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Long story short, my coach is moving on and will no longer be able to work with me. It sucks because I was making such good progress, and now I won't be able to continue vaulting unless I can find a new coach. I should mention that I'm not a college athlete. I'm not even competing. I only took up va...

Yes. The guy I'll be with has worked with some elite vaulters so apparently he knows his stuff. I trust I'll be in good hands.

Thanks for the tips. I assume all of this will make perfect sense once I get out there and try it.

CONGRATS!! Welcome to the family!! Bubba Thanks Bubba! I'm wondering what would be a good result for my first day ever vaulting... perhaps just being able to run with the pole and plant it in the right spot, or perhaps more? Maybe I should set a goal just for fun? Since I'm 6' tall, if I could jump...

Cool. Thanks for the info. I'm planning to take my first vault by the end of this month. It all sounds like it will be a lot of fun and I'm really looking forward to it. I'll hopefully post back with my results.

I live in Charleston, SC. I figure it might not be easy to find a good facility here, but I also travel to work in Miami, FL a lot. So I suppose that could be another possible option for me.

Just wondering if it's ever too late to start out learning to pole vault? I'm 33 yrs old, and a total newbie. I've always wanted to try vaulting, but just never really had the opportunity. So I'd like to give it a go, but really have no clue how to get started or where to find a facility that has th...