Big Jumps In poles (DJ Response)

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Big Jumps In poles (DJ Response)

Unread postby VaultPurple » Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:34 pm

DJ posted in coaches area that all you need is 3 to jump 14'

A 12' , 13', and 14' pole about 10 pounds over your body weight.

My question to this is... Say I am a new pole vaulter and weight 145 pounds. My school has a 12' 155, 13' 155, and a 14' 155. I straight pole until I move my grip up to where I can grip 11'6 on the 12' 155 and now I can Jump 10'6 in a fairly short period time.

But now we move to the next pole which is a 13' 155 or the equivalence of a 12' 175, so they are 4 poles apart and that is quite a big jump. This is the same jump as between the 13' 155 and the 14' 155.

How do you suppose new athletes make this large jump between poles without hurting themselves?
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Re: Big Jumps In poles (DJ Response)

Unread postby dj » Wed Apr 07, 2010 6:19 am

good morning,

move answer to the coaches thread so there is only one thread...

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Re: Big Jumps In poles (DJ Response)

Unread postby KirkB » Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:35 pm

He's not a coach ... so doesn't have write privs to the coach'es forum. :)

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