http://masterstrack.com/2007/04/1708/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oy-vey-zacharia Older, slower, lower: Independent world and USA home page for adult age-group track and field Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://masterstrack.com/2007/04/1708/comment-page-1/#comment-4917 Michael Walker Thu, 03 May 2007 18:43:52 +0000 http://masterstrack.com/?p=1708#comment-4917 A great jump. The video is good as is the yell at the end. I agree with Thomas that there are some advantages for the straddle and could still be used by some jumpers to achieve world class jumps. A number of men jumped 2.30 or better with the straddle and those are still good marks. Barrineau's comments about advantages for masters is original and has some merit. A great jump. The video is good as is the yell at the end. I agree with Thomas that there are some advantages for the straddle and could still be used by some jumpers to achieve world class jumps. A number of men jumped 2.30 or better with the straddle and those are still good marks. Barrineau’s comments about advantages for masters is original and has some merit.

]]> http://masterstrack.com/2007/04/1708/comment-page-1/#comment-4916 Jim Barrineau Tue, 01 May 2007 17:52:23 +0000 http://masterstrack.com/?p=1708#comment-4916 I am coming to believe that the straddle may be the superior technique at M50 and above. I base this on the premise that the flop is superior because it allows greater speed to be used and the jumper can actually pass his/her center of gravity under the bar. These advantages diminish with age. I respect Thomas a great deal. As a young Army Lieutenant stationed in Mainz, Germany I was a teammate of Thomas' in the USC Mainz club. In one inpromptu training session he took me from a straddle best of about 1.98 to 2.08 (in flats!). I am considering switching at M55. I am coming to believe that the straddle may be the superior technique at M50 and above. I base this on the premise that the flop is superior because it allows greater speed to be used and the jumper can actually pass his/her center of gravity under the bar. These advantages diminish with age. I respect Thomas a great deal. As a young Army Lieutenant stationed in Mainz, Germany I was a teammate of Thomas’ in the USC Mainz club. In one inpromptu training session he took me from a straddle best of about 1.98 to 2.08 (in flats!). I am considering switching at M55.

]]> http://masterstrack.com/2007/04/1708/comment-page-1/#comment-4915 Milan Jamrich Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:00:36 +0000 http://masterstrack.com/?p=1708#comment-4915 Thomas is a great high jumper. He claims that straddle is more efficient than flop. He might be right, or he might be wrong. However, his defense of straddle initiated a passionate discussion in high jumping circles. That is a good thing. It is a pitty that some people choose to attack him personally, rather than dealing with his scientific arguments. Milan Thomas is a great high jumper. He claims that straddle is more efficient than flop. He might be right, or he might be wrong. However, his defense of straddle initiated a passionate discussion in high jumping circles. That is a good thing. It is a pitty that some people choose to attack him personally, rather than dealing with his scientific arguments. Milan

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