How To Dunk: Approach

[@notferra]

This vid is actually so helpful , ur mad underrated ! Thanks 💯🔥

[@thechampteamm]

He's not bro

[@Jumpsbychi]

Glad it helped!

[@andybritishairways9427]

"The outcome of a jump is really just an expression of the approach that comes before it" ..... love it

[@TaganeDunks]

4 years later, I find myself struggling with positioning and now I find this gem of a video

[@rykelo8]

Next level detail as always! Any tips/progressions/ideas for developing a longer penultimate?

[@fab9727]

being more flexible is helpful

[@NathanGeorgeDunks]

Just what I needed! Thank you!

[@TukeShark]

Wtf we almost had identical comments 😂

[@Jumpsbychi]

Here to help 😃

[@coolbeast6102]

This actually helped because I’m more used to concentrate courts more then slipper ones or wooden ones. Time to go explain to my friends why I couldn’t dunk in gym😂😂😂

[@Brotherfaris]

Just what I needed! I can get half my forearm over the rim but struggle with dunking due to poor timing and coordination with the approach lol. Gonna try these tips out.

[@mjslaw]

did the tips work?

[@312ezii]

Try jumping from further back then u usually would. keep your eyes on the net, instead of the rim. when u dunk try a 1 foot leap. focus on face at the net. it can help u dunk pretty effortlessly. If u can’t get high enough. try to high knee whichever leg u aren’t jumping off as hard as u can upward. it adds a couple inches of vert.

[@cianafudzie24]

Thank you! I’m learning how to dunk and this helped a lot!

[@jacobrocha2924]

@Justin Libermam I totally agree, I stand at 5'9 as well and I usually wonder what my penultimate step should look like at my height

[@charlesh.eelliottv861]

This is stellar, your stride and gather technique helped add TWO INCHES to my vertical within a weeks time of repetitive sets and awareness of my body.

[@somalipirate8170]

You're insanely good, im 6ft and still working on my technique, i seem to lose momentum when i go for the takeoff

[@zaenem]

im 5'11 and i cant keep my momentum lol

[@zanzkilla465]

Im 6'2 or 6'3 and i can only touch the rim

[@zd0x472]

im 6'0 bodybuilder and i can hang on the hoop with a bad technique you guys only need training legs in gym btw im playing basketball for fun

[@anothertallbruv8665]

I'm almost 6'5 and can't dunk on 9'6. Makes you literally just want to kill yourself, Your born with a good height AND 7'1 wingspan. And you can't do something midgets can

[@newtonbs2622]

@@anothertallbruv8665 bro don’t feel bad im 6‘5 have a 7‘2 wingspan go to the gym since 6 months do Plyometrics since 2 months and can’t dunk /: but i won’t stop and so should you🚀

[@damjanmitrovic6513]

Im 5ft 9 one foot jumper. Stuck at touching the rim

[@rohangupta6207]

Exact same for me

[@colbygreen1993]

Im 5"10 only touchimg rim for a year now prob just need to do squats

[@meechtree5795]

@@colbygreen1993 real talk, jumping at the rim trying to dunk is enough to get you those beginning dunks, although some squats won’t hurt you. All I’m saying is jumping even only being able to grab rim is enough as long as you do it consistently enough and with intent to improve

[@TukeShark]

I need this thanks

[@Jumpsbychi]

For sure!

[@MrACruz95]

Absolutely top tier quality man, learned so much! I can't help but overthink my approach so this helped clear the noise in my head. Any advice on how to efficiently incorporate arm swing with the approach? I'm stuck having my arms drive forward prior the driving them back, which I understand to be wasting energy

[@Jumpsbychi]

Thank you! Good to hear. I'm still working through it all. It sounds like you use a pendulum arm swing motion. I wouldn't say it's inefficient but I haven't seen your jump. Isaiah Rivera also uses a pendulum and he is definitely one of the highest jumpers and best dunkers right now. I think of a lot of things by breaking down the jump. I would start with a one step jump, with arms back and swing them forward with your block foot (last foot contact) into the jump, then work back to two steps (just your plant and block foot), etc. Not usually something I would think must be fixed though.

[@nathanlibero1899]

One of the most useful video

[@peewk7588]

The only reason why i had a hard time trying to touch the rin was my approach so thanks dude

[@MacBendsMetal]

Could’ve lived my whole life without seeing the hyperextension at 2:07 🥴 Glad you did not get hurt

[@jillisa7278]

Height ? And do you have dunk workouts/exercises ?

