Races & Records
Jumps & Throws score tracker, approved by everyone who played.
Jump or throw as far or as high as you can. log8 keeps the score with the people you actually play. Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them. The other players approve it, and your head-to-head record, group board and personal history build themselves.
Scoring
How log8 scores Jumps & Throws
Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them.
- Play 2 to 8 athletes, each for themselves.
- Record the finishing order, and each athlete’s best mark if you like, in metres.
- Add the event, like Long jump, High jump, Shot put, Discus or Javelin.
- Farthest or highest wins.
The basics
How to play Jumps & Throws
The casual version of the rules. log8 shows the same guide in the app, on the game's page.
- PlayersAthletes take turns. Each competes on their own.
- How to winJump or throw the farthest, or clear the highest bar.
- The official gameWorld Athletics writes the rules. Jumps and throws are measured to the centimetre.
- How groups differCasual events often use a standing jump or any ball. Agree before you start.
- Each athlete gets a set number of attempts, often three. The best one counts.
- Long jump: take off before the board. Measure from the take-off line to the nearest mark in the sand.
- High jump: clear the bar without knocking it off. The bar goes up after each round.
- In throws, stay inside the circle or runway until the throw lands.
- A throw has to land inside the marked sector.
Play better
Jumps & Throws tips
- Use the same run-up every time.
- Warm up your legs and shoulders first.
- Lean back into the throw and follow through.
- Throw only when the field is clear.
In the app
Logging a game in log8
- Pick the game and the playersChoose Jumps & Throws, then everyone who played. Friends without log8 can join as guests.
- Enter the resultRecord the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them.
- The other players approveFriends on log8 get 48 hours to approve it, or tap Disagree if it is wrong. Guests count straight away. A result nobody answers closes without counting.
- Your record updatesOnce it is official it counts toward your head-to-head records, group board, badges and cups.
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Questions
Jumps & Throws in log8: questions
Can I keep Jumps & Throws scores with friends in log8?
Yes. Jumps & Throws is one of the 72 built-in games. Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them. The other players approve it, then it counts.
How do you win at Jumps & Throws?
Jump or throw the farthest, or clear the highest bar.
How many people play Jumps & Throws?
Athletes take turns. Each competes on their own.
Do people play Jumps & Throws differently?
Casual events often use a standing jump or any ball. Agree before you start.
Do my friends need the app?
No. Add a friend as a guest and the game counts straight away. If they join log8 later, the games move to their account.
Settle your Jumps & Throws rivalry.
log8 is coming soon to Android and iPhone, and is free to download. It is in closed testing now: write to us for an invite, or to hear the day it reaches the stores.
Updated by the log8 team