There is so much hype about The Jump Manual that it is virtually impossible to find info about other Vertical Jump Programs on the internet.

Does this mean that the Jump Manual is the only good program in the entire World?

No.

It is true that we have rated Jump Manual as our no. 1 program and you will find advertisements of the Jump Manual all over our website. But this doesn’t mean that the Jump Manual is the only Vertical Jump program that will help you reach your highest vertical.

The reason why we promote it is because it is the best way to reach your genetic potential; because there are a lot of athletes who have gained from this, and because it is put together by one of the best Vertical jump coach in the World today.

This doesn’t mean that there is no other coach that doesn’t know how to train for Vertical Jump.

Enter The Vertical Explosion.

As you have probably seen, we have rated this program no. 2 in our top Vertical Jump programs list and gave it a rating of 4.5 out of 5. (<=that is a very good rating)

This program has almost all the features that the Jump Manual has and it comes for $37, compared to $67 for the Jump Manual.

If it has all the features and is cheaper, then why isn’t it no. 1?

Because it has ALMOST all the features, NOT all the features.

The fact is that everything you need to learn to increase your vertical and take to your genetic potential is in The Vertical Explosion program.

But Jump Manual tops it by providing some extra features which definitely help a lot in the journey.

I am going to cut the crap and give you straight comparison between the Jump Manual and The Vertical Explosion.

The Similarities between The Jump Manual and The Vertical Explosion

Basically both The Vertical Explosion and The Jump Manual provides you with all of the following important things which you need to increase your vertical explosion.

1. An e-book explaining how your body works when it comes to jumping and how you can increase your jumping ability by concentrating on the factors that affect it. This is the science of vertical training. It basically tells you why you need to do the exercises that are being told in the program. It also explains what you should eat and when you should rest to maximize your gains.

2. A training chart telling you which exercises to do, when to do them, and how much reps and sets you should do.

3. A nutrition guide or chart telling you which food to eat to maximize your gains.

4. Videos of each exercise, so you do them properly and minimize any risk of injuries.

Let us now compare what features of Vertical Explosion are better than The Jump Manual.

The advantages of Vertical explosion over Jump Manual

1. It is cheaper. And not just $1-2 cheaper, it costs $30 less than the Jump Manual. To some athletes that is a good amount of money, especially if you have already spent a lot on some fad products and programs in an attempt to increase your vertical.

2. Free e-mail support for life. This is sort of an advantage over the Jump Manual. The Jump Manual actually charges you $9.95 every month for e-mail one on one coaching. Even though that may sound bizarre, we will tell you why it makes sense for Jacob to charge for his e-mail coaching when we talk about the Jump Manual’s advantages.

3. A special set of videos that you can upload to your iPod and iPhone to take to the gym, so that you don’t forget how to do the exercises. The Jump Manual doesn’t provide any special videos in the iPod format, but there videos may be converted to iPod format easily. But nevertheless, this is a plus one for The Vertical Explosion.

And now the Advantages of The Jump Manual over The Vertical Explosion.

1. The Jump Manual provides one on one e-mail coaching with Jacob W. Hiller. Yes, he charges for it. But it is FREE for one month. Yes, The Vertical Explosion provides free e-mail support for lifetime.

But the difference over here is that you are getting one on one training from one of the world’s best Vertical Training expert.

Jacob has been featured on ESPN and has over ten years of experience in developing Vertical jump explosion techniques. He has trained NBA players, professional dunkers, and Olympic athletes.

Do you know how much he charges for personal athletic training?

$180 per hour

And athletes pay it happily because they know the training is invaluable to their game. And that price is for local training by the way. For Remote training he charges $500 per hour plus traveling expenses.

Jacob has a reputation in the industry and it is for a very good reason. He is the best when it comes to vertical training.

When he says he provides 1 on 1 training through e-mail, he means he will talk to you and discuss with you everything about your game, your training, your weaknesses, your strengths and how you can gain the maximum in minimum time.

This isn’t a support system where you just send an e-mail only to get some vague reply to your questions after 2-3 days.

This is real training where you get some serious advice from the world’s top vertical jump trainer.

Jacob actually takes time to discuss everything about your vertical Jump training and for a world class trainer time is money. In my opinion, if you are getting a 1 on 1 month training for $9.95, you are getting a very good deal. This is the MAIN reason why The Jump Manual costs so much. Because of Jacob’s reputation and his success rate. There hasn’t been a single athlete who has purchased the Jump Manual and did’t get results.

Let’s move on to the next point.

2. Bonuses – The Jump Manual provides 2 Bonuses with it which can be very useful for athletes in improving their performance. One of them includes an interview with Dave Hopla who is one of the best shooting experts in the world today (a treat for basketball players).

The other bonus is an interview with psychologist Dr. Patrick Cohn who has been advising athletes for over 20 years. Many athletes have improved their performance from his advice and you can get some eye opening moments while listening to this interview.

These Bonuses might not be very useful, but The Vertical Explosion doesn’t provide any of these Bonuses. They just add more value to the product.

3. Elite Forums – These are special forums where many athletes come together to discuss new training methods and motivate each other. Not a very enticing incentive (since there are already many forums out there which are FREE), but still something to consider since The Vertical Explosion doesn’t provide access to any such forum.

So which one to choose?

Like I mentioned before, both the programs have the basics of increasing your vertical covered.

You should be aware that it is you who will have work out. It is you who will be sweating it out in the gym. You are the one who will have to follow a good diet and make sure you take enough rest for your body to recover.

Both the above programs will tell you the correct and most effective method to train. Both the program will tell you the science behind jumping and explain you what you need to do to reach your genetic potential of over 45”.

So, if you are ready to work hard and give this your 100% then either one of The Jump Manual or Vertical Explosion will work for you.

Vertical Explosion is a great choice for a vertical Jump program, but the Jump Manual is simply better.

At this point you should really stop wondering about which program to choose. Because the more days you waste thinking of which one to choose, the more days you are losing on your training. After all, our goal is to reach that vertical of above 40” as soon as possible.

So, let me give it to you straight.

If you can afford to spend $67 for the best vertical program which gives you 1 on 1 training with the world’s leading expert, then go for the Jump Manual.

If you think you don’t really need a 1 on 1 training and/or can’t afford $67, then go for The Vertical Explosion.

I hope this cleared your doubts. If you still have some questions, then feel free to post them below.

You can read the full review of the Jump Manual over here.