[@sydneyulvick3409]

yo great vid, super helpful in trying to smooth out my run up inconsistencies

[@rex-xd7vw]

Amazing video bro I'm 15 and 6ft1 and I get so much crap for not being able to dunk when it's so much harder than it looks.

[@JamaelJunior]

I’m 12 5’7 rim grazing bro you will definitely get it bro don’t worry

[@youngmelo2335]

As a one foot jumper I usually like to approach from the side, creating a C along the outside of the rim rather than inside like in the video. I feel the one foot jumps can be taken from anywhere tho if you have enough speed 👍

[@samurai4222]

You rember me we had a conversation

[@youngmelo2335]

@@samurai4222 where

[@samurai4222]

Young Melo23 in how dunk

[@samurai4222]

Young Melo23 do know dunk now

[@youngmelo2335]

@@samurai4222 what i dont understand what video?

[@thedunkcamp]

great stuff Chi! Thanks man!

[@Jumpsbychi]

Thank you Andy!

[@hexsplays]

Your conclusions matched mine. We only dunk on a 8Ft rim and I noticed that I dunked with L-R approach when dunking with my right hand but R-L when dunking with both hands. Going on R-L one legged to finish finger rolls as it's much quicker than gathering with two feet to dunk. Thanks for the info.

[@isaacbuckwalter2542]

This was awesome!

[@Jumpsbychi]

Thank you man!

[@zeeshotsgreen6990]

Thanks this was very helpful but I won’t be dunking for a while

[@markymark3045]

Video was very helpful thanks

[@yu-vr2lz]

Very helpful video!! Do you have any tips for left handed, right left jumper?

[@juicebox8084]

oh yes thank you, i really need a vid on left right and dunk with right hand lol

[@kaitosart9342]

And it's pretty easy for me to attack the rim now

[@YayaAniNbek]

Damn! Like how do you do that im 6ft4 and i can touch the first rope without jumping but still cant dunk and when i jump just 3inches of the ground my knees and legs feel lik They gonna break? Really frustraiting bro

[@evanbaker1524]

Stretch

[@YayaAniNbek]

@@evanbaker1524 Ooh shit! It worked i can dunk!!!!! Really stupid of me i never stretched lol🤦‍♂️

[@Zaycy]

Hahah 1 word fixed it all

[@paragboro9285]

I messed up everything😫, I only trained left-right jump and I'm a right handed and now i cannot finish my dunk😥 Only option left is either train to finish with left hand or start training Right- left jump😫😫😫😫

[@312ezii]

or try one foot leap approach

[@Ethan-yc9zi]

God bless

[@jaysblog6891]

Very helpful💪

[@lukemartell2005]

Hey just found this channel a couple days ago but great vids keep up good work

[@tavoali2972]

Great advise great advise 👍 you're doing a great job bruh I subscribe like there videos ago. New to the channel and very intrigued to try these tips out

[@traykprod.3366]

I got my first dunk at 15 like a month ago but I can’t get another one and I don’t know what to do

[@Kyle-ho4lj]

bro we need a between the legs tutorial. im the same height. i cant even btl on 8 feet lol

[@aja2788]

If I am LR jumper does that mean my stride is initiated by my right foot and then landing LR? and opposite for RL jumpers? This always confused me.

[@Jumpsbychi]

Correct. Your penultimate would be initiated by your right foot

[@copyninja8756]

Great video bro, thank you

[@juanmunoz4245]

Wow great video dude 👌 this really helped me thanks 🏀

[@cooljayis9268]

This was super helpful

[@mikhail1992]

I suddenly start to have a cramp in my thigh muscle during the second to last step, what could it be?((

[@rubenpena1014]

I'm a Left right jumper but right handed it makes it really hard for me to dunk 😔

[@Jumpsbychi]

But not impossible!

[@JoeMamaisdabest]

Jumpsbychi i’m the same way, should i just learn to dunk with both hands?

[@coreylooney5225]

Same bro I keep turning it’s so annoying

[@jamzz1385]

same broo

[@ericksilva4457]

Amazing jump dude, that's my dream

[@joachimfoxwell]

Yo how tall are you?

