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2008 Best Buy Wildcat Indoor Open - 2/23/2008 Ogden, Utah Men Pole Vault ================================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points ================================================================================= 1 Whitney Neves Brigham Young 17...

The conditions have been very good here but very hot and stiffling during the day (very nice in the evening when the sun is down), although today it is a little overcast, so hopefuly the rain will stay away. In my estimation, this should be strongest field ever for a women's pole vault final. I just...

I would like to recommend the DVD to anyone interested in learning how to teach and perfect the technical model as taught by Alan Launder in his book From Beginner to Bubka. I was priviledged to see the book as it was being written, as Altius was and always will be a guest in our house. The teaching...

by the way, Mecham received a few days of training from Alan Launder in this technical model. Maybe he could relate, in public forum, some of his experiences regarding what he learned

Knowing the author and having spent a fair amount of time with him, I'll take a stab at starting the conversation that others will no doubt help to clarify. Before a vaulter can consider the movement path of the hands, there are some preliminary matters that must take place. Most important of which ...

VaultNInja I also have the opinion that Bubka could have jumped 6.30 to 6.40. Yes, it is just an opinion. What can not be denied is how magical it must have been to be the man himself. His athletic ability, combined with his determination and grit, while being a true sportsman, were the catalyst for...

VaultNinja Bubka developed a craft for consistently jumping world records and high crossbars (I heard 44 times over 6.00m and 20 something over 20'). He did make a fair share of money along the way (just as Isinbayeva is), however, by all accounts he thouroughly enjoyed the experience. For most of u...

There is no doubt that by pushing the pole you could avoid planting the pole late. However, the benefits of a dropping pole would be lost. To quote Vitaly Petrov: " . . . when increasing speed and the gradual lowering of the pole there appears an additional thrust that forces us to run more quickly ...

Congradulations to Robbie Pratt of BYU - NCAA champion!!!!!!

To follow up Altius and help those who have not yet read Petrov's presentation in 1985, this is taken directly from that paper: "The vaulter tries to place his leg straight and rigid, but under pressure of speed and body mass the leg bends, and then throws the vaulter up." Body posture during the la...

souleman - The fortunate thing is that this is an integrated technical model where one phase blends smootly into the next. So: first things first. Until the take-off is mastered it is very difficult to be in a proper position to master the swing and subsequently the inversion. You are right about ta...

One of the true benefits of the Petrov/Bubka technical model is the ability to use the entire body to drive the pole at take-off. In this manner a vaulter has the best chance to generate energy (during the run-up) and continue that energy with minimal loss. Therefore it is the generation - continuat...