I think it has to be the case that some of the forward momentum is converted to vertical when the jump takes place - pole vaulters use a pole to effect this conversion, in other forms of jumping, the athletes just have to use their legs instead of a pole - which of course aren’t going to be nearly so effective, but I think there must be some component of forward momentum that is mechanically converted upwards.
Sorry for any confusion my absence from my own post caused. Shortly after I posted a (minor) family emergency came up and I had to leave town.
Yes, I was talking about standing on a flat surface, jumping up under your own leg power (from your feet) and landing back on that same surface on your feet without some other part of your body touching first.
I did not specify vertical or long jump because I assumed that it would not matter to “hang” time - kind of like dropping a bullet or firing it horizontally from the same height. Though I realize I could be quite wrong about that
The .9 of a second of Jordon’s was given as the longest ever measured. That terminology being murky at best. Thinking about it though, shouldn’t that be disqualified because he is using the ball to push off of to gain upward inertia? Or would that be negated from having to lift it in the first place?
As mentioned above, I was thinking of “crouching” your legs just before landing to squeeze out a bit more time.
Given that all the things human keep track of the records for this seems like a natural. Hello, Olympics? Anyway, thanks for all of the responses so far.
Here’s hoping all is well.
Thanks, all’s OK. My daughter had a bike accident and broke her foot.
Do you mean in the sense of, “I really like that hole?” Because otherwise, you can’t really dig a hole. There’s nothing in a hole to dig. Did you mean digging in the ground to make a hole?
Please, let’s be precise here.
I dig it, man!!! 