5' 5" player teaches himself to dunk

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Gblock
May 1, 2014 8:47am
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/the-turnstile/how-5-foot-5-brandon-todd-learned-to-dunk-a-basketball-235224955.html?vp=1

this kid is from my hometown...super beast

for those who are older he shares a father with Terry "Strawberry" White former ohio state and wvu stand out
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Gblock
May 1, 2014 9:05am
http://www.youtube.com/user/FlightRight101

here is his youtube channel for some better dunks
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May 1, 2014 9:10am
They have an extra muscle in their legs, it's science!

Watched it this morning, pretty cool.
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May 1, 2014 11:06am
vdubb96;1611518 wrote:They have an extra muscle in their legs, it's science
They probably stole it.

/OC'd
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May 1, 2014 11:45am
Mohican00;1611574 wrote:They probably stole it.

/OC'd
They only steal crab legs and white women
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birddog23
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May 1, 2014 11:58am
Wow. That's quite impressive. I'm 5'10" and can dunk, but not nearly as easily as this guy who is also 5 inches shorter.

Takes a lot of great training and time. He certainly put his work in.
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May 1, 2014 2:10pm
birddog23;1611586 wrote:Wow. That's quite impressive. I'm 5'10" and can dunk, but not nearly as easily as this guy who is also 5 inches shorter.
Video or its false!
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birddog23
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May 1, 2014 3:18pm
Next time I go to the gym I'll be sure to record a video just for you
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May 1, 2014 3:49pm
Thats all I ask, thanks!
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gut
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May 1, 2014 11:51pm
Way to apply and improve yourself....here's your welfare check!

But actually it's really impressive how he's capitalizing to make some money off this (although I wonder how safe the training is and if that won't expose him to legal troubles down the road).
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May 2, 2014 11:30am
ccrunner609;1611758 wrote:2 footed jumpers are weak. Lets see a one footed jump.
You're just awful.
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May 2, 2014 1:04pm
ccrunner609;1611758 wrote:2 footed jumpers are weak. Lets see a one footed jump.
It's easier to dunk off one foot, at least in my experience. I can touch 11'2'' with a running start off one foot, but only 10'7'' off two.
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May 2, 2014 2:34pm
GOONx19;1611986 wrote:It's easier to dunk off one foot, at least in my experience. I can touch 11'2'' with a running start off one foot, but only 10'7'' off two.
Yes this would be true.

Hence why Jason Richardson's dunks were so damn crazy. He was a 2 footed jumper.
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birddog23
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May 2, 2014 2:51pm
I'm different. I dunk much easier going off two feet rather than one. If I could easily palm a men's ball it would help but I can easily gather off two and go up with hands than I can going off one foot and dunking with one hand.
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May 2, 2014 2:53pm
birddog23;1612020 wrote:I'm different. I dunk much easier going off two feet rather than one. If I could easily palm a men's ball it would help but I can easily gather off two and go up with hands than I can going off one foot and dunking with one hand.
I am the same way, minus the dunking part. I jump a lot better off 2 feet. Then again, I've had several severe sprains of both ankles.
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May 2, 2014 3:30pm
wildcats20;1612023 wrote:I am the same way, minus the dunking part. I jump a lot better off 2 feet. Then again, I've had several severe sprains of both ankles.
Same issue. Bad ankle sprain that probably never healed correctly. Same with one of my knees that I still feel pain from time to time.
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gut
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May 2, 2014 6:00pm
Is it weird to be right-handed and able to jump higher off your left foot?
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May 2, 2014 6:14pm
gut;1612061 wrote:Is it weird to be right-handed and able to jump higher off your left foot?
No.
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May 2, 2014 6:40pm
That's a hell of a vert to be dunking at that height.
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May 2, 2014 7:49pm
gut;1612061 wrote:Is it weird to be right-handed and able to jump higher off your left foot?
Isn't that standard?
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May 2, 2014 8:08pm
Mohican00;1612091 wrote:Isn't that standard?
Lol
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May 3, 2014 10:48pm
ccrunner609;1612307 wrote:he has nothing on the original little dunker

[video=youtube;s5Vnb7uhDSk][/video]
Nate Robinson is a better athlete and dunker
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May 3, 2014 10:49pm
CC just fucking sucks.
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May 4, 2014 1:04am
Dumbest youtube video channel ever.
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gut
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May 4, 2014 1:12am
Dude will make marginally more profit then welfare...props