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Thanks Andy_C. I do think that the biggest changes in my technique from this season were all in my run/carry/drop. I wish I had started working on these elements earlier in the season, but recently I've spent more emphasis on this parts of the vault over anything off the ground... or at least I've b...

Hey thanks for the comments and advice everyone! I will have a couple vault days this week before my last meet for the season, and I'm hoping I'll get a big PR in. I noticed from the last time I jumped that while my mid was dead on, I ended up about 6 inches under on every jump. I was watching some ...

I kept blowing through the 14' 145 so I moved up to a 14'6" 145 gripping 13'9". Here is one jump at a 14' bungie from today. Here is a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDgOkCcqlVk Yea, I'll look into the track club to see if they have PV. I know the Gill Factory is also down in Champa...

A little update. No video, sorry. AP testing has been messing with my memory - I forgot my camera at home! I got on the 14' 145 today gripping 13'6" and I totally blew through it. I almost shot out of the pit on a half drill. I moved back to 7 lefts (against PP's advice, I know) just to give it...

Hey, thanks for both your comments. I should have a vault day tomorrow (weather permitting), so I'll be trying to get on a 14' 145.

vault3rb0y, that makes a lot of sense, thanks. I'll try to apply it tomorrow and see if I can get some video too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGqxWZnOlE8 Here is some jumping from last week. I started blowing through the pole I'm using in all these jumps, so my coach is going to pick up some new poles today from a different school. The pole in these videos is a 13'6" 150 and I'll be getting a 14' 145 an...

Hey everyone, Here's some video of me doing some pole runs from 6 lefts. I'm focusing on keeping both my arms moving up. I've been having a problem with dropping the left arm during the plant, resulting in a forward plant, which in turn results in my over striding my run. http://polevaultvideos.flig...

Here is some video of me going 12'6" at last night's invitational. I'm jumping on a 13'6" 150 (up from a 13' 150). I think my 12'6" jump was the best jump of the night, but I took off 6" under.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7KpHGUoOOg

Thanks for watching!

Training this week has been crazy due to wacky spring weather and rescheduled meets, but I've been working on keeping my hips connected on the high bar drills. Unfortunately I have no recent video of it, but I'll try to get some up soon. I will also definitely have additional video of me jumping by ...

Thanks for the help, Kirk. I'll keep your tips in mind for the next high bar session I get around to, which will be on Monday. We don't get to use the real gymnastics bar very often because boy's gymnastics is in season now, so I try to make do with the squat rack. We just moved the pit out a couple...

Today's practice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q5DeNmw7jE

I like the trail leg on my second half drill (I mislabeled it in the video), but it seems like every time I go over a bungie I panic and break down my form. More bungie jumping?

Hey Sam, it's Gooey from Naperville North. Just thought I'd say hi.