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          QUIKAZHELL on October 27, 2003 at 3:48 am #8668

          What is the highest standing verticle leap ever recorded?

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          Mike Young on October 27, 2003 at 11:30 am #22984

          Rumored / self-reported but not verified numbers:
          MJ: 48 inches
          Spud Webb: 52 inches
          Wilt Chamberlain: 55 inches

          I've also heard their are plenty of volleyball players in the upper 40s.

          ELITETRACK Founder

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          jimmay on October 27, 2003 at 11:10 pm #22985

          they boost all their stats anyway, but ive never heard that wilt could jump 55".

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          CoachKW on October 27, 2003 at 11:52 pm #22986

          I've read that Wilt could high jump 6' 6" and could snatch a coin from the top of the back board so who knows

          I saw Spud Webb play a game of pick up ball at NC State and he had mad mad hops so that I believe and whether it's Michael Jordan, Marion Jones, or Michael Johnson, I can believe 40+

          I have a picture of Valerey Brummel kicking a rim, now that's impressive!!!

          I've heard that some of our moderators can leap over a waffle house in a single bound!

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          flight05 on October 29, 2003 at 10:12 am #22987

          [i]Originally posted by DIII Coach[/i]
          I've read that Wilt could high jump 6' 6" and could snatch a coin from the top of the back board so who knows

          he was also 7'1

          "mj with 48" inch vert"
          nope he was measured at 37 or so (standing) however he was measured at having 46 i think running. i have the study done by northcarolina on my comp.

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          sgreen2 on February 25, 2004 at 10:12 am #22988

          yeah here's some ones that i've heard reported

          mj – 42
          dominique wilkins- 43
          spud webb – 44
          kobe – 38
          steve francis – 43
          lebron- 38

          the highest i've ever heard and it's all heresay, but "wildthing" of the harlem globetrotters had a 48' vertical, also i've heard javier sotomayer could ram his chest on a backboard.

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          gdc934 on March 16, 2004 at 7:26 am #22989

          First of all, we are talking about standing, not running. The NBA tests all their verticals running and jumping up to touch a spot on a vertical pole, and then they tack a few extra inches o nthere anyways. Spud was probably the closest to having a legit standing 40" vertical. But i think by far the guy withy the most hops ive ever seen with Michael "wild thing" Wilson who at 6'5 dunked on 12'. In the clip of it i have his head is like 3-4 inches from 11'!! do the math and thats roughly 50-52"! But this was running not standing.

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          tit on April 5, 2004 at 2:59 am #22990

          Tha biggest vert i've heard of was Randy Moss(nfl reciever) His running vert was 55 inches and he's 6'4

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          ws100 on April 9, 2004 at 5:40 am #22991

          So how do you measure standing vertical jump? You jump next to a pole or do you have to jump up onto a bench or something? Also can you bring your knees up or do you have to keep your legs striaght?

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          QUIKAZHELL on April 9, 2004 at 6:16 am #22992

          Most colleges use the verticle jump pole tester. its basically a pole with little plasic flat bars your jump up and try to move over. Hard to explain.
          Anyway.. first your reach is measured. Then you jump (most commonly using a drop step since that is how you jump while playing sports) and your reach is then subtracted by the height of the farthest bar you slid over.

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          sgreen2 on April 9, 2004 at 7:10 am #22993

          [i]Originally posted by Gdc934[/i]
          First of all, we are talking about standing, not running. The NBA tests all their verticals running and jumping up to touch a spot on a vertical pole, and then they tack a few extra inches o nthere anyways. Spud was probably the closest to having a legit standing 40" vertical. But i think by far the guy withy the most hops ive ever seen with Michael "wild thing" Wilson who at 6'5 dunked on 12'. In the clip of it i have his head is like 3-4 inches from 11'!! do the math and thats roughly 50-52"! But this was running not standing.

          could you post this clip?? i'd love to see it

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