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Jeff, What you are seeing are the characteristics of the penultimate step. If you research the biomechanics of the penultimate step you will see that center of gravity lowers due to to the flat contact of the right foot (sinusoidal wave pattern), thus preparation and takeoff in the long jump and pol...

Altius Stated: "I would hazard a guess that less than 1% of US vaulters and their coaches understand how important it is to structure the run up in the vault along the lines he is indicating with his statement on the rhythm of the run up" Page 105 of the USATF Level II Jumps curriculum sta...

One thing leads to another... Your pole tip on your run begins too low, thus it is falling and "pulling" you into your plant. This causes your hands to get too low. You have to overstride on your last three steps because of the pole fallling ahead of you. You're left hand drops below your ...

I want to get in on this because if you haven't seriously taken the time to study DJ's chart then you shouldn't knock it. The chart is irrefutable because it accomodates every possible velocity, so the key to it is understanding the tempo and HOW to run the approach. A fast run that is inefficient i...

What made Bubka so good ontop of the pole was: 1. His ability to put his body in the perfect position to lose the least amount of force being applied to his body by the pole as the pole uncoiled. 2. His ability to time the final application of force to his body by the pole with an instantaneous, pre...