Most Rapid PR Improvement?

[Pogo Stick]

Except for the first year, I had no big improvements between consecutive meets, nor months, rather small, steady improvement (with lot up and downs).
My biggest y2y improvement was 1982/1983: from 3.60 to 4.21 or 61cm (11'10"-13'10" or 24"). The reason: in 1982 I was off vaulting for 10 months. My second best improvement was 1984/1985: 40cm (16"), from 4.30 to 4.70 (14'1" to 15'5"). The reason? Nothing particularly: little bit more practicing, become stronger and faster, and (finally) got some poles.

Here are Bubka's numbers. Nothing spectacular except two 31" improvements in early years. But, he was able to keep at least 6" progress from 5.40 to 5.94 (17'9" to 19'6").

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year   result (m)   progress (m)   result (ft)   progress (in)
1975   2.70   0.00   8'10"   0.00
1976   3.50   0.80   11' 6"   31"
1977   3.60   0.10   11'10"   4"
1978   4.40   0.80   14' 5"   31"
1979   4.80   0.40   15' 9"   16"
1980   5.10   0.30   16' 9"   12"
1981   5.40   0.30   17' 9"   12"
1982   5.55   0.15   18' 3"   6"
1983   5.72   0.17   18' 9"   7"
1984   5.94   0.22   19' 6"   9"
1985   6.00   0.06   19' 8"   2"
1986   6.01   0.01   19' 9"   1/4"
1987   6.03   0.02   19' 9"   1"
1988   6.06   0.03   19'11"   1"


[achtungpv]

Kurt Hanna when from 5.10 (16'8 3/4") to 5.50 (18-0 1/2) in one meet.

[KirkB]

Kurt Hanna when from 5.10 (16'8 3/4") to 5.50 (18-0 1/2) in one meet.

16"! Wow! That's amazing! I wonder what caused this breakthru?

I dug this up from here http://mb.trackandfieldnews.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=29569&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 ...

marknhj wrote:
Cooter Brown wrote:
Kurt Hanna improved his vault PR from 5.10 (16-8 3/4) to 5.50 (18-0 1/2) in ONE meet during his sophmore year at Baylor. I can't remember what his en route PRs were but there had to be about 4 or 5.

That is incredible. Becca - do you have his progressions?

If I remember correctly it was at Abilene Christian and the vault progression there usually went 5.05, 5.20, 5.30, 5.40, 5.50. If that's accurate, it was 4 PRs.

Kirk

[jam354]

Having that big of an improvement in one day can change everything. My freshman year of high school, I had a pr of 9'6". The last meet of the year, I jumped 12'.(on an 11' pole which still may be my single greatest jump pound for pound) For whatever reason, everything my coach had been telling me finally cliqued. I went from doing track as way to get in shape for football to track becoming my passion, which it stays to this day.