Tommy starting at 17 ft at worlds?

KYLE ELLIS · Unread postby **KYLE ELLIS** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 12:57 am

Im sure this is what hes going to start at right? 17ft is rare in hs, but how rare is it to start at 17ft in high school, has anyone else done this and actually made it? Thats crazy! By the way I bet theres not a whole lot of collegians that start much higher than him.... what am i saying theres not many that jump higher than him, scratch that.

mcminkz05 · Unread postby **mcminkz05** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 1:06 am

well, im pretty sure hes started at 17' before hasnt he? It may sound crazy, but hes actually starting over a foot below his pr, which many people do.(ex. pr 12 start at 11'...)most people jus dunt have a pr of 18-3!, so they wudnt be starting at 17'.... :idea:

zack · Unread postby **zack** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 1:10 am

Most elite vaulters start about a foot under their PR.

KYLE ELLIS · Unread postby **KYLE ELLIS** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 1:10 am

yeah hes done it alot. Im just saying I think when Eshbach set his record he started in the high 15s or low 16s? Im askin if any othe highschooler has done that before? Dial, Richards, Duplantis, Manson, Jenkins?

mcminkz05 · Unread postby **mcminkz05** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 1:14 am

ooo. ya got me there. i have no clue....

OAKPV2004 · Unread postby **OAKPV2004** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 9:55 am

KYLE ELLIS wrote:yeah hes done it alot. Im just saying I think when Eshbach set his record he started in the high 15s or low 16s? Im askin if any othe highschooler has done that before? Dial, Richards, Duplantis, Manson, Jenkins?

If i remember correctly, Eshbach and his teamate Jon Henly (17'3") both started at 15'0". I guess really you can never start to low.

KYLE ELLIS · Unread postby **KYLE ELLIS** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 10:36 am

It might not of been to low if he had energy enough to set the national record that day.

OAKPV2004 · Unread postby **OAKPV2004** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 11:20 am

They always started low. There Coach, coach hester has all of his vaulters start low. I was at our USATF association meet yesterday and he had his vaulters there, he is coaching around the Lake Livingston area now, no longer at Orangefield. The best one jumped 14' and opened at 11'. Some of the 12' jumpers opened at 8'6".

mcminkz05 · Unread postby **mcminkz05** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 12:14 pm

heh, i dunt think iv ever seen anyone jumping over 10 start as low as 8-6.

OAKPV2004 · Unread postby **OAKPV2004** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 12:40 pm

Neither had I until last year when I first saw Coach Hesters vaulters.

wayupthere · Unread postby **wayupthere** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 1:41 pm

i usually start a foot below my PR. my teammate starts at 13' and his PR is 15'6 though

achtungpv · Unread postby **achtungpv** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 8:44 pm

Eshbach's progression at State was:
15'0"-o 15'6"-o 16'0"-o 16'3"-o 16'6"-o 16'9"-o 17'0"-o 17'3"-o 17'6"-o 17'10"-o 18'00"-xo 18'02.25"-o 18'06"-xxx

All the Orangefield guys came in low. One of their first guys over 16', used to come in at 12'. I guess when you're taking 45 jumps a day, 5 days a week in practice, 15-20 jumps in a meet isn't a big deal.

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