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This is my 2nd season vaulting. last year as a freshman i cleared 9 feet. this year i cant seem to go any higher. my coach says that my problem is with the approch. he says that i seem to slow down on the last two steps, that my timing with planting the pole is horrible, and that i pull in on the pole while im in the air. im 5'8" 140 lbs and using a 13' 140 spirit pole. i have noticed that i some times i stall in the air or i leave the ground before the pole is in the box. this is starting to become dangerous. once i actually spun around on the pole 4 times before landing on the front sections of the pits. that was scarry s***.another time the pole actually bounced out of the box while i was in the air and landed in the pits.

my questions are: what should i be doing differently? how can i get the timing down better? what should i do so i dont loose speed at the end of my run? are there any books or videos that you would recommend?

thanks
brendan

sounds like you're either out or planting too early. Go do tons of pole runs. If you have a slide box, that would be the best. If not, use a towel in the shape of the box and do pole runs until you get consistent.

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