39" According to Chad Ford at the NBA Draft Combine
46" According to the man himself, Gerald Green (since the Draft Combine)
I have also read and heard from (less reliable) sources that it was as high as 48"
Vertical Jump is when they (scorers )measure you and then you jump as high as you can. The winner is the person who jumped the furthest.
to get you jump higher and get exercise.
I don't see how falling would increase your vertical jump. You are risking an injury when you fall.
Falling does not increase your vertical jump but does increase the risk of an injury that can create a barrier to your vertical jump.
Increasing your vertical jump can be extremely helpful in sports where height is an advantage, such as basketball. Some good workout routines that increase your vertical jump are the barbell front squat, the box jump and bodyweight split jump.
According to Green it's 46 inches.
Yes, a regular jump can be performed while running, or standing still, and can propel you in any direction. A vertical jump is performed standing still, and propels you only straight up.
To do a vertical jump, one needs to leap and get one's center of gravity straight up in the air. This can be a good measure for how high one can jump from a standstill position.
23"
yes, the only difference between a normal jump and a vertical jump is that your only allowed to take one step back and have one stay stationary.
Michael Jordan's vertical jump is recorded around 48". It is also estimated that his hang time, or time spent in the air, is about 0.98 seconds.
well world record high jump is 8 feet