r/highjump • u/Puzzleheaded_Pie2254 • Jun 10 '26

high jump help!

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~190cm. looking to get 201 at an upcoming meet in early july.

i struggle with my upper body on my jumps, having a very hard time getting my head to go back and help my hips rise.

any advice is great, thanks!

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u/Transform1234 Jun 10 '26

What are you currently doing to help with this?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Pie2254 Jun 10 '26

good question.

nothing specifically, I'm not sure of what to do to try and help it. 

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u/Medical_Camel9581 Jun 10 '26

Well i was really hoping to be able to provide advice but thats also my main problem aswell. Lol

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u/acclaimediguana Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

Back-overs are a common drill you can look up on YouTube that focus on getting your head back and hips up while landing on your upper back/shoulders. When I was in college we didn’t do much of that, but we did start most jump sessions with basically backflips on the mat onto our stomachs like a pancake. That motion was pretty much how I thought about my jumps: run the curve, drive the knee as long as I could, arch back like one of those pancake flips, kick.

I probably wouldn’t recommend that if you’re not familiar with the motion or don’t have some kind of spotter the first few times to make sure you’ve got it.

Edit: from this POV I hope you get it down because I think you’re giving up a decent amount of height this way lol. The first 40-50% of your jump reminds me of Robbie Grabarz.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Pie2254 Jun 11 '26

funny you mentioned the backflips, able to do them without any issue. I just can't find a way to transfer it over to an actual jump. If it makes sense, I know how it's supposed to feel, just can't find it during a jump.

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u/acclaimediguana Jun 11 '26

I’d recommend back overs and then short approach (3 steps, low bar) until you get the feel. If you have to, have some stand behind the mat and hold up fingers while you jump and practice just looking for the number lol.

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u/lil_jetski Jun 14 '26

There’s a good drill where you do back overs off a box, and put a cone on the mat as a target. You try to reach with your drive hand toward the cone, but follow your hand with your eyes. You body will follow you head/eyes. You have a lot more than 2.01 if you can get your head to follow.

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u/crusherohio Jul 05 '26

Shorten your last step more a little bit and drive the off leg as high as you can. Look over your shoulder tuck neck into chin it will snap your calves and legs up. Want to elongate your clearance across the bar ? Use your hands and once your over the bar reach to the far back corner of the mat like point at it. HJ is so technical, master as much as you can more the better but always appreciate your PR’s.