Grip Width

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Grip Width

Unread postby PVCOACHY » Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:28 pm

How far apart would you suggest to space the hands on the pole?
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Unread postby TAMPAKINGPV » Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:54 pm

people say "take your top hand and make ur forarm go the length of the pole. where your elbow is, is where you put your bottom hand"

with my poles flex, how im holding at the top, and size i weight 127 and its a 130, i would break it easy or over bend with that....

then alot of people say forearms length plus one handhold.....

im doin like forarm and two hand holds....

When i learned to bend, i started with a real wide grip on bend drill so i would be easier...now that im more comfortable i have moved it closer. moving your grip closer allows your body to shoot up quicker.

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Unread postby CHC04Vault » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:25 pm

Honeslty, it all depends on feel/bend/and abilty to rock back. What works for me dosn't work for some others because im about a 1 1/2 elbows length which is huge for some people. If you find you cann't rock back properly shorten your grip.
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Unread postby JMP8928 » Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:33 pm

My rule of thumb is an elbow and two fists.... lately ive been cheating down a bit further... but its really a personal prefference thing.... but it is true that a narrower grip will allow you to get upside down a bit better, and a wider grip will help move the pole a bit better... find your happy medium :yes:
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Unread postby *TigerVault* » Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:03 pm

i learned to measure by getting ur top hand hold and then stretching ur top hand out from that mark and takin ur bottom hand and putting it about where ur arm pit is on the pole.
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Unread postby distancejumper » Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:23 pm

Everybody from my school uses thumb and forearm
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Unread postby Robert schmitt » Wed Apr 20, 2005 2:04 am

forearm :yes:
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Unread postby izzystikchik » Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:27 am

did we mention shoulder width?
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Unread postby ladyvolspvcoach » Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:50 am

If you hang from a high bar you will be at your longest dimension when your hands are a shoulders width apart. The longest dimension hanging is also the tallest dimension standing. So, holding a shoulders width will give you the tallest possible plant position. A shoulders width is exactly the same as the length of the forearm plus 1 hand width. ;)
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Unread postby meg15078 » Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:52 am

You put your right hand on top and whatever it is from your
top hand to you elbow is where you put your left hand
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Unread postby USMC Vaulter » Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:29 pm

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who just grips a pole naturally. I bend over and pick it up. Peace of cake.


And after reading ladyvolspvcoach's post - my easy/simple way of doing it is best, because naturally when I pick up the pole its shoulder width apart.
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Re: grip width

Unread postby izzystikchik » Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:12 pm

ladyvolspvcoach wrote:If you hang from a high bar you will be at your longest dimension when your hands are a shoulders width apart. The longest dimension hanging is also the tallest dimension standing. So, holding a shoulders width will give you the tallest possible plant position. A shoulders width is exactly the same as the length of the forearm plus 1 hand width. ;)


I knew i wasn't crazy ;) Thanks for the reassurance
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