In addition to Dunk Levels, we have also created "Vertical Jump Levels" to help athletes better understand where they rank in terms of their Standing Vertical Jump and Max Vertical Jump. The beginning of progress for anything starts with knowing where you are!

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Another number that is extremely important but not often talked about is Elasticity. This is the difference between your Standing Vertical Jump and your Max Vertical Jump. For example, if your Max Vertical Jump is 36" and your Standing Vertical Jump is 30", then your Elasticity is 6".

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​​Athletes who jump significantly higher off an approach in comparison to their standing vertical, are more "elastic" and are typically better at utilizing their tendons for jumping. They make jumping look effortless and are incredibly fun to watch. 

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Athletes who have a relatively small difference between their standing vertical and max vertical are typically more of a "strength" type jumper and rely more on their muscles than their tendons for jumping. It may also mean they have poor jump technique. If your Elasticity is 5" or less, we highly recommend you study and learn proper jump technique and put a big focus on this in your jump training. Not sure how to do this? Sign-up for The Dunk Camp!

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The best exercise to increase your Vertical Jump is performing max effort jumps trying to touch as high of a target as possible. To make max effort jumps even more effective, these jumps should be measured and tracked.

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"When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported back, the rate of improvement accelerates.”

Pearson's Law

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This is one of the primary reasons we created the Vert Trainer!

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The Vert Trainer makes it EASY and FUN to train, track, and test your Vertical Jump. Get your Vert Trainer today!​​