Long Jump Landing phase and Legshoot

In this video, you will learn about the Long Jump landing phase and the Legshoot. During the landing, the athlete is aiming to get the heels as far away from the take-off board as is possible. The ideal landing position is shown in the diagram opposite where the dotted line represents the projected flight path of the body's centre of gravity. The heels will need to land just before the projected flight path to ensure the athlete does not fall back into the sand. As the feet contact the sand, press the heels downwards and contract the hamstrings causing the hips to rise. As the hips rise, twist them to one side and allow the forward momentum to carry the body past the landing position. the leg shoot helps us maximise the momentum that we gained throughout the jump. We cannot gain distance through the flight phase but the transition from the flight into the leg shoot can help us optimise the distance from the speed we created from the run up. The landing phase in an important part of the long jump because without it we do not have a jump and secondly we all have to land at some point because of gravity. In this series, we look at the long-jump and break down the long jump so that, you can learn and improve your own long jump.