Specific to high jump, vertical leap isn’t entirely relevant because the event is less about boosties and more about body control. Jumping high is only useful for the ability to scissor over a bar, but that technique doesn’t win in championship meets. All of the elites use the Fosbury flop, and while leaping ability gets one high off the ground, it also takes exceptional body control to drive oneself off the ground while jumping parallel to the par, twist in mid air, drive up one’s hips, and then pull one’s
entire body over to clear the bar.
entire body over to clear the bar.
The main metric for estimating leaping ability for a high jumper is called height differential. In short, it’s the difference between one’s height and the highest height that one has cleared. So if a male who stands 6 ft. tall clears a bar at 6 ft. in the high jump, his height differential is 0 inches. By contrast, if an athlete who is 6 ft. tall clears a bar at 7 ft., then his height differential is 12 inches.
This metric is ideal for high jump because it bears in mind that hops are relative. It’s pretty marvelous to see some of the great Russian jumpers like Andrey Silnov and Yaroslav Rybakov jump 7’ 9.5” (2.38 m), but it’s important to bear in mind that they’re both 6’6” in height. By contrast, Linus Thörnblad of Sweden jumps the same height, yet he’s only 5’10”.
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