Article by Brayden Fisher at 2009-11-08 08:48:49 Categorized in Exercise, At 48 inches, Michael Jordan's vertical leap was pretty impressive. It gave him a big advantage over the competition. If you step back and think about it for a minute you can easily see how a big vertical leap will help your basketball game. It makes it easier to rise above your competitors to grab rebounds, block their shots, and dunk over them. Now I am not going to tell you that I can have you throwing down dunks from the free-throw line like Michael Jordan, but I can guarantee you that if you are willing to put in a little hard work and you implement the right training program you CAN significantly improve your vertical leap.