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HOW HIGH....
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:42 pm
by nessa_pv
How high do you think I can get with a 10 or 11 foot pole?? (yeah I'm a beginer)
I dont think I can get that high but what do you think is the max height I can get?
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:51 pm
by opalkak
how tall and what size pole. I would guess if it were a big enough pole you could vault around 12-13'
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:56 pm
by nessa_pv
Its 130 pole and its like 10 feet tall or 10'6 i think...
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:44 pm
by Barto
Gripping 10' a person can jump around 8'-9' with good technique - higher if they are very short or don't bend the pole.
Barto
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:22 pm
by rainbowgirl28
I jumped 9'9" in high school on an 11' 140
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:45 pm
by lonestar
I had a girl blast over 9'0 today from 6 steps gripping 10'2 on a 10'6 120.
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:02 am
by Antihero43
i jumped 13 on a 5 step with a 12' 140 trainer pole and im 168
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:11 am
by Mecham
I think (emphasis on the I) that for vaulting atleast a year or two, everyone should work on jumping over their grip. Everyone seems to be focused on. "If i move from a 13' to 14' pole, then maybe i can get 12'6." I know that it is a mean and kind of wide ranged statement, but i think that is what we should work on. For pete's sake, i haven't moved to a 14' pole yet, and i am working on.... 3 years of vaulting? We should all master the technique
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:26 am
by Antihero43
Exactly, this is my 5th year of vaulting and i have moved down in length of poles. I had to use 14ft polls out of necesity in highschool because we didnt have access to much else. Aswell, like most vaulters, we dont have the money to fork over for our own poles. Then when i went to a club for my first time and got to use poles under 14' that could still hold my weight, did i get the chance to start practicing good technique in getting heights above the hand grip. What do you think is more of an acomplishment, a vaulter who vaults 16' on a 15'6 pole or one who does it with a 14'6 pole?
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:18 am
by Mecham
Antihero43 wrote:Exactly, this is my 5th year of vaulting and i have moved down in length of poles. I had to use 14ft polls out of necesity in highschool because we didnt have access to much else. Aswell, like most vaulters, we dont have the money to fork over for our own poles. Then when i went to a club for my first time and got to use poles under 14' that could still hold my weight, did i get the chance to start practicing good technique in getting heights above the hand grip. What do you think is more of an acomplishment, a vaulter who vaults 16' on a 15'6 pole or one who does it with a 14'6 pole?
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:41 am
by nessa_pv
So what ya'll are saying is that I should just stick with this pole for a lil onger till I know I need to move up which i dont right now cause Im barely doing 8..(begginer)
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:23 pm
by Antihero43
pretty much. The ability to use bigger poles comes with strength, speed, and skill.