Why do people have a higher vertical leap with a run up compared to jumping from a standing start?
November 29th, 2008
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Tags: Athlete, Draft Camp, High School Physics, Jordan Farmar, Jump Start, Momentum, Vertical Leap, Why Do People
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When you jump straight up, you’re going directly against the force of gravity. However, when you run, you are jumping at more of a 30 to 45 degrees adjacent to the gravitational force. Momentum does play a factor because it allows your foot to spring from the ground with more force, therefore creating more energy to levitate from the ground. Input = output because energy can not be created or destroyed.
The momentum of the person propels them upward
spelling sorry :-p
speed= defiance of gravity
Legs are springy. Legs provide up to 240 percent energy return, as mentioned in this article…
When you run, you legs push down with more energy, therefore, they then push up more easily. That’s my theory, anyway.