Take off problem

[spark22]

I am having trouble taking off correctly. At the initial take off, my arms are straight, trail leg back, and knee drive strong. But almost immediatly afterward, instead of traveling foward, my hips get sucked in,(even on stay downs)and the pole looses all energy which disables me from getting into pit. I find myself at a point where nothing else(swing, turn) is possible until my problem is fixed. If anyone knows any drills or have insight into my problem, you're help would be greatly appreciated.

[nitro]

seems like you need to jump off the ground more to me....if you could post some video it would be great

[spark22]

If jumping is the problem, do you know of any drills that could improve it.

[nitro]

no i really dont the only thing i can say is just do it....if jumping is the issue you would sink on every jump so you could tell

[altius]

Get someone to check if you are taking off under all the time. It is virtually impossible to execute the second phase effectively if you do that.