How to Find Your High Jump Approach

First off, you most definitely can hit 6’2” with that vert. One of the things I notice in this video is your take off is very close to the bar. You could probably effectively fix this by figuring out your approach. As well an efficient approach will also help you rotate over the bar. At your peak height you want to have you shoulders and knees pretty much level with your hips at the highest point going over the bar. I’ve attached two videos that can help understand rotation and approach. As well his other videos are simple but of quality. Good luck my guy, big jumps coming soon! high jump approach rotation

…ood approach. This will consist of a 4-5 step straight and a 4-5 step curve. You could add more steps, but since you’re new to it I would suggest an 8 to 10 step approach. You’ll want to use the first few steps of the straight to get up to your top speed, the next few to focus on posture, and the curve to get a lean in and set up your plant. Here (link to this video is a video that demonstrates the lean you want to strive for. Of course, Stephan Holm is a professional, so his is going to look extremely smooth. But, if you focus on a finding a good approach, and avoid slowing down, everything else will come. I will also attach one of my favorite videos for finding the approach here (link to this video . Overall, i…

This dude is an amazing resource: link to this video

Get a measured starting mark. Consistency is key in the jumps, don't just eye ball it. This video explains how to find an approximate mark. Take a tape measure and measure "x" feet out and "y" feet back (Measure from the standard though, my pic is bad) Count your steps next time (either total steps or total left/right foot steps) and then do the same thing but run the steps back. Have someone mark your last left-foot step. That's your mark, then measure it. Boom, you have a consistent starting mark now. Most jumpers are around 10-11 total steps (~5 left/right foot steps) but if you're still a beginner try 8-9 total steps then move back to 10-11. Spikes do help, but get high jump spec…