beginners when you're first learning how to dunk. So if you can touch the rim already

or you're pretty close to touching the rim, this video is going to help you out by showing

you some simple techniques you can try out right now to help you throw down that first

dunk. If you cannot touch the rim yet and you still want to learn how to jump higher

then you need to click the link in the video description below. That will take you to the

best jump training program available. It's a step-by-step jump training program that

will add ten inches to your vertical jump guaranteed. And it's seriously the fastest

way for getting you to jump higher and learning how to dunk like this. So if you want to find

out what that program is you can click the link in the video description below. Now let's

get into our three tips for learning how to dunk. Okay the first tip is to optimize your

take-off by figuring out if you're a one foot jumper or two foot jumper. So go to the gym

and start jumping at the rim and figuring out if you jump highest off of 1 foot or 2

feet. So here we have Aaron who's primarily a 2-legged jumper. He jumps highest off of

2 feet so watch him. Okay so he can dunk pretty easily off of 2 feet. Now this is him jumping

off of 1 foot. He can't get as high off of 1 foot as he can with 2 feet. So figure out

what's best for you. Everyone's different so it really just depends on how your body

is built. Now once you figure out if you're a one or two-legged jumper here are some tips

to optimize your take off. If you jump the highest off of one foot always make sure you're

accelerating when you're going to the basket. So when you're running to the basket go from

slow to fast, always accelerating in speed. Never slow down. Never stutter step when you're

driving to the basket. That messes up your acceleration, and it reduces your explosiveness

so never stutter step. Stay tall. Don't lean forwards. Don't lean backwards. Always have

your knees in front. When you're jumping drive that opposing knee up toward the basket. Swing

yourself up. Use that momentum from your opposing knee to go up towards the basket. And you

want dorsiflexion in your jumping foot, the foot that you're going to jump off of. You're

going to want to make sure your toes are pointed towards your shin right before you plant it

to jump off of it. And when you're driving to the basket you're going to want to start

off with long strides first with your last one or two steps being really explosive. So

let's take a look at Aaron as he demonstrates all these techniques when jumping off of one

foot to dunk. Okay you see Aaron never slows down. He never stutter steps. He starts off

slow and always accelerates and goes faster. So there are his long strides into the last

explosive step. He has his toes pointed up towards his shin on his jumping foot to maximize

that explosiveness. His body is staying straight. There's no lean. His knees are in front. You

see his knee drive up towards the basket, and he uses his full arm reach to dunk the

basketball. So those are some important techniques when you're learning how to dunk off of 1

foot. Now let's move onto the techniques for two-legged jumpers. Some of the techniques

are the same. You're going to want to stay tall. Stay straight. Don't lean. Never stutter

step. With 2-legged jumpers you're going to focus more on explosiveness and less steps

so you don't have to take as many steps as a 1-footed jumper would want to take. So you

really want to focus on explosiveness. Don't stutter step. Stay tall. Keep your chest straight

and use your core to go up, not forward. So let's watch Aaron do it in real time. So let's

take a closer look here. As you can see he doesn't stutter step. He stays tall, keeps

his chest up and his eyes up looking towards the rim. He plants one foot first then immediately

plants the second foot to really focus on that explosiveness. And he focuses his leg

power and his core strength to go up towards the rim, uses his arm reach, and then dunks

the basketball. And as you can see when he plants that first foot he has dorsiflexion

where his toes are pointed up towards his shin. So that's important to remember if you're

a one or two-legged jumper. Tip number two is to figure out what's the best angle to

go towards the rim when you're trying to dunk the basketball. Okay the angle that you come

at towards the rim can make a big difference when you're trying to dunk a basketball because

some people can't dunk from the side but they can dunk from straight on, and some people

can't dunk from straight on but they can dunk from the baseline. So go to the gym and start

trying to dunk from every single angle that you can think of. See what Aaron's doing.

You can see that the angle matters especially when you're a beginner dunker. Uh try it from

the top of the key. Try it from the wing. Try it from the baseline. So see which angle

is best for you. Some people like to come from the wing and dunk it on the opposite

side of the rim. The third tip is to think about the little things that you might not

be thinking about that can make a big difference when you're first learning how to dunk. For

example we all know what MJ said. It must be the shoes, right? But really when you think

about it, are your shoes optimized for dunking? Are they light? Do they feel good? Are they

tight? You want to make sure that you have very lightweight shoes and that they're tight

around your feet. The tighter they are the better your take-off is going to be. And some

people even say that wearing two pairs of socks actually helps them when jumping. Also

make sure your grip strength is as good as it can be. Most people who are learning how

to dunk will start dunking with one hand, and being able to grip the basketball will

make it easier. So think about doing exercises that will strengthen your grip, and think

about the way you hold the ball when you go up to dunk. And finally focus on the psychological

aspect of it. When you're going up to dunk, actually envision yourself going up and dunking

the basketball in your mind. Actually believe and tell yourself that you've done this before

and you're going to do it right now, and that will help immensely. Some people can't dunk

just because the fact that they've never done it before. They have the abilities to dunk.

They've just never done it before, and they don't believe in themselves. It sounds really

cheesy, but I promise if you change your mindset and actually just believe that you can get

up there and dunk that basketball you will start to do it. Okay those are the 3 tips

when learning how to dunk. But really the main secret for how to dunk is to actually

participate and finish an official jump training program because honestly when you're in a

game and you have nine other people on the floor with you, you're not going to think

about what kind of angle you're coming at the rim from. You're not going to think about

if you're jumping off 1 or 2 feet. You're not going to think about any of that stuff

because your mind is going to be in the game and you want everything else to come naturally

and easily to you. So bottom line you need to jump higher and you can do that by adding

inches to your vertical jump. And again if you click the link in the video description

below that'll take you to the best most comprehensive jump training program that's available. If

you want to be able to dunk with ease, if you want to be able to dunk on defenders,

if you want to be able to impress people, if you want to be the best player on your

team, if you want to make crowds go wild you definitely want to check out that program.

I hope this video helped you out on your journey for learning how to dunk. If you have any

questions just leave a comment we'll get back to you. If this video was helpful make sure

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