Question for kk or anyone else knowledge about long jump
by DBCooper (2021-08-02 23:22:48)

To my unknowledgeable eye it appears US long jump champ Brittany Reese doesn’t run full speed before her jump, while most of the other competitors do. Is there a reason for that? I mean she has won silver now twice and gold once, so clearly it works for her, but I found her approach before the jump a bit strange. Is her technique rare or more common than it appears or am I seeing something that’s not really there? Thanks

Can I also complain that the winner is decided by who gets the best jump over 6 attempts? Seems like it should at least be the average of 2 top jumps. I believe the woman who came in 5th fouled every time but once. Seems a little unfair, but I’m sure there are obvious reasons.


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