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What's the best way I can raise my grip height? I've worked on my take-off and such, but over the course of 2 years my grip has only increased by about 5 inches. My standards, on my big pole, were usually at about 50-55, which isn't too far onto the pit at all.

rainbowgirl28 wrote:Yes, taking off under.

Would occasionally being about 3-6 inches under be enough to cause this? I'm typically pretty good at being at my mark, and if I'm under, it's never by more than about 3-6 inches.

I've been having some lower left back pain for a while now, and only recently has it affected my pole vault performance. Now, it's a constant nagging injury that's been bothering me for a while. I've been using heat and stim when I'm at college, but it hasn't seemed to have gotten much better. It's ...

I have states on Saturday, and a 2 saturdays ago, I hurt my back at a pole vaulting meet. I don't know what really happened at the time, but I don't think it was because my take-off was under or anything. At first it was my entire lower back that hurt, but now it's just a specific point on the right...