Talk:High jump

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Contents 1 Straddle 2 Brill bend 3 Human limits 4 Link destroyed 5 Misleading graph? 6 Ad in links 7 Measuring heights 8 indoor vs. outdoor jumping 9 National records 10 Men (indoor)

[edit] Straddle

I accept that you'll not often see any technique other than the Fosbury Flop these days.

But a competitor in this week's Commonwealth Games decathlon - Dale Garland of Guernsey who came 5th overall - straddled, and did so quite effectively. Thus it's not completely gone from top level competition, so should the reference to it be amended to be slightly less "past tense"? AndyofKent 10:50, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Change it or not, this news heartens me, as the straddle was far more pleasurable to watch than the flop. Sfahey 23:27, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Brill bend

i notice there is nothing about the Brill Bend in this article. Debbie Brill independently deveopled a version of the flop and is generally recognised as being a pioneer in the event. David D. (Talk) 04:01, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Human limits

Is 2.50 meters possible? Three meters? How high does a roo jump? No info on those in the article. 195.70.32.136 14:44, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Might add some stuff on that for comparison. Interesting idea. Cls14 16:44, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Link destroyed

The link to the Fosbury Flop (high jump technique) now goes to a Dutch music group with that name. They have made a page with an already existing name... Who can fix that? 217.149.204.176 17:29, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Fixed. Why is Fosbury Flop the main page? It seems strnage to capitalise flop. I think we should make the Flop version the redirect and make the Fosbury flop the main page. Or is it standfard to capitalise Flop? David D. (Talk) 17:57, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Misleading graph?

I notice that the graph on men's high jump records over time does not have a zero point for the y axis (jump height). This serves to magnify and draw attention to the upward trend in jump heights. However, graphs which use this method should generally include a note that they have been cropped to provide additional detail, to avoid misleading the reader. (Such graphs, for instance, are widely used by political hucksters and other scam artists for misleading purposes). Shouldn't we add such a note? Kasreyn 04:20, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Nah. I think that where it starts at the baseline, it should be obvious that it is skewed. Plus, no one is trying to fool anyone here. Sfahey 03:35, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ad in links

There seems to be an ad in the links. Does anyone agree with me on that? Should it be deleted? 24.211.218.200 13:39, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it should be definately deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.47.234.215 (talk) 20:14, August 28, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Measuring heights

States in the article that the jump is measure from where the jumper took off to the top of the lowest part of the bar. As fair as I am aware it is taken from the floor directly below the lowest part of the bar, not where the athlete took off. Can anyone tell me otherwise? Cls14 16:44, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

I guess it's assumed that area is level. I will clarify this sentence.Sfahey 02:45, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] indoor vs. outdoor jumping

Why is there an indoor and outdoor version of this sport? Is there any historical information on the reasons for this? It seems kind of strange. Jecowa (talk) 14:13, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

I suspect it comes from the fact that, with good reason, track records are kept separate since they are consistently slower on the smaller, indoor tracks. There should not be much, if any, difference between records for field events. Sfahey (talk) 04:50, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] National records

Are they outdoor or indoor records?? Cause Thränhardt never did 2.42 outdoors, only 2.37. Dabean (talk) 22:51, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Outdoors, but indoor jumps also count in high-jumping. Thatlot!! (talk) 16:38, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Men (indoor)

The introduction says that Sotomayor is the indoor world record holder with 2.43, but the "Men (indoor)" section lists Thränhardt as number one with 2.42??? 67.8.55.66 (talk) 15:46, 10 April 2008 (UTC)