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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 1213690693 this video is of me making an attempt at 15ft.

also look at this one: (horrible plant, i know, but another attempt at 15')
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... ck&pl=true

or this one: (my 14'11" PR, again horrible plant, but better drive knee)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... ck&pl=true



Do you think I can do 16 this year?

pointers are appreciated, too

with that exact jump not a chance....but if you can just keep from falling out, you may have a shot....you have decent hip height, but you are coming out of your vault too early and hitting it on the way over.

^ what he said, its possible, just stay tighter and dont come out, you could correct this by not letting your left arm come in right when you plant, it would give you more time to get behind the pole and stop it from pushing you out. my two cents, now go jump higher !!

It also looks like your run could use some work. You seem to be running with your pole down for a couple of steps, then at the last sec you bring it up.

moving standards forward might be a quik fix

pole bender wrote:moving standards forward might be a quik fix

If by that you mean he will quickly knock the bar off then yes....jk.....he is falling into the bar...if it is moved forward he will just hit the bar sooner. The stardards are decent if he just doesnt' fall out.

Also something that might help would be when you take off, you let your drive leg drop, you should really keep that driving forward, that will help with you penetrating in the pit, one other thing is you let your feet come out at the bar instead of keeping them back and to the top of the pole, anyway good luck with every thing your jump looks good, you got the pike thing going for you. You got that man, good luck with it.

VaultMarq26 wrote:

pole bender wrote:moving standards forward might be a quik fix

If by that you mean he will quickly knock the bar off then yes....jk.....he is falling into the bar...if it is moved forward he will just hit the bar sooner. The stardards are decent if he just doesnt' fall out.

i mean get a little more vertical with the standard closer and atleast 15' would be there.

hallvaulter wrote:^ what he said, its possible, just stay tighter and dont come out, you could correct this by not letting your left arm come in right when you plant, it would give you more time to get behind the pole and stop it from pushing you out. my two cents, now go jump higher !!

I actually think quite the contrary, i think its the fact that you are behind the pole... if you try and get your shoulders underneath you pole a little more, some people call it 'dropping your shoulders' I would also tell you to try and point your heels to the sky, it usually causes your body to stay tighter and closer to the pole when you start to fly away... with those things, i think you will be ahppy camper..

pole bender wrote:

VaultMarq26 wrote:

pole bender wrote:moving standards forward might be a quik fix

If by that you mean he will quickly knock the bar off then yes....jk.....he is falling into the bar...if it is moved forward he will just hit the bar sooner. The stardards are decent if he just doesnt' fall out.

i mean get a little more vertical with the standard closer and atleast 15' would be there.

o i see what you are saying....i agree

i agree with princess there is a lack of trail leg and u could definatlys good a little more vertical

well, i should probably let you guys know that since that was my first attempt, my other two were worse.

both of my other attempts i blew through the pole (15' 180 Skypole), went straight into the crossbar, but my peak was still as high as it is in the video.