'm finishing my layups with as low pressure on my left leg as possible.
Last Sunday I went for a dunk of left leg thinking how it didn't hurt in a while so it must be gone and pain ****ed me so I switched it to layup which I missed and we lost the game mostly because of that...
[QUOTE=Burgz V2]i know what you mean. I've been dealing with a hamstring strain for the past 2 months. I'm a left footed jumper and it's my left leg that's injured. i can still get up high enough but my landings are still shaky so I've been forced to two foot jump most of the time now. I still have a pretty good two foot vert but it takes away all my opportunities for a dunk because the extra step allows the help to come over.
it takes a while for the confidence to come back, and I feel as though once it does come back, you usually injure yourself again and start that cycle over :lol[/QUOTE]Weird, I've honestly been dealing with a hamstring strain as well. Certainly not a serious injury, and one I hardly notice in regular life, but the moment I begin trying to stride out for a one-footed explosive takeoff, it feels like it wants to rip. For as non-severe as it feels, it's sure taking a while to heal itself.
Your second paragraph has a lot of truth to it as well, ha.
I have before, legit 2 handed dunk on a 10 foot rim, 2 times in a row, been like a month and a half, haven't done one since, gotten close, I am 6 feet tall with a wing span of like 6'4 last I measured, I weigh 140 lbs, can't palm the ball, but I pretty much always get the needed height with one or two hands, I just don't have the confidence to put it down I guess.
been working on my jump and i can attest to that its easier to dunk off 1 foot than 2. especially off the dribble with the ball in your hands too, off 2 you really need a good arm swing, and thats inhibited when youre holding the ball. theres less of a difference if you lob the ball to yourself though, but i still feel like i can stretch out a bit higher off 1
[QUOTE=Underballer]been working on my jump and i can attest to that its easier to dunk off 1 foot than 2. especially off the dribble with the ball in your hands too, off 2 you really need a good arm swing, and thats inhibited when youre holding the ball. theres less of a difference if you lob the ball to yourself though, but i still feel like i can stretch out a bit higher off 1[/QUOTE]
I agree. Most small players I know who can dunk are doing it off 1 foot. For the reason you mentioned. Unfortunately I'm a 2 foot jumper and I simply can't jump with the ball in my hands because I really need that full arm swing. So I have to try it with a lob to myself. Last night I almost put one down. Unfortunately the ball rattled out. :mad: That would have been my very first dunk ever. I really hope I'll make one soon...
if u have to emphasize dunking 2 times in a row successfully that ain't dunking lol or u are pretty much borderline not able to dunk.
at my peak i can touch 11'4. I'm 6'1.5. Could do 180, dunk from behind dotted line..dunk from standstill (and i'm a 1 foot jumper). Can dunk very effortlessly.
But i'm 33 now haven't tried dunking for like 2 years and rarely exercise lol.
Easily
6'ish got a 34 inch verti:applause: :applause:
heres somethin i posted from the ISH challenge and nah i dont jump off both feet or do 2 handers in game
[IMG]http://i61.tinypic.com/5uqtfr.gif[/IMG]
the vid i was drillin other stuff with my team but the link has personal info on it so im not postin youtube
Yup but I worked my ass off to get it one summer. In NY there are literally parks everywhere so from 12-9 I balled/biked all day. That was my prime summer. I was going into my junior year and there was no way I was going to let the new kids on varsity take my starting spot (I played vars sophmore year but wasnt a starter since the SG was a senior who beat my ass daily). After a month of intense training I decided why dont I try to touch rim and I touched it. I had no idea I had bounce like that because during the season I could just clap. By October I was throwing it down.
What a summer
But believe me I really really worked hard for it. Like at least 25-35 miles a day. I probably switched parks 6-7 times throughout the day. Alternating to parks where I can get good games, and parks where I could just practice by myself.
Also stopped smoking. At night I would just drink or pop stupid shit with my un athletic boys
Not anymore for sure, but back in high school when I played basketball everyday. 6'1" without shoes. I didn't have a great vertical leap but I think my long arms helped. They helped me to block shots at my size.
Hit my first dunk last night on 9'10
Tried 10 feet but kept backrimming. Hopefully gonna get it down on 10 by the end of summer.
I've been able to dunk for the last two years but now I can windmill.:D
I'm 183cm about 6 feet and could never dunk. With a tennis ball yes, and 'almost' dunking with a ball. Not close to dunking in a game. Used to bother me a great deal and there wasn't any kind of dunking training program like the Vert Bible back then.
