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sliding down
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:24 pm
by Haverford123
how do you fix the problem of sliding down when straight poling?
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:54 pm
by powerplant42
Make sure you: take-off free, aren't holding way too high, have a good tape job, aren't double-leg swinging, (just thought of that now, and it makes sense, since it might put too much energy in for you to hold on to the pole...) are running fast and tall, and jump as high and hard as you can.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:59 pm
by Haverford123
i posted this for all the freshman vaulters in my school,,, they all slide down the pole, ,and stall out,,, some of them do the double leg swing but not too sure how to tell them to fix it...
whenever i tell them to run harder and jump up,,, they dont.. and i know i dont... its hard to run faster and try and jump up...
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:02 pm
by rainbowgirl28
They are holding too high to start with. Drop their grip to a point where it is not sliding.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:20 pm
by Haverford123
when the drop their grip they are fine, its whenever they try to raise it,,,
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:41 pm
by vault3rb0y
If they dont jump at a higher angle, holding higher will put way more stress on their hands. Even still, if they grip hard they should be ok. They probably are having a problem committing to the vault, and as a reflex, let their grip slide.
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 11:18 am
by bambam
I coach a pair middle school girl vaulters that will slide their bottom hand up to the top grip and then "helicopter" around the pole.
They are both 7th grade 5'5, 115 on a 10'6 120 (mystic) holding at 9'. Both have a PR of 7'6 and have been vaulting about 2 months
The helicopter only happens in warm up runs and when they get nervous about a higher height.
One will have the top hand slide problem mentioned earlier, but I found that this happens when she is way to far in.