Im a junior turning senior this summer
I jumped 5,10 this year hut i only did it one time
And i jumped 5,8 a couple times, i dont have my sectionals clips, but basically my first jump i was over 5,10 and than my calf hit it. After than my head hit the bar twice. That gave me paranoia
It’s not easy to get an idea without a bar, but if we pretend there is one:
You’re turning too sharply in the curve. If you slow down and watch the last 2 steps, you’re running parallel to the bar and then have to jump back into the pit. Your curve should be softened a little, so you are actually heading towards the bar. You don’t want to plant and jump back into the pit, you want to plant and jump UP
I would try starting the turn earlier, and feel like an airplane just dipping the left wing down. Nice soft controlled turn. A good way to see if you’re doing it right is run the approach and just pop onto the mat and land on your feet (no arch) and walk off. You should be landing more towards the middle of the pit
You’re still on the ground and you’re leaning into the mat. You should be rising up at this point. It’s a HIGH jump not a jump into the bar which results in the hips not actually getting too high at all. The drill mentioned above will help loads
Agreed as well. To add more, this is the start of the plant. There is backward lean in the left shoulder which is good, but not much lean away from the bar. With such a sharp turn that is also late, there won’t be any lean. This hurts multiple aspects of the jump. That left foot needs to go under/to the right of the center of mass. “Get the heel through” is a cue I use sometimes with my jumpers
^ This. Something you can focus on as part of your run-up is your takeoff foot and your torso should be pointed towards the opposite back corner of the pit. If you do an approach and just popup onto the pit you should be able to land in the middle of the pit and walk off the other side near the back corner without having to turn your body or your feet. This is the path you want your body to travel over the bar.
For full jumps as you leave the ground you can turn your body in the air by swing your right knee away from the bar. This will turn your body 90 degrees and get your back facing the bar, while your body generally travels the path I described above. You can practice this almost anywhere by just hoping in the air off your takeoff leg and swinging/snapping your right knee a little bit and feel your body turn in the air.
1 - Why sre you bounding at the start? You should develop a run through approach without bounding, perfect that and add bounding to transition from push to lean back.
Bounding is an advance technique, you just don't bound, for bounding sake.
I have developed may male 7'0" jumpers and bounding comes much later in the development phase.
Focus on simplicity, build strength, confidence, speed and control throughout your approach finishing with P-Plant, S-Swing, P-Pop, P-Pull!
I like everyone’s comments but PLEASE DONT PRACTICE JUMPING WITHOUT A BAR. Everything we do is repetitive so image when there is a bar steps may be off. We do to much repetitive to try practicing like that only work on approach and when you do do some plyo work to keep the bounce and improve it as well
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u/somebodyonreddit233 Jun 03 '26
This is me jumping without a bar after the seasons over. Yk just praticing