This is amazing considering the pit. I straddled 2.09 in high school in '73, but on a mat, so there was no need to give any thought to a safe landing.
Most of the time the shavings were piled higher in the middle. David (the jumper) always landed at the far end of the pit where the shavings or sawdust were not usually piled high.
@Zeegoner Actually it was sawdust, yeah really "dust", and there was not very much of it. (In Europe at the time they often used sand). Later shavings started being used and then scraps of foam rubber. When they put foam rubber in string bags or made a complete foam rubber pit then jumpers could go over backwards (ie, Fosbury Flop) without breaking their necks
You saw the standing long jump "video" (originally shot in 16mm---now attached here.) That was my twin brother doing standing long jump in 1960. He graduated to straddle high jump in 63. Both his events, or at least one event and one technique, have disappeared---as have sawdust pits and 16mm amateur movies
This is amazing considering the pit. I straddled 2.09 in high school in '73, but on a mat, so there was no need to give any thought to a safe landing.
cask18 1 week ago
Most of the time the shavings were piled higher in the middle. David (the jumper) always landed at the far end of the pit where the shavings or sawdust were not usually piled high.
Rushtown 3 days ago
What's the jumper's height?
cask18 1 week ago
5'11" or 1.8034 m
Rushtown 3 days ago
sawdust. just how my grandpappy used to do it
GokusPHat 10 months ago
@Rushtown oh
Zeegoner 10 months ago
where's the pit? wow that must've hurt just falling in a pile of dirt
Zeegoner 10 months ago
@Zeegoner Actually it was sawdust, yeah really "dust", and there was not very much of it. (In Europe at the time they often used sand). Later shavings started being used and then scraps of foam rubber. When they put foam rubber in string bags or made a complete foam rubber pit then jumpers could go over backwards (ie, Fosbury Flop) without breaking their necks
Rushtown 10 months ago
Shot on Kodachrome 25 (RIP) 16mm in 1963---you can see that the colors are as accurate as the best video shot today.
Rushtown 1 year ago
You saw the standing long jump "video" (originally shot in 16mm---now attached here.) That was my twin brother doing standing long jump in 1960. He graduated to straddle high jump in 63. Both his events, or at least one event and one technique, have disappeared---as have sawdust pits and 16mm amateur movies
Rushtown 1 year ago
Nice. Interesting! Thank you.
Snauzer67 1 year ago