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Well, we know this. Bubka says current pole vaulters lack technique. He basically has said, "All the pole vaulters in recent history, besides myself, have lacked technique." We had a guy jump 6.06m, the best non Bubka mark ever, and he still doesn't say any men are jumping well. Not too me...

I'm pretty sure when 6.04 was jumped in 2008, they appreciated that. And if it were a diamond league event, Hooker would most likely be there, so another 6m plus jump is a reality.

Good call on the drug testing changes. The more jumps you take, the better technical model you can put together. Eastern block in the 80's and 90's probably took quite a few jumps. People have seen Bubkas insane workouts and he somehow managed to still have several jump sessions a week. Can't wait u...

Altius "far better than a very common attitude in US vaulting, focus on winning....etc" You post some great responses on this site but lets not let international pride get in the way of some good posting. First that's not just a US goal. Lets see, China's distance immortals, East Germany's...

Gotcha....my bad.

"Unbelieveable......post #3 and you are already giving advice!!!"


I guess the more you post the more knowledge you have about pole vaulting. Makes sense.

You can get the same shot, with the same expressions, a few frames earlier when the vaulter's legs are still beneath them!!! Everything looks the same except it makes the vaulter look like they are in a more powerful position and you dont get a close up of a crotch. Way better shot for both people!

After reading all of this info, my question is this. Lets say that Mack had jumped 6.15 and had 20, 30, etc. jumps over 6m, who's model would become superior. This is obviously hypothetical because for this to take place bigger poles and grips would happen, runway speed, etc. But really if someone b...

Wow, so much new info to catch up on here!!! I am trying to get my head around all these issues and was wondering under this train of thought. What would be an appropriate grip width for this approach. Obviously too wide puts too much pressure on the bottom arm and two narrow loses stability. Its se...