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    Quote Originally Posted by TylerOO
    I'm the opposite. I jump way higher jumping off one foot
    yea, a lot of people I know jump higher off 1 foot, but then again, I don't know anyone that can dunk. anyway, can u dunk ? and what wat do u do for ur vert? I personally only squat and deadlift and I jump around a bit at home and test myself when I go to play pickup

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    Quote Originally Posted by Underballer
    anyone here have a very weak 1 leg jump compared to their 2 leg jump? i don't think i can touch the rim off 1 leg, but i can easily grab the rim with 2 hands and i can even grab the rim with 1 hand off of a standstill jump
    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.

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    ah I see. btw, do u also agree that every athlete can jump higher off two if they are taught correctly?

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    When I was in HS, I could dunk a tennis ball; came really close to a volleyball once. I'm 5'8. 5'9 on a good day.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Underballer
    ah I see. btw, do u also agree that every athlete can jump higher off two if they are taught correctly?
    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.

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



    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.


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    Quote Originally Posted by 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.
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 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.
    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Josh
    Pathetic and unbelievable someone would neg me because I said I could at one time dunk a tennis ball.



    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.

    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by 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
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 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.
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 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.
    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.

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by 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.
    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...

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    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

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