hand slidage

[mcminkz05]

help! right now the only big thing im doin wrong is im sliding my hand down like 2 feet at takeoff, thus causing tons and tons of problems, blockign my swing, etc.. Its not sliding b/c of lack of grip or anything, my coach says is a mental thing, but i cant seem to fix it! if anyone has any suggestions, thatd be great!

[vaulter580]

start out holding low enough for you to be comfortable and then once you get "it" back slowly inch your grip back up

[ashcraftpv]

you're either holding too high or your takeoff angle is too low. It hard to determine without seeing you jump, but if I were you, i'd drop my grip down a fist or two and work on getting a nice high take-off angle.

[mcminkz05]

ok well thanx guys, but i got my plant all fixed yesterday. I guess it was just a mental thing. im on the right size pole, etc..