It seems to me that when I make contact and push off with my feet and knees together (and everything else is correct) I get much farther out than when I have my feet seperated, say 12-18" apart.
I think there is some drag created, with the seperated feet/legs, on the pushoff. More power can be generated with legs seperated to shoulder width, but if the drag cancels the benefit of the stronger pushoff, than all you are doing is getting more tired.
Anyone else notice this?
For maximum vertical jump, like when I plant my feet to dunk a ball (no I can't dunk by the way) my feet are pretty darn close to one another. I would say slightly within shoulder width. Maybe 8" seperation at the feet.
I will try a pure pushoff test to try and find the ideal width. I think drag plays a role here if your legs are too seperated on the pushoff.
For maximum vertical jump, like when I plant my feet to dunk a ball (no I can't dunk by the way) my feet are pretty darn close to one another. I would say slightly within shoulder width. Maybe 8" seperation at the feet.
I will try a pure pushoff test to try and find the ideal width. I think drag plays a role here if your legs are too seperated on the pushoff.
