I disagree that it should be measured from wherever the

I disagree that it should be measured from wherever the
by kellykapowski (2021-08-03 11:22:32)

In reply to: And faulting is stupid posted by shawno3

athlete takes off from. A main component of technique is pushing the envelope with how close to the edge of the board the athlete can jump from. If you look at the high jump or pole vault, you don’t move the bar forward or backward based on his high the jumper/ vaulter goes. The approach is key in order to ensure that the peak of the jump is right over the bar (HJ), the vaulter hits the sweet spot in the box with their pole (PV) or the jumper takes off as close to the edge of the board (LJ/ TJ). It’s part of the skill that differentiates track from something like they do at something like a football combine where they test vertical jumps.

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You beg the question. - shawno3 2021-08-03 14:04:00
- If two guys have to jump from roof top to roof top - airborneirish 2021-08-04 12:24:15
- Agreed. It does beg the question. - tdiddy07 2021-08-04 10:17:31
  - it begs a second question... - okerland 2021-08-04 12:11:53
- Because we are friends, I am not going to respond like I - kellykapowski 2021-08-03 19:05:36
  - Nah * - shawno3 2021-08-03 21:35:53
    - Ha! * - kellykapowski 2021-08-04 11:18:38
I agree. - flapjack 2021-08-03 13:11:51
- Cool. Then let’s adjust the design of long jumping to give… - shawno3 2021-08-03 14:06:24