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Originally Posted by Lancermania
I'm curious as to what field event coaches think he should be able to do in the long jump to hit 47' in the triple jump.
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Depends how coordinated he is. A typical 22' long jumper should be able to triple in the 46-48' range. Most beginners have horrific STEP phases, which means they are almost non-existent, and step phases are frequently severely hindered because the initial phase, the HOP, is typically performed at too high a take-off angle. The best triple jumpers learn to minimize horizontal speed loss be "skipping" over the ground and utilizing their arms to provide additional thrust against the ground at each support phase.
Congratulations to this young man in his win and excellent jump.