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Old 03-10-2008, 05:16 PM
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Im 12 my reach is about 7'0 maybe a little more lim=ke a centimeter more im 5'0 and my vert is about 17 inches 16 1/2 whatever its around 16-17 if i keep going at this rate what age do you think i will be able to dunk? By the way, one day i just decided to start increasing my vert and when i started at like 13 inches so i didnt even really work out and i had a vert at about 13 inches

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Old 03-10-2008, 06:37 PM
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Im 12 my reach is about 7'0 maybe a little more lim=ke a centimeter more im 5'0 and my vert is about 17 inches 16 1/2 whatever its around 16-17 if i keep going at this rate what age do you think i will be able to dunk? By the way, one day i just decided to start increasing my vert and when i started at like 13 inches so i didnt even really work out and i had a vert at about 13 inches
ur 12 and ur 5 feet?? well ur still gonna grow, and u probably didnt go through ur growth spurt yet so no one can tell.
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Old 03-11-2008, 01:18 AM
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u gonna have to grow a hell of a lot to dunk with 17 inches. so u gotta work on ya vert man...
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Old 03-11-2008, 06:42 AM
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i was about 5 feet tall when i was 12 too and had probably the same reach ,maybe better vert.anyway im 16 now and about 5"8maybe 5"9on a good day.im still like the small person at this height and age.youve got a long way to go till dunking,can you reach the net,backboard now?.work hard on your vert and hopefully with luck you will grow at least 10 more inches in the next couple of years.good luck!
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Old 03-11-2008, 08:35 AM
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Wtf? I'm 5'5 and my reach is 7,1 or 7,0, too. And i don't have short arms. I think.
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Old 03-12-2008, 01:29 AM
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u got short arms, im 5'8 and can reach 7'6
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for bein only 12 u hav a huge ****ing arms main 2 feet, im 5'5 an 7'3 reach huge arms.
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Old 03-13-2008, 04:09 PM
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u gonna have to grow a hell of a lot to dunk with 17 inches. so u gotta work on ya vert man...
dude im 12 spud webb is 5'8 and can dunk so i dont have to grow a hell of a lot more yea work on my vert but im young
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Wtf? I'm 5'5 and my reach is 7,1 or 7,0, too. And i don't have short arms. I think.
Short torso maybe?
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Old 03-14-2008, 12:54 AM
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dude im 12 spud webb is 5'8 and can dunk so i dont have to grow a hell of a lot more yea work on my vert but im young
read my post again, i said ur going to grow a lot to dunks with a 17 inch vert spud webb used to jump about 50 inches.....
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