Foo - Is it possible to dunk at 6'1''?

There's a kid we played with a few weeks back, no more an inch or two higher than me if at all higher than me that can straight up dunk over 2 chairs. I was told that it can be learned, if you workout your calf muscles. I know, I know, inane goal jon, but seriously, I WANT TO DUNK. What would one do to learn to dunk?

Go to the gym and work on your legs. Do some powerlifting. Powerlifters usually have an incredible vertical leap number.

I use to be able to. One handed - just barely. I'm 6' But as teens, that's all we tried to do all summer. We practiced it constantly until I could finally get one out of a hundred.

i find it's easier with a cruller. Those round doughnuts are harder to dunk, at least until you take a few bites.

Spud Webb can dunk, and he was like 5'6" or something.

Spud Webb

Spud Webb can dunk, and he was like 5'6" or something.

5' 7", 133 pounds. Clicky, clicky...... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spud_Webb)

Spud Webb can dunk, and he was like 5'6" or something.

yep, but he was a little freak.

look up explosive exercises. Jumping and such. Some of it, unfortunately, will be limited by your physical make-up, but you can learn to leap.

http://www.google.com/search?q=explosive+jumping+exercises&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

lower the goal...

:)

lower the goal...

:)

that's how I do it...go over to the elementary school near my house and the goals are like 7 ft tall. I can dunk there.

i can dunk an 8'' foot one. but i want to do a full size

i can dunk an 8'' foot one. but i want to do a full size

Position a pickup truck adjacent to the goal and jump off the back.

:)

There's a kid we played with a few weeks back, no more an inch or two higher than me if at all higher than me that can straight up dunk over 2 chairs. I was told that it can be learned, if you workout your calf muscles. I know, I know, inane goal jon, but seriously, I WANT TO DUNK. What would one do to learn to dunk?

Stay in your league Jon. If you want do dunk....
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5450492/2/istockphoto_5450492-dunking-a-donut.jpg

Stay in your league Jon. If you want do dunk....
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5450492/2/istockphoto_5450492-dunking-a-donut.jpg

Oh are you going to teach me the art that you have so clearly mastered?

Oh are you going to teach me the art that you have so clearly mastered?

I could pass some of my wisdom along.....but I'll wait until you're old enough to drink coffee. :p

Go to the gym and work on your legs. Do some powerlifting. Powerlifters usually have an incredible vertical leap number.

What is a power lifter, google is only giving me a bunch of weirdo muscley men.

The strength shoes on Seinfeld.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlrWnahTiMo

Google "plyometrics"

I went to high school with a guy who was about 5'5", and he could stand under the basket, and without taking a step, jump up and grab the rim with both hands. But Jon, you and I both have the genetic flaw (WMS) that makes dunking a pipe dream.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icr0eW1fRSs

yep, but he was a super freak.

rick jamesed it for Spud

get a ladder

Heck yeah!

rick jamesed it for Spud

*flick* (Siu wasn't here quick enough to do the honors)

strength shoes.

Wow that guy is ridiculous. I wish I could jump that high.

*flick* (Siu wasn't here quick enough to do the honors)

Are you authorized to do that? Seems mighty risky... :p

Are you authorized to do that? Seems mighty risky... :p

I OKed it in advance. ;)

matt sydal who is like 5'8-5'10 can dunk and can jump to the top rope flat footed from the mat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ICltyDKDNg&feature=related

Are you authorized to do that? Seems mighty risky... :p

Of course I'm authorized, dingleberry. She's my sister. Duh. :p

Lower the rim.

When I was in high school I could dunk a ten foot goal, and I'm 5'9". My problem was that my hands weren't big enough to palm the basketball, but I could easily dunk one of those red playground balls. I could get my elbow about three inches below the rim. Now I can just barely touch the rim. :( My legs are probably actually stronger now, by I'm also considerably heavier.

I use to be able to. One handed - just barely. I'm 6' But as teens, that's all we tried to do all summer. We practiced it constantly until I could finally get one out of a hundred.
Same here, and I'm just shy of 6 ft. But it was extremely rare for me. If I remember correctly, Spud Webb was 5ft 7 inches, played in the NBA and actually won the slam dunking competition one year.

A 6'4" college player I saw once cut his cheekbone on the bottom of the backbaord battling for a rebound