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Well I am raising my grip to try to maximise the most bend and length of the pole I can while still being comfortable. It seems to me the only logical way to do that would be raising my grip little by little, correct?

Im glad to say that at practice today, I jumped all off of the left foot. I held at about the 10' mark, and cleared 8'6" so-so. I decided to try the pole all the way up just to see how it would be because I was feeling pretty confident (it is a 12'), and I wanted to push myself a little. Well, im sa...

Its so strange though because I dont spin. I have a meet tomorrow at home, so do you think I should try jumping off of my left during warm ups, or just wait for practice the day after?

Oh I know im supposed to jump off of my left foot, and my right hand is at the top, and im most comfortable that way. I do have to practice jumping off of my left foot. Dont get me wrong though, the pole bends a little, just not as much as it could if I weighed more. Using a smaller pole really isnt...

I am a sophomore in high school. This is the second year that I have been pole vaulting for, and I havent posted here in a while. I am currently about 5"5" 115lbs, and self taught. We do not have a coach for vaulting. I am also the only guy on my team that vaults, along with two girls. The new pole ...

Thanks a lot! I will surely keep at it. Thanks for all of your advice. What do you recommend as a good site for drills?

:o Yea yea yea lol. Well im a freshman and today I just started jumping for the first time today in my life. Can i say :heart: ? Absolutely. I like the sport and I like pole vaulting. Like i said, i did it for the first time in my life today, and i noticed some of these people were very experienced....