[@fernandonorfranciscoismyna7073]

That what I was thinking

[@stephenhudec8907]

@@fernandonorfranciscoismyna7073 he’s like 5 8

[@spidey64dude]

I'm 100% a left right jumper but I'm right handed and I can barely jump when I do right left

[@312ezii]

i have a simple technique. i run at the rim yeet myself up and try to hit my face on the net. and then while i’m at the net just throw down.

[@Kisara_washington]

damn, thank you!!!

[@FreestyleBiquettes]

Any tips for the one foot jumper bro ?

[@sidneylowery8257]

Hey man what do u mean by left right jumpers and vice versa

[@adnanahmed5220]

I’m 6’3 and half still can’t dunk I’m going try this

[@arefali734]

what your height in feet? and your wingspan in inches?

[@amillakhani6976]

great tutorial

[@joanleal1564]

😤💯great vid

[@happyboy6180]

Great!

[@djos2227]

do you jump higher on a inside court or outside court

[@doublebladers6722]

thanks nice vid helps alot

[@kirdnek4773]

I am a LR jumper and i find it hard to jump RL do you have any tips on that appreciate it man

[@TukeShark]

Why would you want to be a RL jumper?

[@kirdnek4773]

@@TukeShark man i just tried jumping with 1 foot and i can easily dunk with 1 foot woow

[@edgarornelas_23]

Is a two foot approach better than a one foot approach?

[@johnpanagos5917]

I think I’m close to touching rim, I just might have to fix my approach🧐

[@robertrivers4868]

This help a lot brother

[@610cody]

My problem is I jump to far out and I still get up jus can’t dunk it for some reason 😭

[@김동환-v4x]

How tall are you?

[@zawadinyachiya]

5'9" he is.

[@codycook5726]

How tall are you?? I’m 6 ft and I can touch rim but I always come short... How do I further increase my vert?.

[@myncraft1]

Build your legs.

[@Nikexel]

Man, I really need to fix my form. it's obvious my form is bad... I can tap the backboard in ease when standing jump but when I do a two foot, I jump lower. I really need to learn how to jump with two feet 😂😂😂

[@benwestin5641]

How tall were you in this video

[@Drippy_JDj]

I recommend practicing without the ball for a week to get form down

[@ramilandura5542]

Great content thanks for this💓

[@youngmelo2335]

Yo Chi I have been designing a program for myself and have been struggling wuth volume. Do you have any advice for how many exercises I should program into 1 workout?

[@Jumpsbychi]

I'm not very knowledgeable on programming yet but volume will definitely vary based on the day, your experience/type of exercises as well as when you are planning to peak your explosive performance. Very very generally I would say 10-15. Could be way less some days. But there is a lot that goes into it. If you can find an S&C coach to ask, I'd try that.

[@youngmelo2335]

@@Jumpsbychi thanks for the advice 👍

[@stgslayer3582]

In 6,3 but never dunked on a 9 or 10 def gonna try it out now. Btw what height are you?

[@isaiahnorman7396]

Hey jumpsbychi how tall r u because I’m 5’11 and can only just rim past my finger tips

[@dimitarstoichev4328]

I'm new and what do you mean lr rl?

[@drew2462]

Nice advice!

[@Sayambhu1233]

Bro it's really help me

[@nakshatrachauhan1446]

How tall are u mate

[@mickellchistorehuellshunam8618]

Excuse me, how tall are you?

[@kaitosart9342]

Now I see what I was doing wrong thanks for the advice but it's funny because I'm 5’9 to

[@Krod173]

i was jumping off my right foot thats why

[@bazidrayan6945]

So if I understand correctly, you need to increase the distance of your penultimate to jump more higher right ? As a Right left jumper i think I don't cover a lot of ground with my penultimate. Any exercise how to increase it ?

[@Jumpsbychi]

Yes a good penultimate step will maintain speed from approach through your jump and lower your center of gravity. It's not the longer the better necessarily though. Start with a two step approach (Right then left) at increasing distances from the rim. Might help you get a feel for what you want to achieve

[@param9254]

Please tell how I can increase my vertical jump ...

[@Jumpsbychi]

kzbin.info/aero/PLASmp9XIatdBVsliGBUDZBU5NnQmAfw8q

[@justinliberman3970]

Nice video Chi. Do you have any thoughts on how long your penultimate stride should be relative to your height?

[@Jumpsbychi]

Good question. I'm not sure. I think it would be more a factor of the speed you comfortably carry in your approach and how hard you push into your penultimate stride. I wouldn't necessarily think of it like, "I'm x tall so it has to be x distance."

