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Quote from: jumperer on August 15, 2016, 11:10:32 pm

well i finally did it. first ever 10 ft dunk at my homecourt lol. really had huge adrenaline going on today. i slammed my wrist against the rim on one dunk attempt, so i think i'm sure i'm touching atleast 10'8. maybe 10'9 max. i want to believe i'm touching 10'10, which is a 38 vertical, but i think i'd be dunking way easier if that were the case lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioFJJUVnSnI

all attempts from today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWXua4sPGgo

i'll try to use the other angle next time, this angle is more generous lol. and i definitely think im short armed, i get my head to the mesh pretty well, just can't put it down.

  sick!!

last one was really nice.. though, most of those should have gone down... if you had landed that first one ->  would have been a hard make.

as for 10'10 .. hard to tell because of that angle.. but, you're definitely there-or-close. some of those jumps were really nice, you can see some good float.

great stuff man

Quote from: jumperer on August 18, 2016, 04:00:12 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO9f1EsVz5I

recorded a not very clean dunk at the gym. stutter step in the approach too. finally played pickup for the first time in a while, and this was done after like 3 hours of pick up. in between though, i was actually throwing it down, dunking it cleanly. i always jump higher during pick up sessions, and really got up today. might start consistently playing pickup again, hope i don't get injured though.

sup with this one? it's private.

 

thanks dude. and yea, i think now if i landed that first one it wouldve been too good lol. i actually am wondering whether that rim is set at 10. i've had it since 2005, but never dunked on it till 2014, so the rim is in good condition. that being said though, i've had cleaner dunks at the gym where i'm sure its 10. also almost landed a two hander : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etuy7C7X6JQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO9f1EsVz5I

recorded a not very clean dunk at the gym. stutter step in the approach too. finally played pickup for the first time in a while, and this was done after like 3 hours of pick up. in between though, i was actually throwing it down, dunking it cleanly. i always jump higher during pick up sessions, and really got up today. might start consistently playing pickup again, hope i don't get injured though.

well i finally did it. first ever 10 ft dunk at my homecourt lol. really had huge adrenaline going on today. i slammed my wrist against the rim on one dunk attempt, so i think i'm sure i'm touching atleast 10'8. maybe 10'9 max. i want to believe i'm touching 10'10, which is a 38 vertical, but i think i'd be dunking way easier if that were the case lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioFJJUVnSnI

all attempts from today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWXua4sPGgo

i'll try to use the other angle next time, this angle is more generous lol. and i definitely think im short armed, i get my head to the mesh pretty well, just can't put it down.

wednesday: 275 lb deadlifts: 5,4,3

Yess!! I did it! Kids took up my court with the 9'8 rim, went on a court with a 10 and just shot around, went to hang on the rim a few times, then decided why the hell not, and threw up some lobs. Did a few clean dunks. The rest were either misses or were "threading the needle". Really happy though, I'm glad I spent some time lobbing on lower rims cause my lobs are pretty spot on now. It's kinda like shooting really.

Wednesday: deadlifts with 255 lbs. 8,6,6.

went to the gym and tried on my kobe 9 elite high's and went for some rim grabs and the shoes didn't bother me in anyway. these shoes are high tops that go as high as boxing shoes, and i had them laced all the way up, so its a good sign that i don't need lots of dorsiflexion to be able to jump high.

Quote from: Coges on July 26, 2016, 07:30:23 pm

I think the best bounce for bounce balls are the cheap rubber ones. You can get them super inflated and they bounce like crazy. Not ideal to play with but as a lob only ball.

Speaking of balls  what is the best ball for general play and palming in your guys opinion? I have had good experiences with the molten G7 and certain Wilson balls but need to find the grippiest ball out there.

Everyone here uses Wilson evolution.  When it's just slightly deflated it's great and about the only ball I can palm for lefty dunks.  Also Wilson wave is easy to palm but I not great for dribbling...

If I invent a lobbing machine will LBSS buy it? Man I saw a 5'3 (legit) guy dunk off a beautiful self lob and taped it... Amazing.

https://youtu.be/vHD6OHbE2Qs

If that isn't the perfect self lob I don't know what is...

i use the wilson CIS, which is supposed to be the wilson evolution, but it feels a bit different. i just pump it up to the max and its fine for lobbing though. i also have the wilson solution, but i never use it now because it doesnt bounce as well as the CIS.

and isnt that guy 5'2? wish there were more footage of him, hes putting it in pretty easily too.

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am starting to think that deadlifting twice a week and dunking as much as i do is gonna be too fatiguing. i last deadlifted on saturday, dunked on saturday and sunday, had a whole day of rest yesterday but i still woke up today feeling like crap. i'm definitely gonna go overboard if i keep this up, so i think i have 2 choices:

1) keep deadlifting twice a week, but cut down to around 2 dunk sessions a week. bulk up a bit and try to pack on some weight as well as muscle.

2)cut down deadlifting to once a week, or maybe even not deadlift a week where i'm feeling bad. keep jumping/dunking whenever i can, possibly 4/5 times a week. eat enough.

i'd enjoy option 2 more cause i enjoy dunking just that much lol. i dont have much of an appetite too, i'm around 150 lbs and just maintaining that is already a bit of a chore. option 1 would potentially be more beneficial to me though?