Jump Farther: 3 Tips to Boost Your Distance Instantly

In this video we break down how to instantly increase the distance of your standing precision jumps by applying three simple techniques. Watch the full video tutorial to see how to apply these techniques and take this parkour skill to the next level!

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[ThaWaverunner]

Great breakdown! Dope tips! People need this!

[Capro]

I don’t know if it actually is a thing, but what it helped me was not looking down to the ground because when you look down your chest comes faster to the ground . Just look up at front and you’ll jump further I think. Is that a thing tho?

[egondugas]

One smaller thing that helps me a lot with getting distance is to make sure I'm not leaning backwards when I land. It makes sense to land leaning backwards, and when people do droppier pres, it totally looks like they are leaning back before they land. But when you are going for a hard level or upwards pre, that is exactly the wrong thing to do. Here's why: everyone can standing jump farther than they can standing gainer. That is because in a gainer, you sacrifice distance for rotation. If you land leaning backwards, that means some of your push got diverted into rotating your body backward. You've gainered, slightly, and your takeoff was not as efficient as it could have been.
So what is the better way? Nathan's clip shown at 1:55 and 3:00 is a great example. When he leaves the wall, he is leaning forward quite dramatically. Probably like 45°. But as he's about to land, his torso is still at the same angle! It turns out, you don't need to be leaning backward in order to land, you just need your feet to be in front of you. So he folds in half at the waist, leaning forward, while simultaneously sticking his feet out before him. One thing that helps him get his feet out in that position is that he swings his arms in opposition to the leg movement. As his legs go up and forward, his arms go down and back.

An additional benefit of having his arms back in that position is that it helps him absorb some of the impact when he lands (but that's off topic, and it would take even longer to explain the physics of it).

Credit to Jupiter for sharing this advice with me originally.

[allisonlind]

It’s the way I was just scouring YouTube yesterday looking for a video on how to increase jump distance…

Couldn’t find anything that covered what I needed and then y’all released this 👀 Super helpful, thanks!

[shrewmastercomics]

This is great. Look forward to applying this stuff. Love the style of the edits too. Nice work you guys keep them coming.

[sjk]

Awesome! Was looking for running jump technique, but im going to apply this tomorrow and try to improve my standing pre's now

[kavxvm]

For me was also helpful to breathe in and hold during all the jump, and release the air when good landing. And really to feel that i can reach the distance. Also when come down in jump set, put the hands the more behind i can, and when lunch starting falling forwards, and lunch the jump in 45° full extensión, also in Landing put the hips forward to impact leg first as much as posible, because it also help safety and reach more.

[utfofuo]

oh my I neevr did any this, thank you so much for the tips!!

[ImBusyGoAway_]

Hi, so to make sure I've understood the quick set part correctly:

Rock back with legs in more regular standing position, then on the rock forward is when I crouch into the 'about to jump' stance, and quickly then jump.

I think at the moment I'm in the crouch stance while rocking backwards (particularly if there's a height drop) to lower my centre of mass and so I'm ready to jump at any time in the roll forward. Will have to train myself out of that habit.

[uvewott]

Nice video, solid advice. Recently noticed that my technique when performing standing broad jump on flat ground varies quite a bit from standing precision jump. As if my broad jump is more effective than standing pre. My max broad jump is 292cm which should mean that my max standing pre would be somewhere around 310cm but it isn't the case as I'm struggling hitting even 3m pres most of the time. Would love for you to discuss the intricacies of techniques on STS or in separate video maybe?

[naijepsilon]

Are there any papers to back up tip #1? I get that some degree of ankle dorsiflexion would produce some quick stretch into the loading phase of a jump, but the more I think about it, I'm not really sure passive muscle tension works that way. I would think the gastrocs might be stretched to a state of mild passive insufficiency, but on the other hand I also know that plyos with heel contact are generally bigger than plyos without heel contact. Then again standing pre's begin with less inertia than plyos, so I'm not actually sure whether plyo logic puts any siginificant gains on standing broad jump distances. Either way, I think it's a cool new thing to think about, and I definitely will test this out in my own training. I just want to know what the literature says. Thanks!!

[Tek-KO]

Originally, I was speedy and had plenty leg power, but still didn’t get in the finals. Let’s see what you’ll do now PE leap tests!

[jadencoles]

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