[@Joffe.]

Will this become a whole how to dunk series?

[@Jumpsbychi]

Could be! I definitely have more thoughts...

[@ianvazquez5899]

I have a left to right Dunker but can’t finish with my left will that affect my dunking ability

[@Jumpsbychi]

It shouldn't really affect your ability. That's the same way I jump/dunk

[@garvitsharma2353]

whats your height man?

[@Strengthinnumbers-gv4pi]

I got so many questions can I dunk if I don’t have have a basketball shoes also I’m 17 5”7 can I dunk also there’s something how can you palm the ball in the hair because I know peoples that can jump hight but can’t dunk

[@Jumpsbychi]

My favorite shoes to jump/dunk in are not basketball shoes so yes you can. Here is my playlist for dunk tips including tips on how to dunk without palming the ball: kzbin.info/aero/PLASmp9XIatdBVsliGBUDZBU5NnQmAfw8q

[@caviramus0993]

Great vid! Though I still have a problem, I don't know how to put my hand it the right position to dunk. In majority it ends up bouncing of the rim or firstly touches the board (I hope it's the proper name in English in my language it's the same as blackboard :v) and falls through the net only bouncing off the board.

[@user-tz7tr4mj9o]

without the ball, try to touch the rim with 2 inches down your wrist. If u can't to thank just add another couple of inches to ur vert to get ur hand on top of the ball

[@Jumpsbychi]

If you're comfortably getting high enough to dunk, it's just about minimizing forward movement of the ball and just focusing on the movement of your wrist to guide/push the ball down . If you're not quite getting high enough, I'd suggest going to a height that you can finish at I slightly higher percentage and try and get that down. Either way, it will come with reps, reps, reps.

[@hoodedvenom3987]

How do I start learning to plant R L, I get more than when I plant L R and I do it wrong, so is there any tips and techniques you can give because it's hard to do it as I have LR plant muscle memory

[@Jumpsbychi]

Start with a 1 step (Only your left foot moving into the jump), then 2 step. On the 2 step focus on the push from your left leg. Keep torso more or less upright. Don't reach with your right foot. That's were I started when learning RL. I'll make a video on it soon.

[@ryanreviews8566]

Gold info

[@ik_ralph]

Ayy man you were hooping at 1004 in Lagos, Nigeria!!!! I’m curious what we’re you doing in Nigeria?

[@Jumpsbychi]

Yea summer 2018! I have some family in the area. My little cousins were there for basketball practice. Small world 😀

[@djnightsgaming2354]

I actually recorded myself attempting to dunk on an 9ft rim also Btw I'm 5'9 and I weight 134

[@xXpwnd2k9Xx]

You'll get there bro, I'm 6'0 and 200, I can dunk semi-successfully on a 9ft rim

[@Thatboystupid]

@@xXpwnd2k9Xx I’m 15 6’2 do you think I can dunk on a high school court

[@anothertallbruv8665]

Im 12 and 6’2 and 160lbs(I’m 18% bodyfat so don’t call me overweight) and can’t dunk on 10ft 😐

[@unguardablebucketgetter3339]

Bro is that the Plainville Y??

[@Jumpsbychi]

Yea

[@king-qi2ks]

Bruh I’m scared to try and do good technique because i hoop outside and I slip so I have to do stutter step jumps 😩 What do i do?

[@damjanmitrovic6513]

Yeah me too, my shoes are just shit, and the court is extremely slippy. They ruined it

[@king-qi2ks]

@@damjanmitrovic6513 exactly 😂😂

[@gaius3183]

Nice vid but im a left right jumper and i can only get close using my right hand, is it that crucial?

[@mtesplash2542]

Whats ur height

[@jamesleonard1967]

My knees hurt

[@isaiahnorman7396]

I meant touch not jump

[@aldocasillas365]

A video of your diet would be cool

[@Jumpsbychi]

Noted!

[@elad806]

Where's the one foot approach

[@Jumpsbychi]

Haven't done much one foot jumping outside of track & field but I would treat left foot jump like a LR jump and right foot jump like RL jump in terms of the side of the hoop where I start my approach. The approach would probably be more linear as well. Definitely a lot of things to explore. Maybe in a future video.

[@penguinpwns]

fucking sucks being left handed with a RL plant. feels like i would reach an inch or two higher with my right

[@Jumpsbychi]

Always something you can work on

[@mustafa-mv2jq]

the first clip wtf