@solidstankin r/highjump • Recommends
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High Jump Hinge Moment Demonstration with Stefan Holm
Brian Clymer
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Stefan Holm demonstrates the hinge moment and takeoff mechanics in the high jump, with analysis of body lean and rotation.
This video is by far the best demonstration I have ever seen of what needs to occur during the take-off phase, and "hinge moment", in order to jump really high. It is a several minute excerpt from a German television production "Im Korper der Topathleten", translated "In the Bodies of Top Athletes". The actual demonstration is about 3 mins into it, but I've included some of the very cool footage of Holm that surrounds it. In this version, I have included my own commentary in just a few places throughout the video. This is from their episode on the high jump, in which they compare and contrast Stefan Holm and Donald Thomas. By the end of the entire episode, you know there really is no comparison between Holm, the greatest high jumper of all time, and Thomas, possibly the greatest raw athlete to ever compete in the high jump...and a cautionary tale. The German series also includes a great episode on Asafa Powell. You can find the entire high jump video at the YouTube channel, groeg92, or embedded on my website, www.gojumphouse.com.Why it's here
5 people recommend thisWhat commenters say. Widely recommended as the best explanation of the high jump approach, lean, and the hinge moment at takeoff.
@sdduuuudein r/highjump • Recommends
5 High Jump Videos That You Can't Live Without
1. The curve, lean, and hinge moment. This is why I'd rather have my jumpers "be the stick" than develop an arch early in their career.
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2. This boring old fella from Nebraska spends some time explaining the jump step and it's very enlightening.
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3. Proper cadence - supports the one above.
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4. Jump, pause, arch. A video I took of a USC jumper trying 7'6" or so. Note the distinct pause between the jump and the arch.
https://www.reddit.com/r/highjump/comments/uddeyx/jump\_pause\_arch\_not\_jump\_arch\_pause/
5. Feet/Inches Hypoteneuse calculator: so you can make sure your starting point is measured square to t…
@Markastrophein r/trackandfield • Recommends
On “Any suggestions to improve my high jump form. I'm struggling mentally with getting and keeping my hips up throughout the jump. This is 5'8. Any tips?”
I agree with u/00McNasty and want to emphasize something: your problem is not with keeping your hips up — in fact, if you had kept them up any longer, your legs would have hit the bar. Your issue almost entirely stems from a lack of rotation (backflipping action) over the bar. Rotation comes from running on a curve. When you run on a curve, you have to lean sideways (away from the bar). When you plant, your momentum carries you from that sideways lean toward an upright position as you jump. This transition from a lean to an upright position generates your rotation. This video has some good demonstrations of the effect.
As it is right now, you’re practically running in a straight line, so…
@sdduuuudein r/highjump • Recommends
On “Critiques? Bar is at 5’8””
…jump sideways. If you have to, resort to geometry and put a curve on the ground to follow. Try an approach angle of 30-degress and a radius of 24 or 25 feet. Jump 2' inside the standard and 36 to 24" away from the bar.
Suggest you watch this video to see how much lean you should have and how rigid your body needs to be on those last 3 steps:
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You appear to be forcing your arch too early. At the moment when you jump, simply turn, like a periscope. Don't throw your head sideways to get yourself arched when you jump. Jump and turn at the same time, pause to let yourself rise, then put your head back and hips up.
You are kind of in sit-up position as your butt clears the bar. A…
@senor_limonesin r/highjump • Recommends
Great video that my coach showed me about the best angle to have on plant/takeoff. Starring: Stefan Holm (Sorry it's in German, the real visuals start around 2:45)
@D-RockJumperin r/highjump • Recommends
Thoughts on how to high jump
Hello, this is just a post in response to /u/pker2125 where he has now made a couple of posts, one of them this video asking for help in high jump. As I was about to comment I realized I wanted to go a bit further than normal so I've made this post instead. It's no doubt riddled with grammatical errors so I apologize in advance.
Ok, so I'll be repeating a bit of what /u/14DayBan has said but I wanted to give my take on this.
I would argue that 95% of being successful in high jump is in the approach and I can see a few common mistakes from your video and I'll go over them here by doing a what, why, and how approach.
Differing from 14DayBan I would argue that…
@sdduuuudein r/highjump • Recommends
On “5’6”
…y shoulders and a break at the waist. When you jump, you need to jump like a pencil - head, shoulders, pelvis and toe all in a straight line pointing UP! Any break at the waist when jumping will kill your height and slouchy shoulders coming around the curve significantly reduce the hinge effect - which if you don't know what it is, watch this:
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STRENGTH
I suspect the last 3 issues are strength issues. Your core and lower leg muscles are not strong enough. Do those plyos, sprint drills, and core exercises (situps, side-ups, back bends, etc) in the off-season to build up that strength and the running technique/position issues will sort themselves out. Ask your coach to put togethe…
@sdduuuudein r/highjump • Recommends
On “Could I have some tips please?”
…t 8 steps, their body position and running technique.
If anyone tells you to arch your back more, don't listen to them or you will develop unfixable bad habits. You can't arch your back until your approach is correct anyway. As Hillsy said, you aren't getting rotation because of your approach. Watch this video and you will see what she means:
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@MHathin r/trackandfield • Mentions
On “[Weekly] Thursday Jumps Discussion”
Here's my favorite high jump video. Check video of your jumps and see if you're getting that same lean away from the bar at takeoff. If you're not leaning away from the bar, you're just going to go forward.
@sdduuuudein r/highjump • Mentions
On “Any help on my form or tips?”
…orward on their approach because that is proper sprinting form. Try to avoid this sprinter's lean.
As your next-to-last and last steps land, you want your body to be rigid with no bend at the waist in any direction. Notice how you have just a little lean forward as your arms come back and your body compresses. Compare it to this guy, at 3:19:
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Regarding the "leaning towards the bar as you jump" comments (I call this a side-jump):
Freeze your video at 0:27 just after your jumping foot leaves the ground. Notice not only that you are bent sideways and not rigid, but you are looking at that bar. As you jump, your head and shoulders should be immediately turned away from the bar.…
@Markastrophein r/highjump • Mentions
On “First time highjumper. Any tips on how to flatten out instead of jumping like a ball”
Going along with what u/sdduuuude said, the approach is probably the most significant part of high jump. From the video, it looks like the cones (and therefore your approach) nearly form a straight line to the pit. Googling "high jump approach" should show you the pronounced curve that you should be running on toward the end of the approach. This will force you to lean away from the bar, which will naturally lead to a backflipping motion over the bar as you take off, as seen here. This is important because you're currently trying to lean back on the takeoff in order to force yourself into being more horizontal over the bar, but that is the wrong way to achieve that result. Having a proper…
@sdduuuudein r/highjump • Mentions
On “5’9 9th grade high jumper. I feel that when I jump around normally, I get much higher than when I high jump. (1st clip is 5’5 attempt, 2nd clip is 9ft ceiling for reference)”
…up.
The key to jumping like a pencil is to jump off a fast, smooth, curved approach. Jumping off a curved approach makes your body rotate from vertical to horizontal, even if you jump straight up, so you don't have to put any energy towards jumping sideways. This explains it better. It is in Swedish, I think, but watch the part with the stick.
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