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cwil4 said:
View attachment 57029 This is about as high as I can get. I've been stretching and working on my legs a lot lately though so maybe it'll improve.
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Nice, how tall are you? I use to be able to jump pretty good when I was younger. I could dunk and I'm only 5'10, I have ridiculously long arms though. Lol One misconception people have is working the calves to death. When in actuality your thighs and well ass are what give you a better vertical.
 
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Also if you have access to a pool, squatting in the water till it covers your shoulders and jumping will really help a lot. Plus it will not put wear and tear on your joints or ligaments. I did mostly that for a summer and gained 4 inches.
 
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I'm 6 ft. Went to the Future 150 national top 20 camp and showed out. Just gonna play for a community college in my town and then hopefully play somewhere bigger when I transfer.
 
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BadJerry20 said:
Also if you have access to a pool, squatting in the water till it covers your shoulders and jumping will really help a lot. Plus it will not put wear and tear on your joints or ligaments. I did mostly that for a summer and gained 4 inches.
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I haven't ever thought about that. That's a really good idea. I'll be at the rec center all the time when I get my car.
 
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cwil4 said:
I haven't ever thought about that. That's a really good idea. I'll be at the rec center all the time when I get my car.
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It works really well, just keep good technique, make sure you go shoulder deep on the squat, and your knees bent. Almost like a box jump. I think I did it in 3 ft of water.
 
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cwil4 said:
Yeah. I love it. All these guys at camp just thought I was some short white guy. I dropped 30 haha.
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Lol nice. That's what I played, I was obsessed with making no look passes and breaking ankles. I loved it cause you control the whole game.
 
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BadJerry20 said:
Lol nice. That's what I played, I was obsessed with making no look passes and breaking ankles. I loved it cause you control the whole game.
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I try to model my game around Derrick Rose. He's a lot taller than me but I try to play at that speed all the time. I drive a lot and that opens me up for a lot of 3's.
 
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Good luck to you man. You sound like you are on the right track. Maybe someday you'll be posting on VolNation as pro ballplayer somewhere.
 
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cwil4 said:
I try to model my game around Derrick Rose. He's a lot taller than me but I try to play at that speed all the time. I drive a lot and that opens me up for a lot of 3's.
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If you don't already, work on a pull up jumper off the drive. Its a lost art and you'd be surprised how many open looks it will get you.
 
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BadJerry20 said:
Smart man.
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If I wasn't an athlete all my life I would definitely be a nerd. 4.0 GPA and a 25 ACT composite score.
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I just realized I sound like the old dudes that used to talk to me. Lol
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Haha. I appreciate all the advice I get. Tryouts are next month so I'm working all the time and then coming home and getting shots up and running.
 
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That's good man, education should be first. But I know how strong the love for the game is. I would say I used to eat, sleep, and drink basketball. But I played some much I barely ate, slept, or drank at all. Sun up till sun down, sometimes after sun down with my car lights lighting up the court. Lol
 
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BadJerry20 said:
That's good man, education should be first. But I know how strong the love for the game is. I would say I used to eat, sleep, and drink basketball. But I played some much I barely ate, slept, or drank at all. Sun up till sun down, sometimes after sun down with my car lights lighting up the court. Lol
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I have 2 broken bones in my back and I'm the same way. I would be out there right now if my boss wasn't my neighbor.
 
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Just get that education and everything else will fall into place. I won't say that you have to know what you want to do in life, because things can and most likely will change. Just have a plan of to finish off what you start. About the most generic and true advice I can give.


Also, don't knock up any chicks as that will ruin your life before you are able to start it.
 
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I am a wise man Cwil and if you need any advice I am here.

I am also 95% full of b.s. Mom always said that is why my eye are brown.
 
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I just want to reiterate the not Knocking Up Any Chicks part of my statement.

Also the Aids will ruin your life as well. So wrap up practice safe sexual relations.
 
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blupotato said:
Just get that education and everything else will fall into place. I won't say that you have to know what you want to do in life, because things can and most likely will change. Just have a plan of to finish off what you start. About the most generic and true advice I can give.


Also, don't knock up any chicks as that will ruin your life before you are able to start it.
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I'll definitely have to stay focused on my grades these next few years since I'll be on the court so much. And as for the second paragraph, that was up there with the wreck for scariest moment of my life when I got that late text. I'm a believer in wrapping before tapping now.
 
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