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pole vault-technique
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 8:58 pm
by sambo
help on getting to learn a pike please!!! dont know how
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:00 am
by bvpv07
pike?
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 1:01 pm
by Vault Old School
Don't learn to pike. It will keep you from reaching your full potential once you are off the pole. If you come straight off the pole gravity will eventually grab your feet and pull you back down. This position may look like a pike but it's not something that one should try to achieve. If you attempt to pike off the top of the pole you will limit your push off height significantly.
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:11 am
by meg15078
Whats a pike??
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:20 pm
by Vault Old School
A pike is a gymnastic position in which the body forms close to a right angle-90 degree. The torso and arms are straight and the legs are straight but everything is bent at the hips to a 90 degree angle.
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:12 pm
by bvpv07
and do you really want to do it as part of the vault? (wasn't aware of that)