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How much higher do you think I could go...

Unread postby JTred » Thu Nov 24, 2005 4:01 pm

if I kept my trail leg straight and didn't roundhouse plant?
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By the way the pole is a 13'6" 150, I'm gripping about 6" down I think. I'm not sure the exact bungee height. It was somewhere between 10" and 11'. Also, the coach gave me a tap, but he didn't really push me he just touched my back. I think it's a camp safety thing, my regular coach deosn't do that.
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Unread postby Flying D » Thu Nov 24, 2005 4:49 pm

i think what you first should correct is getting your turn. At the top, you have no turn, and your back is touching the bungee. Research this site and you can find many things to help you with that. Also, you should definitly focus on extending your arms fully out while planting, once again many different spots on this site show that. I used to look just like this while vaulting, and fixing these two things can be an amazing help.

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Unread postby JTred » Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:51 pm

sorry the first 2 clips are the exact same thing. I can turn, but only when i remember to.
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Unread postby Vault Old School » Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:28 am

If you learn to go up the pole you could go at least 13'6 on that pole.
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Unread postby superchau88 » Sun Dec 18, 2005 12:56 am

you're trying to pull yourself up the pole, let your hips rise to your hands
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Unread postby azguy » Sun Dec 18, 2005 12:33 pm

If you need to be tapped to get in the pit then you need to lower your grip.
There is no need to be touched by another person to get into the pit.
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Unread postby JTred » Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:47 pm

He's not really giving me a tap, it's a camp safety thing he did it for everyone, all he did was touch my back. He didn't actually apply any force.
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Unread postby wacky274 » Tue Dec 20, 2005 2:45 am

If he didnt apply pressure then why was he touching your back?
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Unread postby AVC Coach » Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:59 pm

Regardless of the tap, which I am apposed to at any level, it looks like you are dropping your knee drive a little and aren't completing the swing with a straight trail leg like you mentioned in your original post. Didn't see that much of a "round-house" at the plant. You will probably go to the left if you do that.

The top should be the last of your worries right now. You seem to be aggressive at the take-off, which is crucial to progressing in the pole vault.

My advice is to keep working on the fundamentals (i.e. big knee drive, straight trail leg) on your stiff pole drills and to throw rocks at anyone who tries to give you a tap.
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