I'm 5'8 and grabbing the rim is so easy, i'm in the 7th grade and i want to dunk by the middle of my 8th grade year. my friend is 6'4 and he can dunk easy and since i cant dunk he likes to tease me because he can dunk and i cant, but i need to either get taller or jump higher, either one would be nice i just want to dunk a 10 foot goal!!!!!!!!!!!! i need some serious help on this one...........any suggestions?
2007-02-02 04:51:58 · 11 answers · asked by june j 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Wait and grow.
2007-02-02 05:09:42 · answer #1 · answered by SoccerClipCincy 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You are already very tall. How tall our your parents and grandparents. That will give you some idea on if you are going to keep growing a little bit more.
Just practice your dunks. You should jump higher. Yeah, your friend may be able to dunk without much effort but after you practice and can jump higher then you can tease him because you can do it at a shorter height.
2007-02-02 13:01:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Calm down when the time is right it will be there, as you continue to grow and develop you may surprise yourself. One day you will be at the front of the break raise up to lay it in and realize you can bang it. And tell your buddy 6'4" that banging is not impressive at his height(is he dunking in traffic or on people), I started dunking when i was about 5'9" (I'm 6' 1/4" now) but probably could have done it sooner I just never thought about it.
2007-02-02 13:44:29 · answer #3 · answered by C-Nice44 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you need to increase your vertical by 12 inches at least to dunk it, cause you have to get the ball above the rim and be able to throw it down, can you palm a ball, if not it is going to be harder yet, as for your friend tell him that two points is two points no matter if it is a layup or a dunk
2007-02-05 12:05:39 · answer #4 · answered by timbird00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Raise the net 8 inches and ask your friend to dunk. Chances are he can't. It may also be an issue of hand size, which other than growing, can't do much about.
2007-02-02 13:01:52 · answer #5 · answered by Yankees Fan 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to be able to jump about 3 to 6 inches over the rim to be able to dunk, depending on your hand size.
You can either practice practice practice to you improve your impulsion or else wait cause if you're in 7th grade, you have WAYYYYY time to get taller!!!
Hanve fun and...
Good luck!
2007-02-02 12:59:24 · answer #6 · answered by Maree R 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Don't worry about dunking. Work on free throws. Challenge him to a free throw shooting contest. Dunks might get you on SportsCenter, but free throws will win you games.
2007-02-02 14:20:34 · answer #7 · answered by Jack R 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
practice practice practice... and tell your friend to shut up because he obviously has an 8 inch advantage
2007-02-02 12:58:02 · answer #8 · answered by thisisme 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can you jump? Thats the question
2007-02-02 12:59:18 · answer #9 · answered by J D 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Liar you can't jump!!! You mentioned pie in your statement... Enough said. Fatty!!!!!
2007-02-02 14:42:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yea..do wall squats and calf raises.
2007-02-02 14:44:54 · answer #11 · answered by GO BENGALS 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