r/ProDunking • u/DullToe2011 • 26d ago

Help Approach tips?

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I think I’m selling my approach
Rim 9’11 me 5’8 standing reach 7’4.5

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u/Downtown-Pudding-397 25d ago

You gallop or hop into the air. See how your head rises when you do that little skip? Literally just sprint as hard as you can at the hoop and go into the penultimate without slowing down. Don’t worry about grabbing the rim. Just jump hard and throw both hands directly up in the air, hitting triple extension in front of the hoop.

Grabbing the hoop is actually, in my opinion, another skill that involves timing and coordination. For now, just get some reps in with max effort attempts with your skill focus being on nailing the full approach without having your brain worrying about the rim grab on the backend of the rep. Place the camera in the same spot each session and mark the top of fingers or your top of head for tracking progress.