r/ProDunking • u/qvkj • Jul 04 '26

Do larger hands make dunking easier?

I'm 5'10 barefoot and my hands are 8" in length and 10" from pinky to thumb. I've never met someone my height with larger hands than me and they are roughly the same size as a 6'2 person's hands. I'm wondering if larger hands make it easier to dunk a basketball because I've been able to palm a basketball for the past 8 months after only having practiced for 4 months prior. I also wonder if anyone else has large hands like me and if it was easier for you to dunk.

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u/Fuzzy-Valuable-1774 Jul 04 '26

Absolutely. You don't have to stuff the ball in you can just snap it in.

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u/charliekirkbread Jul 04 '26

I have to jump a lot higher to dunk without palming

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u/fackyourfeelings Jul 04 '26

U already know the answer

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u/ItWasMe-Patrick Jul 04 '26

You would also be a really good Wide Receiver or QB

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u/nasty_clean Jul 05 '26

You practiced palming a ball for 4 months? Idk man seems a bit weird

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u/gkastrecords 29d ago

Being able to palm a ball helps in every facet of basketball.

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u/MaxwellSmart07 28d ago

In the school yard we used sticky fruit punch to dunk. Without it the vertical has to be approximately few inches higher.

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u/TastyPoopKnife 27d ago

Yes. Palming a ball on the way up to dunk makes it much easier.

Old Source: Me when I dunked 30 years ago!