Thanks for visiting dunkbonds.com, the dormant Rails app I built to gamify charitable contributions toward personal goals, piloted around my goal to dunk. You'll notice I have made zero effort to update its style, so it still harkens back to its original 2011-era mint.com inspiration, when it was likely already looking pretty dated. Have a click around!
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November 10, 2012

I Dunked the Disney Princess Ball!

Behold:


September and October were discouraging, but this was some redemption.  I got back to the court on 11/6 to practice jumping and decided to bring her along just in case I was feeling good.

Good thing.

For those of you who aren't aware, I've designed a scientific progression of things to dunk on my way up to a basketball:
  • tennis ball
  • softball
  • a donut (for endorsements, please contact my agent.)
  • The Disney Princess Ball
  • Mini basketball (arguably the same size as the Disney ball)
  • Volleyball
  • Basketball
Proof:

Not the most commanding of dunks, but it counts.  The ball got a little hung up on the rim on the way down, but I didn't give up on it.  

The video stills offer a good opportunity to analyze my footwork to improve that penultimate step.  
Tracking my steps
My last step is still a bit longer than the preceding step, and I see I'm actually taking a long 3rd to last step followed by the shorter final two.  

Another thing I'm noticing is how god awful SLOW I look.  It's a wonder I get off the ground at all.  Optimally, you need to run as fast as your jump transition can handle without breaking down.  This is something I definitely need to work on.  

All in all, it was a very energizing and reinvigorating visit to the court.  Cautiously optimistic about the final ~4 months.