ESSENTIAL TRIPLE JUMP ARM ACTION - TECHNIQUE AND DRILLS

[@jeanudo762]

Wow, thank you Coach Shepherd! This is definitely an area of my jump that I am working to improve!

[@Johnshepherdtrackcoach]

No problem and glad that the video will help and thanks for the support.

[@necstanunn]

Thank you so much!!! I've been trying to preach to my team about arms!!! This was some great detail! Thank you for all you do!

[@Johnshepherdtrackcoach]

Joshua Many thanks, makes a big difference those arms! Good luck

[@carlosapariciogonzalez825]

Wow,thank you Coach!!! I'm trying to use the one arm action but I don't understand it very well.

[@Johnshepherdtrackcoach]

Look out for a more specific video on this coming soon. I have a male jumper and we are working more and more on his single arm action and how to get more from it. We have discovered how to get more drive, more transference, from really swinging the arms forward in the step phase and he's getting more distance because of this. Good luck and keep practising.

[@carlosapariciogonzalez825]

@@Johnshepherdtrackcoach Ok thanks🤗

[@karl2198]

Intresting video as usual, thanks for that:) It would be intresting to hear your point of view on how to get into the step-phase with a double armship in an efficiant way. I see so many athletes struggle with that and therefore getting of balance, even on world class level. Some reach that right arm position by jumping of with a double armshit directly from the board (either by gather both their arms in front of them two steps before the take of board, then pull them back together one step before, then take of with a double armship (for example Christian Olsson in his days, Christian Taylor before he changed his hop-leg in the earlie 10:s and Will Clay before he changed his arm-technique in the middle of the 10:s). Some just let one of the arms stay behind them one step before the board-take of, then they jump of with a double armship (for axample Mike Conley in his earlie days (the Olympics 84), Betanzoz in his days and Christian Taylor now a days. Some do this half double armship thing into the hop, so they don´t gather their arms behind them before the jump-take of but still they move both arms forward directly into the phase (for example Will Clay now a days, Fabrice Zango and Nelson Evora). Some take of from the board with a clean single armship, then gather both their arms infront of them in the air before they bring them both back and land into the step-phase with a double armship (for axample Jonathan Edwards in his best jumps in 1995 and Ben Williams now a days). And of course there are some hybrids of all those techniques as well. Anyway, I would love to hear what you have to say about this phenomenon since it seams to be a big struggle for many athletes. Jonathan for example has talked about that he only mannaged to get into that double armshit in the step-phase during 1995, and that was allso one of the reasons he jumped so far that year. As the exmaples aboves tells their are allso many other world class jumpers that has experienced a lot with this, even thought it´s probably something that just us triple jump nerds notice. I can mention a lot more example as well:) Maybe this could be another video for you to make in the future. I think the sucject is one of the main kees to be able to handle a double arm-ship, and appearantly different techniques fitts different athelets. Appraciate your channel! Continue the good work an have a good weekend!

[@jamesjames2014]

Thank you for a great video Coach Shepherd! This may not necessarily be related to the video, but do you have any idea how I can improve my jump take-off? Something I noticed that I do, is sink my hips before jumping, causing my knee to bend to a great degree (almost a 90 degree angle). I then source all the vertical force I can from straightening my leg from a bent position. It seems that many elite long, high, and triple jumps hardly bend the knee at take-off. Are there any drills or cues I should be looking for to prevent this from happening and maximizing vertical force? Thank you, from Canada!

[@NathanEall]

Great video John! Do you have any advice on training the hop leg cycle, as I struggle to get hip up to around 90 degrees when I bring it through before I strike the ground into the next step phase. Thanks :)

[@Johnshepherdtrackcoach]

It's a difficult movement to master optimally as both thighs need to be swung/lifted high. I tend to cue the drive and hold from the board and the working of the hopping leg around this. I tend to have more issues with jumpers not being able to drive and hold their free thigh. Most seem able to create a large (enough) arc with their hopping leg. One drill I use is to place two marks in the sand one is where the hop free leg should be held to and the other is where the hopping foot should aim to extend too. These are not to be looked at, but are there for reference to get the required range. I've found that this does seem to create the extension from the board and the large arc and travel of the hopping leg. The jumper uses a short-ish run-up. Hope this helps and that I've correctly understood your query.