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High jump approaches - slow motion

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Slow-motion compilation of elite high jump approaches analyzes the differences between power and speed jumpers.

Compilation of male and female high jump approach in slow motion. Good for analysis, you can see the slight differences between jumpers who prefer power jumping (heel planted in the penultimate step to lower hips) and those who use more speed into the bar (penultimate step on ball of foot and accelerating into the bar still). Mostly the Russian athletes who plant their heel in the penultimate step. Coincidence?

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What commenters say. Recommended for studying elite approach mechanics, penultimate step hip drops, and knee drive.

@sdduuuudein r/highjump • Recommends

On “First day jumping what are Marin things to work on? Bungee is at 4’10””

A new favorite youtube video:[video These guys aren't leaning back at all. The shoulder that is farther from the bar is sometimes further back than the shoulder that is closer to the bar as they start to turn their torso before they jump, but they are not letting their torso come back at all.
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@sdduuuudein r/highjump • Recommends

On “Amazing 7’4.25(2.24 m) by Dontavious Hill from Auburn”

I don't think so. The idea of driving your knee to your shoulder is actually kind of conceptual, not what actually happens. The best jumpers get off the ground so fast, their knee doesn't really have time to go much above their waist. Check out these slo-mos of the big guns and you will see what I mean:[video (At 3:33 in that video is an incredible arm block, by the way.) The knee drive of the Auburn jumper looks good compared to the you tube video. It's a great post - thanks KingOfTheWorld. Alot of people say "hold your knee drive longer" but I don't really think that is useful or practical advice and I can't use physics to explain why holding your knee drive longer makes you jump h…
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@rute_bierin r/highjump • Recommends

On “Drills to help fix long and low last step”

Again I’m a little confused by what you might actually mean. You say “you shouldn’t be low in your jump step”. To me, that sounds like you’ve already raised up out of your hip drop before that takeoff foot plants. That would be incorrect. You liked the other comment but jumping off a box is literally the same as dropping your hips without the box. Here is a link to a video of Olympic jumpers. You see that their penultimate step is cut short which leads to a longer last step. Yes, it might be technically shorter than most of the other steps, but it’s also a completely different type of step. You’ll see that their hips drop from their penultimate step into their jump step and then they…
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@WagaCSGOin r/highjump • Mentions

Compilation of slowmo high jump appraoches. I believe there's a slight difference between power and speed jumpers based on the penultimate step, what do you think?
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@rute_bierin r/trackandfield • Mentions

On “Penultimate step: High Jump vs Long Jump”

Wait, you’re saying there are coaches who say that last step is the penultimate step? Penultimate literally means second to last. You sort of just explained generally what you teach but not WHY I’m dead wrong. Respectfully, I still disagree. That last step might be quickish but it’s generally longer (especially longer than the penultimate step). If you can explain further why the penultimate step should be long and last jump step should be short and why not the other way around, then maybe I can understand better. To make sure we’re on the same page, I’ve attached a link to a video of some Olympic jumpers. Their approaches fall in line with what I’m teaching. That last step might be q…
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