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- Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:32 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault - College
- Topic: 2005-2006 Incoming Freshmen and Transfers
- Replies: 31
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- Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:09 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault - General
- Topic: pole vault quotes or funny sayings
- Replies: 144
- Views: 254288
- Thu May 26, 2005 1:32 am
- Forum: Pole Vault - College
- Topic: Peeper's College Choice
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6447
- Tue May 10, 2005 9:59 am
- Forum: Pole Vault - USA Elite
- Topic: New Nike Uniforms
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7337
- Tue May 10, 2005 9:43 am
- Forum: Pole Vault - Beginning Technique
- Topic: Too big of a pole jump?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5033
are you holding the "top" of the 13' pole or 12'6 grip??? and are you bending the pole? or maybe sliding your grip?? the reason i'm asking is this.. a 12'6" grip is an average jump of 12' i know there is no time to change your technique but a bigger/longer pole and or higher grip doesn't sound like...
- Wed May 04, 2005 11:38 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault - Beginning Technique
- Topic: 2nd year almost over - still can't bend
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9467
agapit or whatever his name is (sorry), came up with a handy acronym: WWRPVD (What would the rigid pole vaulter do). It's not about bending a pole, that will come with gripping higher and making the correct movements learned on a stiff pole. You make the same movements with a bent pole as a rigid o...
- Sun May 01, 2005 10:40 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: What do you like on your sandwich?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 18168
- Sun May 01, 2005 10:07 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault - Equipment
- Topic: Pole Weight Differance
- Replies: 35
- Views: 22183
I kno its going to be hard, but i dont think its impossible to bend a 175 14'1".......it may take awhile Bending it isnt the point - the point is that jumping from a 13foot to a 14 foot pole, especially when you've never jumped on a 14 foot pole before, changes every aspect of the vault. You have t...
- Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:05 am
- Forum: Pole Vault - Beginning Technique
- Topic: Transitions Suck
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1909
this used to happened to me alot last summer. it was right when i was starting to row with my arms and figure it out. i would take off and move fast into the vault then as soon as i got my shins to the pole, instead of continuing to rol the pole over it just stopped. i started to get frustrated caus...
- Sun Apr 24, 2005 11:05 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault - High School
- Topic: What has everybody jumped so far this year?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 48219
- Sun Apr 24, 2005 11:02 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault - Beginning Technique
- Topic: going higher on the pole
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1564
you probably arent finishing your swing..... which could prevent you from getting in the position to jump over your hand grip.work on your take off and swing. another thing you could do isjump at bars several feet higer than your grip and try to kick it, or hit it with your legs. this will force you...
- Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:52 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault - High School
- Topic: What has everybody jumped so far this year?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 48219