I knew some guys in high school that were fast sprinters and could dunk but were only 5-8 or 5-9. This makes me wonder if being fast makes it more likely for you to be able to dunk because of fast twitch muscle fibers. Is this true?
I knew some guys in high school that were fast sprinters and could dunk but were only 5-8 or 5-9. This makes me wonder if being fast makes it more likely for you to be able to dunk because of fast twitch muscle fibers. Is this true?
I too have thought of this same question, google spud web he was like 5 ‘2 and was winning slam dunk contests. I bet he could drop a MEAN 1600.
Honestly, not really. It helps a lot but isn't a deciding factor. I recently ran a time trial of 12.5 for 120 meters. I'm not sure what that is for 100 but I wouldn't be surprised if I can run 10.4 FAT.
I don't have good hops. I'm 180cm and I cannot dunk. I could dunk maybe with the best lob pass in the world and perfect timing. Other than that the best I can do is grab the rim with two hands.
No, speed means freedom of soul. Go Kowalski.
Belarussiya wrote:
Honestly, not really. It helps a lot but isn't a deciding factor. I recently ran a time trial of 12.5 for 120 meters. I'm not sure what that is for 100 but I wouldn't be surprised if I can run 10.4 FAT.
I don't have good hops. I'm 180cm and I cannot dunk. I could dunk maybe with the best lob pass in the world and perfect timing. Other than that the best I can do is grab the rim with two hands.
Sixty yards or 60m is more correlated to vertical leaping than 120m. The fact that you're a 5'8" or 5'9" person and you can grab the rim means your vertical leaping ability is better than average.
you'rr short ... no sh&t ... wrote:
Sixty yards or 60m is more correlated to vertical leaping than 120m. The fact that you're a 5'8" or 5'9" person and you can grab the rim means your vertical leaping ability is better than average.
Across the general population maybe, but not individuals (and depends on which variable you're trying to predict). I was a progressively worse runner as the distance got shorter (as are most distance runners), but I had way better than average hops. Based on my 400m (53.x FAT) and vertical - not sure in inches but I could throw it down consistently for 15+ years, you might have thought I was a sprinter type.
what a terrible blanket statement. 60 meter time has excellent correlation to 100 meter, they are very closely related. I run consistently under 6.8 in the 60 indoor, FAT. And I don't even train for short sprints. 180cm is also 5'11.
Belarussiya wrote:
what a terrible blanket statement. 60 meter time has excellent correlation to 100 meter, they are very closely related. I run consistently under 6.8 in the 60 indoor, FAT. And I don't even train for short sprints. 180cm is also 5'11.
Ask 60mH indoor champion LoLo Jones how well 60m correlates to 100m. I saw Herschel Walker sprinting well through about 1/2 way in 100m dash, Drake Relays, 1981. He faded in second half. Since you do not have a 100m P.B., you do not actually know how well your 60m dash and 100m dash correlate.
There are a lot of fast N.F.L. guys with limited T&F experience who could stay with some of the best sprinters in the world in 60m, but fade in final 40m in 100m.
Why didn't you tell us your 60m personal best as opposed to your 120m personal bests? You are not a bad leaper. Most people in the world cannot sprint sub-8.00 60m and most people cannot grab the rim. I think you're mad because I called you 5'8". Besides you not being 5'8" we probably do not disagree much.
Dirtball wrote:
I knew some guys in high school that were fast sprinters and could dunk but were only 5-8 or 5-9. This makes me wonder if being fast makes it more likely for you to be able to dunk because of fast twitch muscle fibers. Is this true?
The most important thing for dunking is having big hands and wingspan.
If one is shorter than 6 foot, one needs to be powerful, so the relevant sort of speed is short burst, fast first steps or 10m, not 100m speed. Vince Wilfork probably dunks more easily than Usain Bolt does.
The correct way to phrase the question is, “does speed = jumping ability?”
Answer: no. There is a correlation, as the requirements for each largely overlap, but they are not linearly related because their requirements also differ in some ways.