Yup.. Then again I'm practically a big man. :lol
I'm closing in on 32 years old in a couple of weeks. At 6'3'' with a 6'3'' wingspan, I couldn't afford to lose many inches off my vert when it comes to dunking. But it's happening.
As mentioned on the previous page, I'm still getting in-game opportunities where I finish above the rim with teammates saying "Shoulda dunked that!" In hindsight I'm not sure if I'm high enough for those plays to be certainties.
I think I had two in-game dunks in 2015, that I remember anyway. They happened within a short span of time and were both very clean certainties. Then I hit the road for over a month and got away from the game. Haven't dunked in a game since, though winter can oftentimes be dormant when it comes to game availability.
It's also interesting how my body kind of just doesn't feel like trying to dunk during warm-ups or practice or whatever. In all seriousness, I can still get up pretty well but whereas in my 20's someone telling me to dunk would make me say, "Aight, I'll give it a go", now it's totally a thing where it's like, "Aw man, do I have to?"
The weird inner disincentive to dunk makes me think I can't. But then when I actually get around to giving it a go, I'm up way higher than I figured I would be. I think my mind/body is playing tricks on me. Classic 30-year-old stuff.
yer but barely. getting older.
[QUOTE=MetsPackers;7101328]I know I can. dunking is is probably one of my most valuble bball skills! I looove dunking, and please believe the ladies do too loll
They be like :bowdown: and i be like :pimp: then :banana: then she be like
:applause: and i be like :cheers:
Can any'ya fools dunk??[/QUOTE]
Favorite comment of all the time :roll:
[QUOTE=blazersfan52;11182799]I have before, legit 2 handed dunk on a 10 foot rim, 2 times in a row, been like a month and a half, haven't done one since, gotten close, I am 6 feet tall with a wing span of like 6'4 last I measured, I weigh 140 lbs, can't palm the ball, but I pretty much always get the needed height with one or two hands, I just don't have the confidence to put it down I guess.[/QUOTE]
You can always practice on a 8 foot rim to get that confidence and technique built up
I was able to for a long time, but I'm an old man now
I had a completely unrelated question i was hoping i can get the answer to..
During a half court game, if the rebound doesn't hit the rim even though the first shot did can the opponents then take the shot or do they have to take it back out of the Arc?
Thanks
[QUOTE=MEDZ;14067612]I had a completely unrelated question i was hoping i can get the answer to..
During a half court game, if the rebound doesn't hit the rim even though the first shot did can the opponents then take the shot or do they have to take it back out of the Arc?
Thanks[/QUOTE]
thanks. the issue has been resolved, b. what else u got chin?
I'm 6 foot 185, currently I can only just about touch the rim
Definitely by 2021 I will be comfortably dunking :applause:
[QUOTE=Manny98;14073472]I'm 6 foot 185, currently I can only just about touch the rim
Definitely by 2021 I will be comfortably dunking :applause:[/QUOTE]
keep up the hard work :cheers:
Yeah I can guys!!
[video=youtube;lvA8vdK8qdU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvA8vdK8qdU[/video]
been working on it again. don't expect to dunk 10', but it's fun dunking on lower rims and dunking smaller balls on 10'
[url]https://youtu.be/2YsjxEX-UTw[/url]
What you think? I was a monster at low rim
nope
Not since 2016. I’ll Billy Hoyle 10/10 attempts unless I drop 15lbs and play daily for 2 months, then I’ll be able to do my regular non-advanced sh!t
[QUOTE=2much_knowledge;14481291][url]https://youtu.be/2YsjxEX-UTw[/url]
What you think? I was a monster at low rim[/QUOTE]Love me a soft, broken in 9’9” when the PYT’s watching
yes on 9'
[QUOTE=Underballer;14616268]yes on 9'[/QUOTE]
Same
Haha, man, I wish I could throw it down like those NBA pros,:facepalm but I'm just a 5'9" baller trying to keep it real on the court. Dunking ain't my forte, but I make up for it with my handles and sweet jump shot. Who needs to dunk when you can finesse your way through defenders and drain those buckets? It's all about finding your strengths and rocking the game in your own style, my friend. So, nah, no dunks for me, but I still bring the heat on the court!:rockon:
No dunking here either, but if we talk hilariously embarrassing attempts - have a couple to brag about :facepalm
Physically speaking I havent dunked since college, but mentally I dunk on people every time I log on to this site