Opposite foot to hand (Left foot-Right hand...Right foot-Left hand). Helps you maintain balance and get higher off the ground.

Whenever I try to jump off my right foot the timing of when to stop dribling goes way off and I go all retarded, I literally cannot do it :/

practice running hooks off your right foot/left hand before moving to the conventional layup. Allows you to start very close to the basket and take it at a pretty low speed to begin with. Helped me when I started out.

It's all practice though, your body's not incapable of doing it.

It's not the most important skill in the world either. I know everyone wants to get the fundamentals right but I still use my right every time I go to the rim in a game situation, whether I use the left side of the backboard or come underneath to the right to avoid the block. Now that actually is a handy skill to master if you're a little guy too.

Practice makes perfect...the earlier a kid is taught the footwork involved in making right and left-handed layups the better. Top-age U10's is an ideal age to start teaching it as once earnt, teaching the kids other footwork and moves is much easier...

Ball and Foot timing is more important and will make learning layup footwork a lot easier. When you are dribbling in your right hand try to time it with the ball and your left foot hitting the ground at the same time. This means when you pick the ball up you will take your first right foot step and then a left foot jump for your right handed layup.

On the other side you want to time your ball and right foot hitting the ground thus when you pick the ball up you will take your first left foot step and then a right foot jump for your left handed layup.

Once you've got your feet right, its then time to focus on which hand lays it up- (left hand on left side, right hand on right side) this way if you're going for a lay-up on the left hand side and you shoot with your left there is less chance of being blocked and the defender has to come across you to block and they could also foul you!

I'll point out that I can dribble great on my left hand, can shoot great with my left hand, I'm completely fine with my left hand. I just struggle jumping off my right foot.

I really don't see the point, I cannot see how jumping off the right foot when doing a left handed layup is any more beneficial than the left.

If anyone can give me a real reason why I should jump off my right foot when doing a left handed layup I'll happily practise it. If not I'd rather spend my time practising things that will improve my game. Cause I can't see how this will...

I want you to tell me why it improves my game. If you don't know, there is no point taking advice from you.

Cannot jump higher off my right.

I'll be honest I've never really done any jumping whatsoever off my right foot. I assume thats the major factor in my weak jumping off that foot.

Seeing as it's considered a fundamental skill I suppose I oughta get out the back and practice.

Hooray!

Sense and reason prevail...

if your last step for a left hand layup is with your right foot , then you can step next to or even slightly behing the fronting defenders right foot, and prevent him/her from easily reaching across the front of your body for the ball on your "far side", as your right shoulder/leg/hip holds them away. If your last step is with your left foot , then 1) you have to step 'around" the defender to give room for your right leg to step past, else you go chest to chest and get a charge foul 2) it is easier for them to reach the ball in your left hand. 3) biomechanically it 'disengages" your shooting motion which is using your left arm and left ribcage/obliques from the stabilising/jumping motion of your right foot, calf, thighs, hips and right obliques. If it all occurs on the same side, you have both a balance problem and a restictive and even possibly excessive tearing/extending action all along one side of your body.

cheers

really do this best with a demonstration

note , simple increases in co-ordination can result in 10-15% additional height in a one foot jump. So go practice !!