TECHNIQUE IN HIGH JUMP

Hello guys, welcome back. If you still remember, last week we have discuss about High Jump event. so here are a few style that usually used by the athlete. These are the common or familiar technique that have been used among the athletes.

1. Scissor

For anybody who starts off doing the high jump, they are usually introduced to the scissor kick technique first. Learning the scissor kick technique can help the athlete jump higher as they develop their high jumping skill. It is also a great skill to use for improving the core strength and knee drive that’s needed to gain more height when doing the high jump. The scissor technique involves the athlete jumping over the bar upright, while lifting both of his legs up over the bar in order to clear higher heights.

Scissor Style

2. Fosbury Flop

Dick Fosbury popularized and perfected the "Fosbury Flop," a technique in which the athlete arches over the bar to lower his or her center of gravity. Over the next few years, the flop became the dominant style of the event and remains such today.

3. Straddle

The straddle technique was the dominant style in the high jump before the development of the Fosbury Flop. It is a successor of the Western Roll, with which it is sometimes confused. the straddle jumper approaches from the opposite side, so as to take off from the inner foot. However, in the western roll the jumper's side or back faces the bar; in the straddle the jumper crosses the bar face down, with legs straddling it. With this clearance position, the straddle has a mechanical advantage over the western roll, since it is possible to clear a bar that is higher relative to the jumper's center of mass. 

So these are the common and most popular technique that have been used or applied by the athlete. Hope this information might help you to distinguish/differentiate types of style in high jump event. Happy ready and stay safe guys.