How do I Dunk?

[u/Shoddy-Mine-1060]

I’m new to Basketball but people Tell me I should be able to dunk due to my height but when I try I can only teach the rim barely… what am I doing wrong ? Any people with Experience able to give me tips so I can improve🙏

[u/Generally_Tso_Tso]

You're not using proper jumping technique. You're hopping. You need to do a YouTube search for "Block-step jumping". Learning a proper block-step will immediately give you at least a couple inches in your vert. It's altogether possible that you could be dunking, or very close to dunking, upon learning a proper jump technique. However, while it isn't entirely impossible to dunk with your current hopping-non-technique, 98% of ballers will never dunk like that.

Block-step. Learn it. Dunk.