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I will try to interpret for Altius In order to land where you are supposed to, you must get the pole to vertical. By jumping up (your speed will automatically carry you forward) and taking off just before or as the pole hits the back of the box you can maximize the angle of the pole to the ground at...

[quote]Repition + repition + repition = perfection.[/quote]

This argument may have worked better if repetition it were spelled with perfection. (But it is a good point nonetheless!)

I know that a lot of people condemn "rowing" on this site, but what i am really looking for is any advice to get my swing into a position where my body is parallel with the ground and my legs "covering the pole." Right now, my takeoff and start of the swing look good, but my legs swing up leaving bo...

I have heard coaches talk about rowing the hands and wondered if that has anything to do with shortening the axis of rotation (from the top hand to the shoulders) to speed up the inversion. Also, at what point in the vault are you supposed to begin rowing (if at all)? I have never really tried to ro...

I'm gonna have to go with your coach on that one. If you watch pro video (try neovault) just about every single one of them looks at their top hand all the way untill they let go of the pole. I have seen vaulters that I compete against snap their head back in an effort to invert and it doesnt seem t...

I am a junior in high school who has vaulted 12'. I have always wondered what the best width to hold my hands at when I vault. Currently i hold with a very wide grip because it feels more comfortable during the run. I think this may be hindering my swing and rockback and have had people tell me to c...

I would have to say that that is a huge pole jump. It may be possible, but only if you are absolutely crushing the 13' 135. I currently jump on a at the begginning of this season, i tried a similar jump, but failed. I was on a 13' 160 and when i tried to jump on a 14' 160 i got thrown back onto the ...