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- Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:18 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault - Training
- Topic: What comes first - athleticism or technical ability?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 32010
Re: What comes first - athleticism or technical ability?
this is a crazy question and due to personal opinions it will never be fully solved haha but i jus wanna throw out my experince on my short career. lets start with this was my first year (senior,jus grad) to ever pole vault. my football coaches always said if u where the strongest and fastest u woul...
- Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:08 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault - Training
- Topic: Biofreeze
- Replies: 19
- Views: 24366
Re: Biofreeze
um i used to use it daily for shin splints and it always worked! it made me feel like i could run faster to but idk maybe that was jus in my head lol but ya that stuff is the shiz! its prettymuch like advil u rub on your body
- Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:06 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault - Training
- Topic: PULL UPS
- Replies: 32
- Views: 28005
Re: PULL UPS
well i weigh 130 and my max bench is 200. after football season when my body was at my strongest i did 15 real pull ups! it was for some stupid test thing the school was doing and the coaches watched me and made sure that i did them right so thats y i say they where real. so its not out the picture ...
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:28 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault - High School
- Topic: USATF Jr olympics results (young men)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11178
Re: USATF Jr olympics results (young men)
ya it was very rainy! i vaulted in it and i have cleared 14 7 before and only went 13 3 there where alot of guys that went well under what they have done before and have performed. it sucked that it was pouring while we vaulted but that stuff happens. we shouldve got more time to warm up we had abou...
- Mon May 18, 2009 2:25 am
- Forum: Pole Vault - Intermediate Technique
- Topic: so can someone explain the Petrov Model
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1829
so can someone explain the Petrov Model
please explain the petrov model im clueless?
- Mon May 18, 2009 1:34 am
- Forum: Pole Vault - Intermediate Technique
- Topic: bottom arm plant help
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4430
bottom arm plant help
ok so ya when i plant i cant seem to get my bot arm straight. im strong for my wieght im 5 10 130 and benched 190 so idk if its strength or what. could i get some drills to help this and is there any tricks to it? do i need more srength?
- Sun May 17, 2009 7:39 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault - Equipment
- Topic: what pole to use next?can i get on this pole
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3182
what pole to use next?can i get on this pole
ok im a boy 5 10 130 and i jus recently vaulted 14'3 on a 14 150 pacerfx. i wanna get on a bigger pole but we are a poor school so we dont have many more to choose from. we dont have any 14 6 poles jus heavier 14s and some 15s. the 14 poles we have are all ucs pole 140,145,150,160 and our 15 foot po...
- Sat May 16, 2009 11:44 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault - Intermediate Technique
- Topic: need help on push off
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1713
need help on push off
well like the title says i need help on my push off(what i like to call throw). im 5 10 130 and use a 14 155 pacerfx. when i use my 13 pole(150 ucs) i can usual get a decent 6 inch push but im not to consistent. could u help wit some advice to be consistent with that and some drills to help me learn...
- Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:13 am
- Forum: Pole Vault - Intermediate Technique
- Topic: Update...advice on poles
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2656
Re: Update...advice on poles
our girl vaulter jus recenly cleared 10 feet. she used a 11 140 lady rocket pole. she likes it alot and the bend is powerfull. maybe you sould move her to a 13 pole maybe 135 is she bends hers alot now. and sometimes when u dont get alot of return from a pole its due to a bad swing and not so good i...
- Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:05 am
- Forum: Pole Vault - Intermediate Technique
- Topic: how long is your run from 7 lefts?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5805
Re: how long is your run from 7 lefts?
lets see male 85 inches pr of 14 3 on a 14 145 old pacer 3 im lil tho jus 5 10 130
- Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:58 am
- Forum: Pole Vault - Equipment
- Topic: Spirit vs. Pacer
- Replies: 88
- Views: 81093
Re: Spirit vs. Pacer
ok ive been vaulting for a few years now and im lucky to have a wide variety of poles. but the thing is all we have are ucs poles and 2 pacer poles. personaly i like pacer alot more than ucs. too me i can grip the pacers tighter and alot more comfortable and not only grip but they are lighter wich h...