to start your run

[knight_vaulter]

when you start your run wat do you do get on your toes, step back, take a breath or two how you would do it and what works for you

[theczar]

personally I rock back onto my other leg, then go. Nothing really special...

[jcoover]

personally i like using a skip step because i hate starting from a dead start and i like getting out of the back relatively hard. i really wish i had the balls to start like Bubka... both feet together and then just a falling start... seems like a really good start to a run. maybe ill switch sometime.

coov

[mcminkz05]

I don't like starting from a dead start either, so I get about 6' back from my mark and walk into it, than go once my foot hits my mark. I feel more comfortable starting with some momentum, and I come out pretty hard.

[SinCity]

From a skip or a walk do you ever have trouble getting your step consistant when you are pumped up?

I believe the 1st step is the most important and its inconsistantcy when you are jacked can mess up a whole approach. i think this is why Bubka started so tall because he knew he needed good posture and consistantcy in the back, and he also knew he didn't need to really get pumped until he was preparing for takeoff (setup).

[vault3rb0y]

My run is far back enough that im not pounding my run the whole time. I take 3 right steps basically jogging before i even start to accellerate. Im on 9 rights, and im only 100% the last 4 strides (or trying to be).

[dj]

Good morning

I recommend a standing/walking start with the takeoff foot “toeingâ€Â

[mcminkz05]

From a skip or a walk do you ever have trouble getting your step consistant when you are pumped up?

I have never had any trouble with it, I keep my eye on my mark and make sure my left foot lands right on it before I go.

[SlickVT]

I start the way DJ outlined. Toe the mark, step back with the opposite foot and I don't push out of the back, I just gradually build speed. Three steps in to my nine-left approach (or two steps in to my 7) I toe a check mark and then start turning. I try as much as possible to emulate Galfione's approach run. Those that have seen it know it was a thing of beauty.

Whether this is the most consistent approach or not, my mid mark is consistently within 3 inches of itself and my takeoff is the same way. When I make adjustments to my run, they are reflected almost exactly in both the mid and takeoff.

[flashgordon0123]

i did not have a pit at my high school for my first 2 years pole vaulting, so all i did was work on my run and plant, it really helped in that area, but.. if i could only get my rock-back right...

[OUvaulterUSAF]

Yeah, why add all those variables to your run with skipping out the back...

I do a normal speed increased run on my 8 Left and greater approaches and I'm never under after my check step.

[JumpinSkiing]

I put my left foot on my mark, and my right foot back far, shrug my shoulders a few times, adjust my grip on the pole, visualize the jump, and a specific thing i want to focus on, then go.

Same goes for HJ, and LJ.