[QUIKAZHELL]

QUIKAZHELL on March 24, 2004 at 10:32 am #9033

We got an idividual on our team that is a few inches ahead of me in the long jump at 23 feet. Only thng is this guy isnt that fast. He runs around a 6.8x 55. And he cannot high jump or triple jump. 42 feet at best.
He is 5'8 160 pounds (no muscle) and doesnt have any muscle nor extraordinary hops-he can get just above the rim like myslef. He doesnt lift and in the weight room the one time i saw him he was struggling benching 185 pounds 3 times and his squat is just as bad.

What qualities is it that this kid has that enables him to jump far?

Im guessing stored elastic strength but i feel there is more to it than this.

[cstatespr]

cstatespr on March 24, 2004 at 10:35 am #26627

i know this kid…he looks terrible on his approach

[QUIKAZHELL]

QUIKAZHELL on March 24, 2004 at 10:45 am #26628

Yea. When he runs hes hunches over and kinda looks like hes shuffling his feet real fast with no knee lift at all and has his hands palms facing down. I cant even explain it.

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on March 24, 2004 at 10:53 am #26629

I can think of a couple possibilities:
1. He could be bringing more of his maximal velocity (as a % of maxV) than you in to the takeoff. As a result, even though he may be slower in a race, he may be equal to or faster than you on the runway.
2. He could set up takeoff more effectively, meaning he loses less of his velocity in the preparation for takeoff.
3. He could have a higher takeoff angle at the same or lesser speed.
4. He could control rotation at the board and during flight better than you meaning he would be able to set up a more effecitive landing.
5. His COM is higher than yours at takeoff.
6. His COM is projected further in front of his takeoff foot at the moment of takeoff.

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