Think you are right there are 6ish USA guys who can jump further heading into this season, but Boing is improving and what's a few inchs at his age? Wouldn't it be something if he turned into another Michael Conley, a long jumper/200m.
Think you are right there are 6ish USA guys who can jump further heading into this season, but Boing is improving and what's a few inchs at his age? Wouldn't it be something if he turned into another Michael Conley, a long jumper/200m.
His lj technique is pretty rudimentary and 27' indoors at his age means a bunch of World and Olympic teams in his future at that event alone. Maybe no 100m teams--depends on whether he can improve his start and technique, but he'll have a shot at 200m teams and the 400m could be his event with work. By the way, I said 6.60 is slow, but then Noah Lyles has a pr of just 6.57, and he's run fast at 100 and very fast at 200.
zvxcxzcv wrote:
His lj technique is pretty rudimentary and 27' indoors at his age means a bunch of World and Olympic teams in his future at that event alone. Maybe no 100m teams--depends on whether he can improve his start and technique, but he'll have a shot at 200m teams and the 400m could be his event with work. By the way, I said 6.60 is slow, but then Noah Lyles has a pr of just 6.57, and he's run fast at 100 and very fast at 200.
Noob question...
I get why running is different inside versus outside since the track is smaller... but why does it matter with jumping? It's not like there's a turn in the run up.
Lets Run Snobs Have No Self Awareness.. wrote:
zvxcxzcv wrote:
His lj technique is pretty rudimentary and 27' indoors at his age means a bunch of World and Olympic teams in his future at that event alone. Maybe no 100m teams--depends on whether he can improve his start and technique, but he'll have a shot at 200m teams and the 400m could be his event with work. By the way, I said 6.60 is slow, but then Noah Lyles has a pr of just 6.57, and he's run fast at 100 and very fast at 200.
Noob question...
I get why running is different inside versus outside since the track is smaller... but why does it matter with jumping? It's not like there's a turn in the run up.
Wind has a pretty big impact on the horizontal jumps, a max legal tailwind (2 mps) would probably add something like 3-4 more inches to Boling’s jump. I’ve definitely seen high school kids pop big jumps with tail winds that they were never able to match in still conditions. And of course, no one really peaks for indoor track, even jumpers (well maybe pole vaulters), so a certain amount of improvement is expected by the outdoor season.
6.60 qualifies him for the G Legue of sprinting
Actually,,,,
Top USA right now
6.48 ***Micah Williams (Or) 01/15 Cougar Cl
6.53 *Don’drea Swint (FlSt) 01/14 Clemson Inv
6.57 Cravont Charleston (unat) 01/21 Hokie Inv
-Anthony Woods (Youngs) 12/03 Youngstown Icebreaker
6.59 -Kasaun James (USC) 01/21 Red Raider
*Jacolby Shelton (TxT) 01/15 Corky Cl
6.60 **Matthew Boling (Ga) 01/21 Samford Inv
Creaming on endlessly about his coach...what rubbish.
Boling would have improved over last year had he no coaching at all this season!
As far as Boling is concerned, yes the 200 is his better shot, if he can figure out how to calm down and manage a big meet—but he had better figure it out soon.
As far as the LJ goes, anything can happen, jumpers can get hot—and cold. Right now, he has a real shot. He’s like Lawson.
Su Bingtian
Age ~21 : " won the 100 m title at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships in a personal best of 10.21 seconds"
Age ~31 : "clocked a time of 9.83 seconds to win his heat of the 2020 Summer Olympics men's 100 m semi-finals"
[quote]Sprintgeezer wrote:
Creaming on endlessly about his coach...what rubbish.
Boling would have improved over last year had he no coaching at all this season!
As far as Boling is concerned, yes the 200 is his better shot, if he can figure out how to calm down and manage a big meet—
NCAA Indoor champs not a big meet?
Sprintgeezer wrote:
Creaming on endlessly about his coach...what rubbish.
Boling would have improved over last year had he no coaching at all this season!
As far as Boling is concerned, yes the 200 is his better shot, if he can figure out how to calm down and manage a big meet—but he had better figure it out soon.
As far as the LJ goes, anything can happen, jumpers can get hot—and cold. Right now, he has a real shot. He’s like Lawson.
Coaching????
I agree with all that, so...????
Boling is just a college kid and all that really matters right now is scoring points for Georgia. Nobody at Georgia gives a damn about Boling once he leaves Georgia.
Being track fans we are more concerned with how he does on the world stage, but how he does at the NCAA's is the bottom line right now.
What I don't get is why would Boling a Texas kid head off to Georgia a school not known for sprinting or long jumping. The school had one world ranked sprinter in Mel Lattany long ago, that's about it. Hell, Boling already the best long jumper in school history. Why Georgia?
DinoZ wrote:
What I don't get is why would Boling a Texas kid head off to Georgia a school not known for sprinting or long jumping. The school had one world ranked sprinter in Mel Lattany long ago, that's about it. Hell, Boling already the best long jumper in school history. Why Georgia?
20.27 today at Arkansas
Kid will break 20.00 this season outdoors, yep another Mike Conley a long jumper/200m man, thinking 20.2ish was Conley's PR.
DinoZ wrote:
Kid will break 20.00 this season outdoors, yep another Mike Conley a long jumper/200m man, thinking 20.2ish was Conley's PR.
If he does that (sub 20 outdoors), then he runs a high 9.8/low 9.9 wind legal over 100, too.
Have no problems with a 9.98ish this season. He will be the first white American sub 10.00.
DinoZ wrote:
Have no problems with a 9.98ish this season. He will be the first white American sub 10.00.
That's not whatley I said. He goes 9.88 in a +1.5 type condition at peak this year, especially if he's going 19.95/19.90ish over 200 at that point.. THAT is whatley I predict.
He'd do your 9.98 (or better) in a windless scenario on a nice warm day with good comp. in late outdoor, yes. Again, assuming he's sub 20 capable. They go hand in hand with him.
FastTuohy wrote:
DinoZ wrote:
What I don't get is why would Boling a Texas kid head off to Georgia a school not known for sprinting or long jumping. The school had one world ranked sprinter in Mel Lattany long ago, that's about it. Hell, Boling already the best long jumper in school history. Why Georgia?
20.27 today at Arkansas
So he improved on his 200m WL performance . He still has the WL in the LJ.
…and he is currently ranked 12th in the world at 60m
..,and haters will still find a way to..,
(And for DinoZ, K. Williams has the school record of 6.51 (‘17). 11th all time. So not too shabby.)