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Unread postby baggettpv » Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:21 am

Ok everyone....How high over your grip do you jump?
Measure the grip on the pole, subtract 8" for the box then subtract that from your PR.
Hopefully it's not a negative number.

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Unread postby AVC Coach » Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:03 am

Stiff pole drills will help you learn to keep your hips moving throughout the entire jump. Yes, they're boring, but if you get a little competition going with your teammates it makes for some successful sessions.
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Unread postby souleman » Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:40 am

OK, I'll play......(it'll make everybody feel better about where they are). Unfortunately I am at a negative. On the brite side, I'm at where I should be according to DJ's chart. My come back PR is 9' 6". I can do that with a grip of 10' 10" and a mid at 36' and a take off mark of about 8' 4". My grip efficiency is a negative 8. Later........... Mike
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Unread postby mattish13 » Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:35 am

I think my best is 14' holding 13' 9" so that's 11".
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Unread postby theczar » Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:29 pm

15-6 PR holding at 14-4

14-4"-8"= 13-8

(15-6) - (13-8)= 22"

wow....i never thougt of that...that's almost 2 feet! :dazed:
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Unread postby FlyBoyGB21 » Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:36 pm

15-9.5 holding at 14-3

26.5 inches pushoff...raisin' the roof for Wisconsin baby! lol
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Unread postby Lax PV » Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:44 pm

FlyBoyGB21 wrote:15-9.5 holding at 14-3

26.5 inches pushoff...raisin' the roof for Wisconsin baby! lol


Where you going to school now? I hear Minnesota, I hear Wisconsin...


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Unread postby FlyBoyGB21 » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:42 pm

I signed with Minnesota...too many people said that Wisconsin is a joke for pole vaulting...Matt Novak...maybe you've heard of him lol
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Unread postby hallvaulter » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:43 pm

This year:
16'8''
Gripping 15'7''

14'11'' with box
so, about 1 foot and 9 inches...
21 inches...



Last year I jumped 16'6'' gripping 15'0', so thats about 26 inches...a little better
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Unread postby VaultMarq26 » Sun Jul 02, 2006 3:04 pm

I never can catch the pole at the right time.....jumped 15' 5" gripping 14'7".......18 inchs off the pole clearance...not bad, but a lot of work to do
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Unread postby tim hutzley » Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:49 pm

16' Holding 14'6" = 26" push last year
15'8" holding 13'8" = 32" push this year
Working on getting that 32" push holding 14'8" on a 4.65m Essx carbon, its gonna be sweet.
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Unread postby Lax PV » Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:59 pm

FlyBoyGB21 wrote:I signed with Minnesota...too many people said that Wisconsin is a joke for pole vaulting...Matt Novak...maybe you've heard of him lol


yeah that kid... leaves his dishes all over the apt... i've been trying to get him evicted for a while now...
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