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Re: [HJ] Vertucal jump/reach and "potential" height   Message List  
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Re: [HJ] Vertucal jump/reach and "potential" height

--- In highjump@yahoogroups.com, "tktaylor" <tktaylor@...> wrote:
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> That is correct. I was thinking the World Games in Helsinki 1983.
However that was Tyke Peacock. By the way Tyke (Champaign ,Illinois)
was the most fluid, springy, less than six foot tall jumper I ever
competed against.
>
i jumped against tyke peacock while i was at the college of alameda,
tyke was not under 6 ft here was 6'1 at least, i was 5'9 so trust me i
know. i beat tyke at the bruce jenner and the northern cal and he beat
me at fresno and state. incidently we had the same exact height's in
the four event's, 7'0 both at jenner, 7'2" both at fresno, 7'0" for me
at n.c. 6'10" for tyke and 6'10" for me at state and 7'0" for tyke.
But i will say, nobody came off the ground like tyke, me him and milt
goode used to play basketball together, tyke could take off from the
top of the key and dunk,kid you not!




Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:28 am

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How about a foot below your armpit :-) Your friend is way off base with his theory. About as high as you get your belly button would be more realistic but then...
denis doyle
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Mar 3, 2003
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... but then ... Since the Running High Jump consists of the horizontal transference of energy to vertical ernergy - the armpit theory would hold little ...
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Mar 4, 2003
6:06 pm

... realistic ... [relatively] ... Let me clarify - before I get flamed - I use the terms speed and stength/power floppers - tounge in cheek. I do realize that...
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Hi Tony Flame!! Who me?? ... Interesting selection to make your point. On observation I would always consider Dwight to have a slower or less aggressive (in...
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Mar 4, 2003
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In his heydey - which was way to short - Jacobs was more aggressive - I agree - but his raw vertical leaping ability was unmatched [perhaps even today]. In...
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Mar 5, 2003
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Hi Tony I think any athlete with real talent and in condition can pop 215 without too much effort. Unfortunately I only ever saw Jacobs jump in full flow. I...
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Mar 6, 2003
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Dennis - ... without too much effort." OUCH - I resemble that remark :) - time takes out the sting kinda. I never jumped higher than 2.10m!! - 1st time back in...
Tony Coates
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Mar 6, 2003
9:21 pm

Did Dwight jump 7'8"?...
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Mar 6, 2003
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US Olympic Trials 1984 I believe Denis Doyle ... From: tktaylor To: highjump@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:49 PM Subject: Re: [HJ]...
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That is correct. I was thinking the World Games in Helsinki 1983. However that was Tyke Peacock. By the way Tyke (Champaign ,Illinois) was the most fluid,...
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Mar 7, 2003
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... However that was Tyke Peacock. By the way Tyke (Champaign ,Illinois) was the most fluid, springy, less than six foot tall jumper I ever competed against. ...
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