Would you rather be 5'7" or 6'7" tall?

At 5'6" (in shoes) I have a 31" true Standing Vertical and a 38" Run and Jump Vertical. I've been trying to get my vert up more to try to dunk as a short white kid, and I still haven't gotten there yet. I've gotten really close with a mini-ball, though. I probably have the height to dunk a tennis ball, but ultimately I won't be satisfied unless I can dunk a mens regulation sized basketball on a 10' Hoop.

I would choose the 6'7" option if I was permitted to maintain all my explosive capability. However, the question is, does a 38" run and jump vert give you a serious shot at playing in the NBA at 6'7"? If I'd just get stuck being a college player, but couldn't make it in the NBA, I wouldn't be up for it. I'd only want that height if I could play in the best league in the world with it.

That's easy: 5'7". 5'7" is on the short side of normal. 6'7" is a freak, constantly gawked at and chronically inconvenienced.

I'd have a much harder time choosing between 5'5" and 6'5" but would still probably go with the shorter option but I'd pick 6'4" over 5'4" in a heartbeat.

By the way, what would be an equivalent one-foot range for women? 5' is short but pretty normal, maybe the equivalent of 5'7" for a man, but 6' for a woman doesn't seem like a complete outlier the way 6'7" does for a man.

five eleven and a half wrote:

By the way, what would be an equivalent one-foot range for women? 5' is short but pretty normal, maybe the equivalent of 5'7" for a man, but 6' for a woman doesn't seem like a complete outlier the way 6'7" does for a man.

I just looked at average human heights for males and females around the world and there seems to be about a 5 inch difference between the sexes, so the equivalent of 5'7" for a man would be around 5' 2" for a woman and 6'7" might be more like 6'2"ish for a female and 6'2" for a female is pretty rare.

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I'm 5'7 and I've done just fine in life.

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Around 6'2 is probably the optimum height. At 6'7, you are at the level where you just don't fit into most stuff.

t94bell wrote:

I'm 5'11" and being the spoiled American that I am I always wish to be taller. 6'2" would be optimal. Considering I probably won't run competitively after college, I'm going to have to go with 6'7".

Can we abstain if need be?

At 6'2" I have to agree. I've never wished to be shorter but would go with more height if that were a real choice. But pretty happy with my height, makes things like tight legroom air travel a bit uncomfortable but not impossible if taller.

DontFeedTheTroll wrote:

You are asking me if I'd rather be four inches taller or 8 inches shorter. I'm going to have to go with taller, Bob.

Your math is wrong.

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I have very wide feet with bunions and hammer toes. My shoes felt really comfortable as soon as I put them on, which is amazing. he size is true. The leather is nice and quality is great. They give me ankle support for my arthritis. I suffer with bone spurs in both feet and the shoes have helped relieve the pain of simple walking.

akshayv wrote:

I have very wide feet with bunions and hammer toes. My shoes felt really comfortable as soon as I put them on, which is amazing. he size is true. The leather is nice and quality is great. They give me ankle support for my arthritis. I suffer with bone spurs in both feet and the shoes have helped relieve the pain of simple walking.

yeah? great. But how the Fuvk tall are you?? !??

I'm 5'7", age 53, white male.

This one's easy. For me, life has come pretty easy, or at least easy enough that I've enjoyed it and not struggled too much. Sure, low height is one factor with some of the ladies, so it can reduce the dating pool. But there are a lot of other factors unrelated to height that figure into the probability of finding a lady.

I can't think of any other area of life where low height has put me at a disadvantage. I suppose if I liked to pick fights, I might get beat up more often than the average 6'7" dude, based on the simple notion that greater height --> greater weight --> greater strength. But I'm not much of one for picking fights, so that's really a hypothetical problem, not a real one.

I find it really easy at 5'7" and 140 lbs to find clothes that fit me really well off the rack. I think the 6'7" dude generally has more challenges in that department.

As a kid, I got picked on a little, some of the time, for being short. But I think that just toughened me up a bit, and on the whole was a net positive.

Maybe I'm looking back with rose-coloured glasses, but I don't think so. I'd never choose to trade heights for 6'7", today or at any point in my past.

5'7" is in the normal range, and is not considered short except in certain Northern European countries.

6'7" will make me look like a freak.

Find me one CEO or fast runner at 6'7"

One of my friends is 6'7" and he is a surgeon who is having to switch to teaching at 40 because of the stress on his back. He has all kinds of problems just fitting in during normal situations. We go to a bar and everyone stares at him. We go to the gym and he can't do anything. He tries out a new style and everyone comments on it. It's like hanging out with Clifford.

Anyone answering 6'7" is lying to themselves.

FWIW, I am 6'0" and would like to be a few inches taller, so it isn't like I am trying to say that 5'7" is an ideal height. I just see the hardship that comes with 6'7".

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The taller person is superior to the shorter person.

Agree or disagree?

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Anyone who has to travel by air and can't afford first class would be nuts to choose 6'7" over 5'7". I am female, 5'5" with narrow shoulders and hips, and I believe the coach sections of commercial airliners were built exactly for someone my size. I'm way narrower than any seat, I'm tall enough to reach the overhead bins comfortably, and my legs are short enough that I can easily extend them completely underneath the seat in front of me. I still find air travel awfully uncomfortable and a huge hassle, but I hate to think of what it must be like for guys who are even six inches taller than I.

On planes and race day I’d rather be 5’7”. At all other times, 6’7”.

Full disclosure - I’m 6-6.

Being 5'8 I would much rather be 6'7 . Think about it, women love tall men. And, you could still be a competitive runner look at Jack Bacheler.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Bacheler

The guy in my office who is 6'8" just walked by, strongly confirming my opinion that 5'7" is much more preferable