Jumping up vs. Jumping forward

[nitro]

if you only jump up you wont go forward and well....that doesnt sound good to me lol

[VaultMarq26]

I just don't think that it is really possible to jump straight up when carrying speed.

[JTred]

I didn't realize that I had the answer all along. I just took another look at the evaluation I got from camp and who would have guessed it, one of the points was that I need to improve my takeoff angle. Based on this video http://media.putfile.com/Pole-Vault-Camp and the other jumps I took that week. Luckily outdoor starts in just 11 days.

[nitro]

I just don't think that it is really possible to jump straight up when carrying speed.

ya i have to agree the hole reason for running is to run fast and get on a big pole and to make it easier to make that take off go foward and not just up

[VaultMarq26]

but i see where you are coming from....some people may read this and only worry about jumping up. It is still important to transfer the energy of your speed and jump into the pole.

[LHSpolevault]

could you also view that as "jumping up and IN?" perhaps...

[VaultMarq26]

that is actually the best way to put it

[plvltngdude]

It seems when i try to increase my take-off angle by jumping up the pole un-bends Much faster, too fast for me to get any swing in time. Should i just keep my take-off angle high and learn to swing faster or am i just an idiot and this shouldnt have anything to do with the speed a pole unbends.

[polevaulter08nw]

with your take off being higher, the bend will be less i would think, look at brian's tiawan vid from the usa elite forum. it takes while to download, but the jumps are great indication that you don't need a huge pole bend to jump high. more on this later.

[LHSpolevault]

with your take off being higher, the bend will be less i would think, look at brian's tiawan vid from the usa elite forum. it takes while to download, but the jumps are great indication that you don't need a huge pole bend to jump high. more on this later.

definitely true with the higher plant angle, the less bend because the pole doesn't have to travel as far to get vertical in the jump.

[spill21]

My first track meet was at Strawn and they're coach was telling his athletes to jump into the pit(horizontaly). so when it was my turn i did what he said and got higher but tomorrow i'll try what yall are sayin' cause it makes a lot more sense thanks

[altius]

"My first track meet was at Strawn and they're coach was telling his athletes to jump into the pit(horizontaly)."

If he is also a geography teacher, I bet he teaches his students that the earth is flat!