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Legit 50 inch vertical and 55 inch running jump!

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  1. CoolColJ

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    #1 CoolColJ, Apr 27, 2009
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    Kadour Ziani is 5'11", supposedly has a 56" vertical, has legs like toothpicks, and looks like a damn Turkish sheepherder with bad teeth. Oh, and he can kick a ball that's wedged between the rim and the backboard. :D

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  3. CoolColJ

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    The 50 inch vertical jump is standing flat footed though, no shuffling of feet, no step or anything, just think about it for a second..... :eek:

    The guy has done a standing elbow hang dunk before! Only once though, it requires insane timing

    I haven't seen anyone even try do it over 6 feet, I don't think even Dwight Howard could do it :)
     
    #3 CoolColJ, Apr 27, 2009
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    Just expanding on what CoolColJ was getting at, a lot of people tend to think "vertical" just means how high you can jump. That's not really it. It's how high straight up with no momentum...so a lot of people (Ziani for example, who is strictly a one-foot jumper) don't necessarily have crazy verticals even though they can jump really high with an approach or a running start.

    It's not to say that someone like Ziani isn't impressive, because he most certainly is. But "vertical" is a term that I think is thrown around pretty loosely when it's really meant to describe something very specific.

    Anyway, in regards to the original thread topic...that is insane. I don't know why they did the entire video using still images though. Would have even more impressive with some live action thrown in.
     
    #4 ClutchCityReturns, Apr 27, 2009
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    Damn...this gives me hope that I can increase my vertical by squatting this summer.
     
    #5 Omer, Apr 27, 2009
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    Funny how short his arms look at 0:35!!!
     
    #6 krnxsnoopy, Apr 27, 2009
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    These jumps look a little odd...
     
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    But can he dunk from the free throw line?
     
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    I've got a vertical of about 12". :eek:
     
    #9 juicystream, Apr 27, 2009
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