Vertical Jump

how often does this matter in a game. rarely.

concentrate on real skillsets of being a defensive player.

devilraydude,

Your vertical is meaningful for basketball, volleyball or the high/broad jump in track.

In the big picture in baseball, it does not mean much.

I agree that vertical leap is an insignificant skill in baseball.

But my question is: How do you know that you are jumping higher when you aren't measuring it?

For what it's worth, I think the Stanford Camp just tested the players on SPARQ and the vertical leap was one of the tests.

Sparq is not a real test for baseball.

it really has no objective measuring capability for baseball in determining who can hit and who pitch.

The best it measures is the 60yd sprint.

Experts say vertical jump is a measure of "twitch" muscle abilities, quick bursts, which has some baseball relevance as far as makeup and athleticism.

Hey Guys,
Vertical Jump is used to assess base line athleticism.
The East Germans used it to determine what athletic endeavor to "encourage" a young athlete to focus on. The better the jump the more explosive/ speed oriented event was chosen.
As for baseball, a good vertical leap may indicate the ability to hit,run and throw with more velocity. That being said the skill components of baseball are as important and may in the long run determine the ultimate success of a player.
Rollerman

How many inches is a good vertical jump? at what age?

As OLDSLUGGER8 points out, twitch is the rootword I was taught as Fast-twitch muscle fibers usually accompany this incredible ability. Wow OS, that was incredible!! Still looking at it about every five minutes. The height dwarfs the cinematic feats of the natural Have a good day! Peace, Will talk later, Shep

In order to have a good VJ the muscles of th eposterior chain must have a great deal of reactive strength.

Running speed is also heavily dependant on the posterior chain so this is where the test comes in.

Well...I've been told that my posterior chain has too much reactive strength.

Right after it struts its stuff I'm always told to roll down the windows.

when I measure my jump its like 20 inches or so which is slightly below average
however I can almost dunk a basketball and I am only about 5'10"(too bad I can't shoot very well)

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Originally posted by devilraydude76:
when I measure my jump its like 20 inches or so which is slightly below average
however I can almost dunk a basketball and I am only about 5'10"(too bad I can't shoot very well)

say 128 inches is needed to dunk easily, at your height of 70 inches, plus about 20 inches for arm reach, thats about 90 inches, so to get that ball jammed, your running vertical is over 3 feet.

Have a bud do a video and you will see what I mean, unless the hoop you have is set at 8'

Superior athletes usually have a 12" differential between standing and running vertical tests.

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May be some adjustment in the dunk calculations....

Have to remember that 10' rims are now a misnomer. With the new "breakaway rims", as long as you get the ball slightly on the upside of the rim the rim will give, making the dunk easier...

In the "olden days" rims did not give, the entire ball had to be over the rim. A more difficult feat...

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Originally posted by gotwood4sale:
Well...I've been told that my posterior chain has too much reactive strength.

Right after it struts its stuff I'm always told to roll down the windows.

Gotwood,

Thats OK. You would make a great SUMO wrestler.
LOL

Woodman was that a Vertical Posterior Chain reaction,
Or was it a Horizontal Reactive Posterior. EH

EH,

Rumor has it that Gotwood can soar vertically over 15 feet - from a sitting position - given the right type of pillow and a hearty meal.

LOL

its:

I dunno about being a good SUMO wrestler...when it comes to doing battle, you've heard of the arms race...think of a posterior chains race with those hulking mounds of testosterone dusted humanity...can you even begin to imagine the stinky and raucous noise they would make when breaking wind through their mawashi (plus-sized man thong)...it would be like listening to the world's absolute worst woodwind section while seated in an overly ripe pig pen.

Hey...come to think of it, that might very well work...ESPN2 certainly would be interested...tell you what its...I'll be in charge of promotion and taking the tickets...you get with the concessionaire at Shea and see if you can't work out a deal...be sure to offer both ear and nose plugs at the concession stand!


EH:

You recall the dramatic sequence of photos showing the lateral explosion of Mt. St. Helens...well my experience was similar...on a much smaller scale of course.

It definitely was a horizontal posterior chain reaction...it sent me flying across both our driveway and our neighbor's too...unfortunately, while at max. acceleration, approaching take-off speed, I encountered the rather substantial brick wall of my neighbor's garage...'pancake' is probably the most descriptive word that I could use to describe the result.

It was very difficult and a heap painful, but I did manage to mutter to my wife "Pep Boys...Bug and Tar remover...lots and lots...hurry!"


its, again:

That's no rumor...and a little advice...don't try it in a room with a 9' ceiling...do you know how difficult it is to find a structural engineer on a Saturday night? There must be alot of this type of stuff going on because those guys are booked!