66" Vertical

[jtaconutz]

They interviewed this guy on Jim Rome friday and they discussed this video from two years ago. He is a saftey with the Cardinals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu7W71aUr5s

 

[LZclone]

That is some serious ups; however, you measure vertical jump from the standing position.

 

[jtaconutz]

That is some serious ups; however, you measure vertical jump from the standing position.

You can measure it however you want. I measure it 66" according to the video and Rome interview.:yes:

 

[jay moe]

That is bogus, you do not measure vertical jump that way.

 

[clonefan_80]

That is bogus, you do not measure vertical jump that way.

That said, his vertical is probably still well over 40", which is still freakish.

 

[jay moe]

That said, his vertical is probably still well over 40", which is still freakish.

You are correct, he is probably around 40" or so, which is impressive.

 

[brianhos]

Don't you measure it by how high you can touch something?

 

[clonefan_80]

Don't you measure it by how high you can touch something?

Pretty much. Whether you bring your knees to your chest when you jump or not technically does not change your vertical jump.

 

[LZclone]

Don't you measure it by how high you can touch something?

Yes, It is measured by taking the measure of your reach standing flat footed, and then from a standing position jumping up to a point. You subtract your reach from the point you reached to get the vertical jump.

 

[dualthreat]

that is simply a 66" box jump... a vertical jump is when you reach your hand out as high as you can, then jump and touch as high as you can and measue the difference.

Randy moss had over a 50" and so did michael jordan

 

[kucyclone]

There's no way Michael Jordan had a vertical over 50".

 

[Wesley]

David Thompson only had a 46 inch. I have never heard of anyone over 50 inch. Please link. Signed, Doubting Thomas.

 

[TitanClone]

That said, his vertical is probably still well over 40", which is still freakish.

Is vertical might be 40, but well over. Come on get real. If you have a 40 in. vertical you are a freak. Only a few people can say they have 40 and a couple can say they have "well over" 40.

 

[TitanClone]

that is simply a 66" box jump... a vertical jump is when you reach your hand out as high as you can, then jump and touch as high as you can and measue the difference.

Randy moss had over a 50" and so did michael jordan

I would be surprised if Moss'e true, standing vertical was even 40. And if Mikes was 50, he would have been dunking from the 3 point line, not the free throw line.

 

[LindenCy]

I think Jordan's was at least 44", maybe 48". Spud Webb had like a 40" verticle at 5'7".

EDIT: Don't know how accurate this is, but it had Jordan's jump at 48" like I remembered it, although it has Webb at 46". He was crazy for his height.:

http://vertcoach.com/highest-vertical-leap.html

 

[clonerules]

I dont know if anyone caught this article on Adrian Wilson last year, but some of the stuff he does is just plain sick!! The guy is a freak of nature!!

http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1108225/index.htm

 

[dualthreat]

I think Jordan's was at least 44", maybe 48". Spud Webb had like a 40" verticle at 5'7".

EDIT: Don't know how accurate this is, but it had Jordan's jump at 48" like I remembered it, although it has Webb at 46". He was crazy for his height.:

http://vertcoach.com/highest-vertical-leap.html

that was my source... I remembered reading it awhile ago.
Actually it says MJs was only 48".

 

[clonefan_80]

Is vertical might be 40, but well over. Come on get real. If you have a 40 in. vertical you are a freak. Only a few people can say they have 40 and a couple can say they have "well over" 40.

"Well over" was used relatively in that sentence of course. But thank you for keeping me in check :notworthy:

 

[BurgundyClone]

Hardly any of these vertical leaps are accurate is the problem. The NBA doesn't hold an official record for any of this like the NFL, at least not one that they archive officially. Some hacks have sites where they guess, apparently -but nothing pre "combine" era is real accurate...

 

[LindenCy]

Hardly any of these vertical leaps are accurate is the problem. The NBA doesn't hold an official record for any of this like the NFL, at least not one that they archive officially. Some hacks have sites where they guess, apparently -but nothing pre "combine" era is real accurate...

That may be true, but I do remember the numbers on Jordan and Webb from like 15 years ago, so I don't know if they are accurate, but the numbers were around for a while.