Cross linked from my journal:
http://www.adarq.org/forum/progress-journals-experimental-routines/scooby-2011-journal/121/------------------------------------------------------------------
120426 Max effort jump approach with ball shooting Got this insight from a Asian dunker from Canada, he told me not to lean back going in to a jump.
The Leaning back and shifting/rotating forward into a jump lost a lot of energy and slow down take off time.
The reason about leaning back is because I am trying to gather as much horizontal momentum into the ground for recoil. This concept is apparently not efficient.Asian dunker suggested me to keep my head on top of my feet during recoil, and try to run and jump on the balls of the foot to increase speed.
So I did just that today, and it seems to work better. I did around 15 self toss air ball and pretending to be going up like Adarq with 1 hand in the air...
1 out of 15 attempts actually felt very good, I was up in the air, got the ball and as if I am going for a dunk... on the side of the rim...
One small step toward my Dream/Goal! I felt happy!!!