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infos in the vid but here it is again just incase

first jump, bungee is at 13ft
pole 14 ft 155
grip 13'2 ish. then add 8 inch drop of the box
im 5'6 5'7 and 135lbs
run 5 lefts
standards... buried 32

second and third jumps have everything the same, except the bungee is moved up to 14ft

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh2VZFxhqPQ

Overall, not bad. Here is what I see:

1. Don't ever get "taps". They give you false confidence and you gain nothing from them.
2. You're "blocking" like mad. You need to make sure the bottom arm elbow is bent out to the left and you let your shoulders rotate back so your bottom hand is almost over your head.

You will be amazed at how much better you can get inverted when you stop "blocking"

Watch this video of Bubka. Watch how his bottom arm elbow is bent out to the left at take-off and especially how he lets his shoulders rotate back to create the maximum reverse "C" position and chest drive for the best take-off position. You can never watch this video enough. Compare it to your jumps with detailed analysis.

http://www.mansfieldathletics.com/video ... r_jump.mov

taps?

Sorry, should have explained better. A "tap" is a push from behind from someone at take-off to help you increase your pole speed ( penetration ).

lol oo ok .. just a confidence thing to start getting on bigger poles... i really didnt even need it with the penetration i was getting.. but that is the biggest pole ive ever been on and it was from a five so lets just say i needed a lil help in order for me to think i could get on it

LHSVaulterJJR wrote: ... just a confidence thing to start getting on bigger poles ... i really didn't even need it ...

Same as what superpipe said.

If you didn't need it, then why do it? It's FALSE confidence ... nothing more. And why are you trying to get on bigger poles until you improve your technique?

It seems to me to be the wrong focus.

Was that DS? I'm surprised ... he should know better. Tapping is NOT a recommended modern coaching technique ... unless maybe you're jumping 5 or 6 feet ... but even then ...

Kirk

I would have to agree with superpipe that you are blocking out. It is necessary to have a strong bottom arm but when you just lock out your arm in front of you, you are resisting yourself and taking away energy that you could be putting back into the pole. You can still put pressure on the pole with your elbow slightly bent.

The other thing I noticed was in your jumps at 14', you slightly change how you finish your jumps. You started to tuck you knees more on the swing up and looked like you put a lot less into the swing than in the 13' jump. In general the end of the 2nd two jumps was a lot sloppier than the 13' jump, just don't let the height of the bar affect how you jump so much.