I was indeed planting too late, (my right arm was straight up, sometimes even behind me).
What helped even more, however, as I ran and planted the pole, I gripped the pole very tightly in my right hand. My coach showed be how to hold it more loosely.
The two parts above helped me enormously.
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- Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:48 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault - Beginning Technique
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Falling to the right
I started a couple weeks ago. It's currently indoor track season, so the team focuses more on conditioning than the actual sport as of now. I grab about 9-10 feet up on a 140lb pole that's about 13 feet long. (I'm estimating, I don't know off the top of my head). I seem to be doing fine with getting...