My Technique

[Atokad]

Hi, i am a Freshman in Highschool and my personal record is 10'3". I feel i can get higher but i dont know how. I believe i have good technique ( Not slowing down on run, firm plant with good pole bend, making that inverted C thing, pushing my feet to the sky, and twisting and pushing against the pole at the end to give me that extra jump ) Please help because i do not know what to do, should i get a longer pole?

[Robert schmitt]

tell us where you are girpping on what length and weight pole and how tall you are what's your wieght and male or female?

[Atokad]

Gripping on what length increases every practice.

Length i will find out tommorow and let you know.

The rest i have answers:
Weight of Pole:135
Tall: 5'9
Weight: 140-145
Sex: Male

[nitro]

well on a pole under your body weight you are never going to jump very high because there will be no blow coming off the top of the pole

[vault3rb0y]

well the weight of the pole may be 135 but im guessing you arent holding all the way up.... and be aware theres only so much we can help you with without seeing your jumps, the best thing to do if you are really serious about it is seek out a local coach and go at least once a week to get the kind of tips you need. But 10'3 as a freshman already is decent, and if a lot more form you will see tons of improvement real quick.

[Atokad]

I am holding 5 grips down on a 13' UCS Spirit Pole.

I need to raise my grip up, but we only have about 4 meets a year that we polevault at.

[Robert schmitt]

where are your standards at?

[AKell]

"only 5 meets a year that we polevault at"

do you not get to practice? cause the # of meets shouldn't prevent your working on your vault & technique!

[Atokad]

No we do but we hardly ever get to actually go over something besides the bungee, its just disapointing.

I cleared 11'6 in practice today but i vault tommorow.
My standards are set at 20

[TheBigMastodon]

Good luck. I got the biggest duel meet of the season tomorrow, battle of the undefeateds vs a rival school. How about you get 11'6'' and I get 13'? Fair enough?

[AKell]

cool. i'm feeling it for you- same sitch and I pr'd in the meet!
good luck to both of you

[Robert schmitt]

You should not move to a longer pole, stiffer pole, or move your grip up with your standards only at 20"!!! You need to improve your take off, swing , and probably runway speed. So you can vault with the standards at 30+"