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A forum to discuss pole vault technique as it relates to beginning vaulters. If you have been jumping less than a year, this is the forum for you.

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Texasvaulter07
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Unread postby Texasvaulter07 » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:58 pm

but not by two feet dude.
Vault Old School wrote:Hey I was just wondering if anybody out there knew Bubka's Height, Weight, Body Fat%, etc. when he was competing?


bjvando wrote:i heard he was 7 ft tall, with a negative body-fat percentage......
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:24 pm

trevor51590 wrote:Well I am raising my grip to try to maximise the most bend and length of the pole I can while still being comfortable. It seems to me the only logical way to do that would be raising my grip little by little, correct?


Little by little is 1" to 2" at a time.
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