Vertical Leap vs. Hangtime?
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This is basically an illusion. People have diffrent ranges of vertical leap but there are different factors that account for hangtime. e.g if you bring your legs up high when you jump, it looks like you get more hangtime than jumping and keeping your legs straight. What you do in the air with the ball also accounts for hangtime, even though this may be quick, with slowmotion replays it looks smooth and amazing.
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Sorry, but no. It will increase your leg power. In basketball, that will probably translate to better stability when it comes to boxing out for a rebound and may even give you slightly better footwork overall. To increase your vertical leap, the proven technique is to try doing depth jumps or jumping down from a height. Or even any other exercise that involves isolating your calf muscles can help even slightly.
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Set up several sturdy wooden boxes of varying heights. Jump onto the lowest, then off, then onto the next highest, and so on, without resting in between jumps. This also works with hurdles.
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Practice.  \n\nYou are likely not clearing the top.  It should be a smooth motion; versus rolling over the ledge.\n\n_
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If you're really a pro, your team should have a staff of physicians and trainers to help you, so why are you asking a bunch of cyber strangers?\n\nMy son's trainer has them do jumps where they propel themselves forward, as well as the typical vertical leaping.  You might also want to do some lunges (forward, side and rear) favoring the left, if that's weaker than the right.
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All of these techniques.  \n\nhttp://www.anachem.umu.se/jumpstation.htm
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Yeah, it was a good time. I went tandem (less expensive & very little time for instruction) instead of AFF (accelerated freefall). It'll cost you maybe a couple hundred bucks, but it's a GREAT experience. Not sure where you're located but if you're in the southeast check out www.skydivecarolina.com it's awesome!
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wall jumps , jump more jumprope, anything that has to do with jumping
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Jump rope.  That really helped my vertical jump when I did track N field.  I jumped rope every day.  Watch Nate Robinson in the NBA dunk contest.  he's your height.
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Visualization is an important element of jumping events. You must be able to tune out distractions and crowd noise and almost think yoursel over the bar. A visualization technique for beginners used by some high jumpers that I know is to stare at a piece of paper with a black box in the center for about 2 minutes. Then look away from the paper at a blank wall and you should see the reverse; a white box on a dark background. The purpose of this drill is to learn to focus your attention. \n\nYour head and your eyes will dictate what your hips do. If you are looking down at your feet or your steps, you certainly won't jump up in the air. If you are looking at the bar when you jump, you will run right into it. Your gaze should shift over the course of the approach and then the jump. It should start at the near standard. \n\nAt the point of takeoff, your gaze should be parallel to the bar, not looking at any of the high jump apparatus but at something that could be along the line of the bar about twenty feet away. After the take off you should lean your head slightly back and try to look at something on the opposite side of the pit from the middle of the bar. \n\nUse Your Arms!\nyou should have both arms back behind the body, elbows bent, in preparation for the drive and block at the same time as the takeoff. on the final step, both arms come forward, driving the body up and off the ground.\nmeet warm ups should mimic actual competition jumps .
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Back in the day, i bought this program on how to reach a vertical leap of 12-48 inches higher..guaranteed. Here's what the first week looked like in the program.\n\nJump as fast as you can..basically bouncing on ur toes for 1 minute straight.\n\nJump as hard as you can..and as high as you can 20 times.\n\nDo lunges 30 reps\n\nThen on the 8th week, it looked like this..bounce on ur toes for 10 minutes straight as fast as you can\n\nJump as hard as you can 200times! 40 reps in sets of 5.\n\n300 Lunges..10 sets of 30.\n\nI made it up to the 8th week! But the program was 12weeks.\n\nI did add a foot and a half to my vertical leap. Before I could grab the middle of the net..now i can dunk! n im only 5'10.\n\nDo lots of Jumping excercises..power excercises..such as powerful jumping like i explained. n increase every week or two. ur muscles get used to that, and it teaches ur muscles what muscles to use for when you want to jump high.\n\nIt worked for me, just do lots of Jumping excercises. The power will come from your thighs/hamstring/butt/and calves.
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Well, if you have a lot of money saved up, you can go do it where it was invented, in Queenstown New Zealand, by AJ Hackett.  That is where I went, off the side of a bridge, and they even lot you drop until your head goes under the water.  It was amazing, and I hgihly recommend it.  That bungy swing thing is crap- its not bungy jumping as there is no real freefall involved in that- go for the real deal is my suggestion to you.
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For drops, Keep your weight back and your legs soft.  For jumps you need a little more timing, it can't really be taught.  You need to go out and hit a few.
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Jumprope! It increases your leg strength to help you get a better vertical jump!
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There are two basic ways:\n1) Take a bit of a run-up and jump into the air about a meter infront of the end of the board.  Time the speed and distance so you land near the end of the board (as close as possible without danger of slipping off - you will crack your back and head on the edge of the board).  As you are in the air raise your legs a bit and as you come down straighten your legs onto the board.  With your weight pushing the board down and the thrust of you legs it will give you extra spring.  This will project you up into the air quite high and because of the run-up, forward.  Sort of go up and then bend in the air down into the dive.  This is a good way to start.   Oh yes, as you feel the board is about to spring you up push with your legs, down.  This will give you more spring and lift.\nYou will get the feel of it after a few jumps.\n\n2) Stand on the dge of the board and jump up, raise your legs and as you come down straighten them into the spring of the board. (like above). Do this mabe three times and you will get good height (like in a trampoline).  Then dive.  With this you don't have the forward motion so becareful you will land near the fron of the board, on the last spring, spring forward.  Do the same bend in the air and dive in.\n\nIf you have a trampoline to practice the leg movement on - great.  If not keep practicing till you get it (usually 5 or so jumps).  The first few might be bit odd.  From there you can start doing summersaults and stuff using the run-up as forward momentum.  Only do this when you are comfortable though.  And be prepared for a couple of very ouch landings.  Good fun!  Its all about co-ords and timing.  After a few jumps it is second nature and you won't even think about it.\n\nGood luck and happy landings!
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sky - diving... SO much more of a rush.  I've been bungee jumping 3 times and sky-diving once... but i'm going to take my boyfriend sky-diving for his birthday so that will make twice.. i can't wait.. seriously sky diving is much more fun than bungee jumping.
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This link is comprehensive and should answer most of your questions:\nhttp://www.ehow.com/how_5634_increase-vertical-leap.html