Box at Indoor Nationals

[nambi]

I just remembered that Earl Bell said that the box at Reggie Lewis was too shallow. I couldn't tell the difference. Did anyone else think that? If so, how much too shallow? How does a shallow box affect one's jump?

[DBH027]

A shallow box would make it harder to get on your poles, I didn't notice anything dramatic and Jeff Hartwing and Steve Hooker both have had big jumps in that same box....

[Bubba PV]

It may have seemed that way to compensate for the fact that the box laid down in a cut out of the rubberized surface, whereas the rules call for it to be flush. Bubba

PS - I'm not blaming it for me being too conservative (I was) but I was at 76' on a pole I jump on from 54' in practice. I've also jumped high there on bigger poles too. Just not this time. DRAT!!