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That's strange. A Swedish vaulter holds American records!

The up side would be toward the pit (away from the vaulter) on take-off. Verify by flexing it.

I'm not sure maintaining space with the lower arm should be the goal here. You see pictures of Bubka with a straight bottom arm, but he has 5 meters of pole in front of him and a lower angle between the pole and the ground. Hold lower and have a higher angle, and your lower arm will necessarily be b...

Fantastic! That is an incredible progression!

You are doing great, and you asked the right man for advice in Kirk B. One thing that I would add concerning why you can't keep from planting under: if you feel out, you are out (overstriding). I didn't learn until just before I got too old to vault that often I felt out, but my takeoff was too clos...

No, high school rules do NOT require you to hold six inches from the end of the pole. They require you to not hold ABOVE the weight limit band. UCS ensures that six inches of pole are wasted for US high school use.

You need to move in, even though you are under on takeoff. Make sure you do not overstride. It seems to me that a perfect stride on the track is a little bit longer than a when you are coming in for takeoff on the runway. Stretching at takeoff kills your vault.

Calm down, Kirk!

Here's the link to the results:
http://www.dyestatfl.com/gprofile.php?m ... _id=315155
I wish I could have watched!

The ESSX 178.2 is about the only pole I do have left.

If you are overstriding, it is because you feel like you are out. If you feel like you are out, you likely are out. So you end up being under. Having someone catch your takeoff point will cause you to start farther back and then overstride and be still farther under. Use a midmark instead.

I have a green Skypole 14-6 160 (I think--I'll check when I get home). In Palm Coast, FL.