stutter step, HELP conference in 4 days!

[laurenfhn]

Im lauren,
and i have been vaulting for about 2 months.
My pr is 7 ft.
I get around 6'6 on average.
Im 2nd highest jumper in my conference. (jv)
I use a 11' 110 pole.
Im 104 pounds.
and I stutter step occasily.
My run is at 40'
Does anyone have any tips I can get help before conference in 4&5day
Please and Thank you!

[powerplant42]

Try moving your run in a few feet. Focus on increasing your cadence during the last 3 lefts.

Focus. Be confident in your abilities.

Don't do a run back at the competition. That's one way to almost guarantee your run will be 'off'. Instead, find it on your own runway and/or track BEFORE the competition.

Other than that, there's not much you can do. Four days is not enough time to fix most problems like this... Sometimes it takes 4 months! Or longer!

Hope that's helpful... If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask.

[rainbowgirl28]

Im lauren,
and i have been vaulting for about 2 months.
My pr is 7 ft.
I get around 6'6 on average.
Im 2nd highest jumper in my conference. (jv)
I use a 11' 110 pole.
Im 104 pounds.
and I stutter step occasily.
My run is at 40'
Does anyone have any tips I can get help before conference in 4&5day
Please and Thank you!

I am guessing you either take 6 giant steps (3 lefts) or stutter and take 8 steps (4 lefts). Does that sound right? Unless you are starting on the wrong foot (taking 7 steps) or have a weird skipping start. Let me know how many steps you take and we'll go from there...

[birdi_gurlie]

One thing that we've done, to help correct stutter stepping, is to run at the mat WITHOUT a pole and jump. Count your steps as usual, but do it while running without the pole. [So you don't jump too early.]

Some people may say this will cause you to run strange...however, USUALLY it's a psychological thing,at least with my team, not a physical thing, so the running through without a pole REALLY helps.

Try running through w/o 4-5 times, then try with the pole, from normal steps.

[laurenfhn]

I take 8 steps,
I stutter after my 3rd left.


also any tips on getting higher.
my pr is 7'
and if i get 7'6 im sure to place first in jv.

11' 110 pole
i hold at 10'

thank you(:

[powerplant42]

It's too late to start worrying about furthering any technical skills... Just do what you know, and BE AGGRESIVE, but still in control.

[rainbowgirl28]

I take 8 steps,
I stutter after my 3rd left.


also any tips on getting higher.
my pr is 7'
and if i get 7'6 im sure to place first in jv.

11' 110 pole
i hold at 10'

thank you(:

If you are taking 8 steps when you stutter and 8 steps when you don't stutter, I would guess you are just too close. 40' is a pretty small run for 8 steps.

Take a tape measure out to the track and do pole runs there. After you do a few and feel comfortable, measure your run and see how it compares to the runway. Make sure you have a powerful first step every time. If you are inconsistent on your first step, your run will always be off.

[powerplant42]

Just to clarify...

You have two opposing arguments, one from RG, one from myself. Realize that they are not the same.

Try both approaches, and see what works. Try to get something on film.

[KirkB]

... there's not much you can do. Four days is not enough time to fix most problems like this... Sometimes it takes 4 months! Or longer!

PP, she's only been vaulting for 2 months, so I doubt that it's going to take her 4 months to fix her stutter step. It should always take considerably shorter to BREAK a bad habit that it took to DEVELOP it.

I'm not saying she can fix it in 4 days (which has already passed), but with the right attitude and coaching, some flaws like this can be fixed quite easily.

Actually, there's probably more important flaws that she can work on in the past 4 days. I don't know what they are, but a stutter step in the middle of a beginner's run is relatively unimportant.

For example, maybe just work on reaching as high as possible when planting?

Kirk

[powerplant42]

Well, what happened at the meet? Did you make any sort of adjustmets? How well did they work?

[laurenfhn]

Well i did really goood with my steps,
But my top hand slipped, and that doesnt happen to often.
but i placed 4th out of 18.
and top 3 move on to districts.

Ill do better next year though. (: