NOTHING TO EASTBAY! 5’10” 15 Year Old’s Dunk Journey

[@Nathan-Barber22]

That's honestly really inspirational

[@DylanHaugen23]

that was the goal for this video! hope others can become inspired by this and learn from my journey!!

[@brodiestephens419]

Yeah man! Seriously inspirational. This is the first video I came across of yours, and I subscribed straight away.... because I can't wait to see what you've got in store for the future. Great job mate. Keep pushing your limits and improving! 💪💪

[@Kingayuen123]

Veryyyy

[@gstar16]

The progression you’ve had is amazing! So glad I’ve been able to witness it! Cant wait to see where you go in the future 🙏

[@DylanHaugen23]

Appreciate it bro! Can’t wait to see what you hit in upcoming years aswell!

[@RyanPelonHoops]

great vid! you have really inspired me to work on my vert to dunk!

[@DylanHaugen23]

Love to hear it man!! Keep grinding!!!

[@knightgm3690]

WOAH THIS MOTIVATED ME THANKS

[@txleswtf]

im 14 and 5'9 and i grabbed rim for the first time on 10 ft about 3 weeks ago. ever since then ive been trying to get my bounce up and have gotten pretty consistant. ive kind of hit a stop in my progress but watching this definitely boosted my motivation and i will and i mean WILL dunk by july. great looks man

[@mattias-vd1bx]

gl man update us

[@kuaf5402]

are u able to dunk now

[@CamdenLoves]

well???

[@Oyuhwo]

And bro never showed his progress LMAO 😂✌🏾

[@CamdenLoves]

@@Oyuhwo I gotchu bro keep me i’ll be dunking in 5 months keep reminding me every month

[@comikz6047]

This is an amazing vid man 🔥 🏀 keep it up, looking forward to what comes next

[@DylanHaugen23]

Thank you🙌

[@kennynakawaki]

This was a very nice and professional video put together for a 16 year old man. Well spoken and a lot better than expected 👏🏻 kudos to you man. You started early and did it right.

[@Robbob26]

I already waited for this . Lets go keep grinding !

[@DylanHaugen23]

Thanks so much🙏

[@IanJackedBahn]

Nothing can stop bro. He will achieve anything he puts his mind to.

[@cqptainbear]

At 3:39 the jumping around on one leg is so relatable, even through the injury all you wanna do is go out and play 😂

[@dev_trains10]

keep em coming brodie! great stuff!

[@MarvinMorales-xh5xc]

I can't tell you how much i appreciate you making a video like this you really inspired to keep working hard and not giving up. For right now i can only dunk up to 8ft but i have big dreams that one day i will dunk 10 ft and even hit crazy dunks like you do. Thanks a lot

[@k6ntrell]

You really motivate me bro!. Im 15, 5"11 and rim grazing idk if its considered a dunk but im about to be the shortest dunker in my school and your videos push me and teach me alot thank you❤

[@TheGeneral_LUFC]

I moved from Ireland to florida in the 90s when i was 14 and fell in love with basketball. By the time i was 16 i made my freshman highschool team. I could never jump high off two feet but like you just kept dunking on smaller goals and when i was 19 i could dunk 10'5 my elbow was over the rim. Theres no better feeling than dunking in a game and dunking on someone. Great vid bro.

[@DylanHaugen23]

Great story man! Thanks so much.

[@khuani]

17 year old 5'8 volleyball player here! thank you so much for sharing this with us, it's truly inspirational. my vert is currently at 26 inches, planning on becoming unrecognizable by 2026:)

[@sherkhankazbek4620]

Look at Dylan man, so inspirational 😮‍💨

[@noriega411]

so inspirational bro! great vid

[@TheGodSpamer]

Great job man, never stop!

[@prod.37jayy]

I am currently 15 and 5'10 and I can't even touch the rim yet. Very inspirational and I'm going to keep trying my best to hopefully dunk soon.

[@JZ0HoopDreams]

Inspiring bro!!! Insane progress g

[@ballinlikevrach]

can you drop a video of the workouts you did to up ur vertical?

[@orangefroggo552]

Windmill tutorial 🙏🙏🙏 Your growth was insane with windmills and I love how consistent you are now, I touch about 11'2 as a 6'0 dunker, and I wanna get my first windmill!!! Tryna get like u

[@stevelau7694]

If you are breaking 11ft, could probably get a windmill with enough practice. At 6ft I got very close to touching 11ft when I was still healthy and in my prime but for some reason, I got nowhere close to getting a windmill but also never had practice on low rims

[@orangefroggo552]

i dont have low rims either, thats part of it. i dont have the repetition down@@stevelau7694

[@thintellect6103]

Windmills aren’t hard, just practice throwing the ball fast in a circle using your off arm

[@angelcolon1930]

So inspirational and motivating

[@DylanHaugen23]

🙌

[@johnnyisaacson1119]

was that the mahtomedi zephers gym i go there

[@DylanHaugen23]

might’ve been😂

[@PlatsEdits14]

6ft rn at 16yrs old and I just began playing basketball less than a year. I can currently touch the rim with one hand thanks to my experience with jumping alot while playing volleyball before. I tried doing pylos months ago, and i sometimes couldn't motivate myself thinking its just impossible to dunk. But, thanks to you video i really have the motivation to train again to finally do my first dunk

[@bonearmy1518]

Wow this was a really good watch. Like you said, dunking from a young age is invaluable. I didn’t have that love for basketball when I was still growing, but I was always jumping around on the grass (and more importantly trampolines) from a really young age. I honestly can attribute my jumping ability to my tendons, cause my lifts really aren’t all that impressive yet. Keep up the great work, you’re gonna be an awesome pro dunker in the future.

[@DylanHaugen23]

Love this comment! So true. Thank you man!

[@cjhoward82]

Incredible job! Thanks for sharing!

[@RiqB]

Looking forward to how crazy of a dunker you'll be when youre older. Keep grinding my guy

[@DylanHaugen23]

Appreciate that man🙌

[@Flawz17286]

I’m 13, 5’9 and got my first rim grazer yesterday in 10 ft.

[@Kingayuen123]

Thanks im 15 years old and 5,11 and a half with no shoes on and i lowk been dunking in the gym lately but i had my first dunk when i was 14 and my birthday is on april 7th this video was very inspirational for me to keep on grinding. I also jump off my right leg and dunk with my left hand but now I started jumping off 2 feet more since I noticed I feel more comfortable and balanced off 2 feet although I do put my right foot Infront of my left when I jump wich would mean I dunk with the left hand wich I do but only off 1 foot and when It comes to 2 feet I use my right hand, just saying cause Im wondering if I should change that or if I'll be aight

[@Silasskha]

this just motivated me to start grinding agan im grabbing rim consistently but i cant get any higher and im racing with my friend that and hag consistently any tips to dunk by the end of this season lmk .

[@tamajthelegend4232]

show me what workouts you did that increased your vertical the ones that actually increase it cus im the same age as you but im 6'5/6'6 i should be ddoin allat but im over her nearly dunking but not yet and it will help me with my defense because i should be blockin alot of peoples shots unless they hit fades but i should cook them on that too but i can cus my 23 inch vertical about i need 24 to dunk a regular dunk but if i get my vert up to like 35 or even just 30 id be aii for now maybe not the highest i can go but that will be fine very fine my goal is to touch the top of the square on the backboard but anyway if i get my vert up it will increase my hang too helping me with my fadeaways to start doin them like mj were he would jump and the other guy would go down before him ngl i should be dunkin cus i can grab the rim were at the most my hand goes above the rim up to the middle of my palm but i cant dunk yet

[@51AM_]

Holy shit, I'm around your height and I wasn't able to do a rimgrazer until I was 16 you're progress is insane.

[@TokenCJ]

this gave me hope

[@davidben-shahar7667]

This is amazing broooo

[@Pineapplel460ALT]

Love your grind bro keep it up🔥how long did it take u to go from touching 10 foot rim to dunking? im a starter rn touching like 9'10 max 😭

[@akaMota9]

Im 15, 5'11 and cant even touch the rim ☠️

[@nnicxz]

same dw im like 1-2 inches off

[@claysoggyfries]

You just suck

[@Capo1020]

LMFAO

[@PaulDoherty-p9u]

7:10 now thats a dunk

[@youngfried]

we need you in the NBA dunk contest man!

[@austins5495]

What shoes would you recommend for dunking?

[@DylanHaugen23]

Way of Wade 10s

[@zuko_fraggs]

7:39 wym by like kill your bounce? And how do you get it back ?

[@DylanHaugen23]

a lot of cardio messes with my cns so I basically just have no energy to jump

[@lilhoodie15]

im 5'9 14 and got really close to dunking but over christmas i got really sick and lost like 15 pounds and came back and i couldnt jump and now its been a little over a month since i was really back into it and i can barely grab rim on good days any advice for gaining the muscle in my legs back?

[@yungbrats576]

You could try eating more and going to the gym more just target your bottom body if you got no access to the gym do Squats with a bag with stuff on it, work on your aproach jump without jumping

[@bravicai5602]

whats the time difference between 2:48 and 3:01? like was it a couple months orr

[@BroRecapp]

This guy has my stats inspirational frl

[@kobie4238]

Sick🔥, im 6’6 and cant do half those dunks because of my coordination and hangtime 😭.

[@TalkingBen420]

Amazing job, what are the exercises you did to reach such vertical?

[@yotam9009]

Did you also do plyometrics or any type of jump training other than dunk attempts?

[@DylanHaugen23]

A lot of lifting. Not much plyos besides dunking

[@domidunks]

You'll be a beast in a year or two!

[@evnank4276]

i started training my vertical at september, so about 0.5 years now, i made a progress from touching the middle of the net to touching the 10 ft rim, i now do a tennis ball dunks at a lower rims, like 9 ft 7, being able to dunk at young age is cool, imagine doing poster dunks at 13 lol

[@mrlemon_2064]

What model goalrilla hoop is that?

[@DAMNDANIELLL]

this was really inspirational as a 5'9 14 year old, just a question, were you always athletically gifted? or were you average or below average?

[@N2ptune]

hair was outrageous

[@DylanHaugen23]

Haha I made some stupid bets back in the day

[@KJFILMEDIT]

Gang all i say you add now is when you do a basic dunk try to make it as flashy as you can for a example when doing a 1 hander off one move your legs a lil bit to make it look more athletic keep up the good work tho

[@Edie12-eo8cr]

Our last names are really similar mine is Hogan

[@nate_edits17]

awesome video 😀😀

[@Five_in_motion]

Wish I could afford a goal like that and somewhere to play

[@danielrobi7529]

This is so tuff got my first dunk at 13

[@Kuuhaku917]

Well not everyone’s lives in the burbs and can have a hoop in their yard…what do I do? I just have basketball after school

[@gancubr5130]

just work on touching as high as you can on the hoop (or ceiling at home) If you keep jumping for fun everyday you will start to see progress

[@Kuuhaku917]

@@gancubr5130oh thanks 🙏

[@51AM_]

You only need the hoop for having fun. Just go outside and jump as high and go as hard as you can. You're not gonna get the hand dexterity for the cool tricks, but your legs are going to get stronger and your jumping form will improve.

[@craigjohnson2015]

used to be able to hold on to 10 foot w/ both hands off one step but broke the same ankle twice in 2020-21 and tweaked the other 22, fast forward to 2024 i can only touch rim :/, ima lock in for this vid and get my first dunk, y’all wish me luck for me and ankles

[@austenyoung1]

FIRE VIDEO

[@Broseph_GG]

Achilles exercising reps for 30 days straight will do wonders

[@TomDunks]

look at Dylan man

[@Brax0000]

Dang man honestly so cool I’m 6’3 but I can’t find that motivation I’m so close to dunking on 10

[@EddieHoops2009]

thats some crazy bounce

[@Jonty1210]

Bro this is amazing. What’s your standing reach? I’m 6’0 with a 7’5 standing reach trying to get my first dunk. Can sometimes grab 10 foot currently

[@NotElijahG]

October 21st is when i did my first eastbay on a 11 ft hoop im young btw so yeah i was very happy

[@masonbauer6059]

Justice for the dunk contest no way anyone brought out a bag like that no way 😭

[@LizardMan78]

what is ur standing reach ? 😅 turning 15 and 5,9 too

[@avghooper594]

What other vert exercises did you do other than low rim dunking?

[@Nst3204]

Fire.

[@timsmithh_]

goat

[@Paradroidpz]

think youll grow taller?

[@The_Dog_Spot_shorts]

What exercises are u using to work on your vertical ?

[@TaterTots1249]

Super good vid

[@DrillEmbiidd]

Do you have knee pain when you jump?

[@grantvv8971]

I’m 20 and 5-10 and can touch rim, wanna dunk. Dunking at your height so young is very impressive! Did you do plyometrics or anything like that?

[@calebadeshina]

he said dunking on low a lot was his plyos, but he lifted.

[@bravicai5602]

when you first dunk did you actually jump train beforehand?

[@Tmoneycashdollarsign]

Future dunk contest champion right here! ( you should pin this to look back on )

[@albertovalencia992]

Did you tear partially your ACL? I'm going through the same now. Is it possible to dunk after that? And you agree Jumping is the best thing to improve your vertical?

[@arkinix9148]

im 15 and i can touch 10 feet maybe 10 feet 1 inch, im indian so my genes arent very good so i have a good vert, can u suggest a few workouts so i can increase my vert?

[@Acoopsk12]

man how many days rest do you take imbetween jump sheshs

[@DylanHaugen23]

I rest the day before and preferably lift the other 5 days of the week

[@cieran_777]

Im 18 and starting working on my vert when I was 17 is it too late ?

[@Isaac-rt6tk]

What knee brace do you use?

[@yemflyer8962]

you tough

[@isthatkvon]

DH23 so bouncy

[@hanjiplayer]

What was ur vert at the time you hit your first dunk? I got my vert to about 35 inches (touching 10’5) at 5’10 not too long ago and I was curious if that was enough

[@khangtrong4160]

do you have to lifting weight to increase your vertical

[@DylanHaugen23]

@@khangtrong4160 it’s definitely not necessary at the start, but the better you get the more necessary it’ll become. so might as well start now

[@benjaminrankine8726]

Just got my first dunk but cant do off dribble but whem i jump my head is almost at the rim like im kissomg the net so what do i do?

[@Welitoverhere]

What’s your wingspan?

[@ΓιωργοσΨυρουκησ]

im 5'8 15 yo and i can barely touch normal rims but i have a low rim at home though , do you recoomend anything for getting my vert higher ?

[@Big_Slgma]

how did unc get a zenkai halfway through 💀💀💀💀

[@ragheeda23]

What’s you standing reach

[@Avelllom]

wow, im 5'9 (15y/o) and can touch rim but not quite dunk, dunking on low rims is a method i havent heard much of. I'll give it a try! 🔥

[@UniqueHandles]

I’m hoping you’ve made progress. If not, look up some plyometrics exercises that suit you, then try lowering the rim to the height where you’re most consistent. Master that height, then raise it an inch. It’s just like weightlifting; use progressive overload to your advantage. You will go from 8ft to 10ft in almost no time, as long as you put in the work. Don’t overdo plyometrics, as you will put a lot of undue stress on your muscles. 2-3 intense sessions per week is perfectly fine and your bounce will increase tremendously. Good luck homie!

[@Avelllom]

@@UniqueHandles Thanks for the advice! I'll definitely look more into plyometrics, I've done them before but might've went overkill on them (it would explain why my knees were KILLING me for like 2 weeks lol). However, practicing dunks on the rim in my driveway definitely helped. I can now do 360s, windmills, and lots more (keep in mind the rim is 9ft). But here's the problem: the hoop i practice dunking on has a MAX height of 9ft since it is rather old. So the plan right now is to try plyometrics and practice at my local park (always open to suggestions). Thanks for the tips and encouragement!

[@CarlunhosAR2]

seeing you not grow alot after being 13 - 14 makes me kinda worried for my height growth lol

[@DylanHaugen23]

@@CarlunhosAR2 I’ve grown an inch a year since 13

[@CarlunhosAR2]

@@DylanHaugen23 the thing is that I wanna grow to be taller than my dad (6'2) and an inch a year wont cut it.

[@CarlunhosAR2]

@@DylanHaugen23 and btw your dunk progress is insane, I hope you achieve more than you already have

[@St.Dimees]

WAIT WAIT WAIT, so all i have to do is dunk on lowered rims a lot?

[@DylanHaugen23]

It definitely helps! If you’re jumping/dunking on low rims WITH GOOD FORM and INTENSITY, plus incorporating some type of strength training you’re setting yourself up for success!

[@St.Dimees]

@@DylanHaugen23 thx man

[@NateDaBestest]

U dunked yet?

[@StaticReality.RH2]

im 12 and 5'10 and cant dunk am i cooked.

[@anyelinamelo7081]

My son 6,0 it felt like he grew out of nowhere because he only 14

[@Neymarperocalvo]

You’re surely 6ft and a better dunker can you give me a tip or trick

[@alinebiu1740]

how do your wrists never hurt from dunking?

[@DylanHaugen23]

they definitely do, but it’s worth it. plus they’ll adapt overtime