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Most of these suggestions talk about running training for the vault, but they dont really apply here because even someone with a well conditioned, technically perfect run can slow down at the take off. Likewise, with bad technique, you can still execute proper rythm and accelerate through your take ...

In Japanese, Pole vault is Bo Taka Tobe. (sp?) Bo means stick, and one of them means jump, thats all I know.