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powerplant42 wrote:But I'm serious about the question of why it's there on this particular jump and not others... What are the differences? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Or is it even something to be paid attention to in itself?

This.

It would seem that by my arm collapsing from the force of impact, I'm losing energy. However, I understand that I could be wrong, which is why I'm asking. Yeh, your thinking is wrong on this. If you use your bottom arm just for balance, then there's no "force of impact" or "loss of e...

How high is your grip and how tall are you? The way your bottom arm looks is going to be heavily influenced by the angle of the pole. Grip is about 13' on a 13'7". Height is about 5'7". I think I've seen Bubka get fiberfaced on many a vault... In fact, I KNOW I have. Personally, I would s...

Ah sorry, double post.

I've been reading a lot on the importance of a free take off and how when using the Petrov model, it is ideal to use your bottom arm simply for balance, and not to push. Using this knowledge, my plant and takeoff has improved a great deal over a few months but it could always use some work. Do I hav...

Thanks. Also, back to the question, what would be good drills to work on a proper plant when a vaulter is not jumping from a full run, regular heights, etc (I've heard it is wise to sometimes practice from a shorter run with lighter pole, focusing on form, so that the vaulter can get more jumps in a...

Sorry to bring this topic back after so long.

powerplant- Is a late plant the main factor in taking off under the pole?