Analysis of jumping/falling distance from a height

The kinematic motion analysis of 50 jumps from a height of 5 m demonstrated distinguishable maxima of jumping distances between passive and active jumps (1.0–3.4 and 3.7–7.1 m, respectively). The variation of several parameters concerning the ‘take-off’ mechanism showed less influence regarding the jumping distances.The congruence of the trajectory of the ‘free-flight’ domains of the jumps and the simple model for the parabola of an inclined throw has been proven. Thus, a prediction of the distance range for heights up to 20 m was extrapolated.