Can you dunk 5 foot 5?

Brandon Todd spent years training to be able to dunk, putting on 80 pounds of muscle and increasing his vertical to 45 inches. This is Brandon Todd. He’s 5’5″, he can dunk a basketball, and he’s the subject of this short documentary.

How high does a 5’5 person have to jump to dunk?

To dunk, you’ll need to be jumping around 35 inches high, which would be considered impressive even in professional sports. In the NBA there are players who consistently produce 40+ inch running vertical jumps that enable them to perform spectacular dunks in games.

Can I dunk if im short?

Yes, beginners and a short player can dunk a basketball. Not only that, a short player can dunk the basketball well if he works hard at it. The two most prominent short players to excel in this particular facet of the game are Point Guards Spud Webb and Nate Robinson.

Is 40 inch vertical possible?

99% of players will never have a 40-inch vertical, no matter how hard they train. And it’s highly unlikely you’ll double your vertical jump with those programs in the next 12 weeks.

Can a 5’5 ” basketball player dunk a basketball?

As a testament to the benefits of an effective training regimen, Brandon can now consistently dunk a basketball on a regular basis. I decided to post this story for you because I wanted you to see that…

What’s the fastest time you can dunk a basketball?

This will be the fastest time in which you can complete a dunk. If you improve your vertical jump by only 2 inches your effective hangtime increases by 30% to 0.51 seconds giving you much more time in the air for stuff like windmills.

How tall was Brandon Todd when he dunk the basketball?

This is the story of a small guy from Ohio who just wanted to dunk. Unfortunately at 5’5″, his height was a major roadblock. Nevertheless, Brandon Todd proved that there’s no boundary to what you can do when you TRULY want something.

How do you know how high you have to jump to dunk?

Check the height of the jumper at any point during the jump in the graph below and find out how much hang time you have at different jump heights. You can also see how fast the takeoff velocity is , how quickly a jumper is high enough to dunk (speed of dunk) and how long he is high enough in the air to still dunk (effective hang time).