[quote]texass wrote:
You’re talking about landing on your toes? I thought we were talking about depth jumps where you stick it, not setting up for a rebound.
I know that I’m not landing horribly wrong because I’ve been tumbling for over a decade and haven’t hurt myself besides the occasional expected ankle sprain.[/quote]
No, even when you just stick the landing, the weight is supposed to fall on the ball of your foot, not the heel. Any weight that contacts the heel is absorbed entirely by the local skeletal structure, and not the muscles or tendons. This is not a good thing. You may land on your heels while “tumbling”, but if I’m not mistaken, tumbling is always done on a padded or spring-loaded surface. Unfortunately, this is not the case with most other sports. If you absorb force through your heels on concrete or even hardwood, it’s not going to be comfortable.
And what do you mean by “expected ankle sprains”? Injury should not be an expected part of training, and if you get injured while training, you’re doing something wrong.