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Posted: **Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:41 pm**

When you went from straight poleing to bending what was the key thing that just clicked to get you bending? or was it a slow prosses alsow what height were you at?

Posted: **Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:54 pm**

If you are correctly strait poleing (the thing you should worry about) bend comes with moving up the grip height to a point where the pole allows it. From achieving a bend I went from 9'6 to 11'6 in one meet.

Posted: **Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:04 pm**

If you try and bend the pole your most likley going to end up blocking your botom arm. Thats a pretty bad habit to try and lose.

Posted: **Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:59 pm**

The key is just a strong plant, bend is from good form, not strength.

Posted: **Wed Jun 08, 2005 1:14 am**

i ened my frosh season with 9ft (no bend) on a 13'1" 140lbs pole holding very low on it............the 1st day of the next season i said "hell, i want bend" so i grabbed a 12'1" 135 lbs pole at the top and got uber bend.........i couldn't believe it iwas so happy.......so the 1st meet i went from 9ft to 10' 6" ........

your question.........i was daring.......took a chance

don't know if that help you at all if not hope you enjoyed reading it

Posted: **Wed Jun 08, 2005 3:06 pm**

I dont remember the height i was at when i started bending but i know it started from holding higher on the pole and planting above my head better.

Posted: **Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:03 pm**

im holding at the top of a 14' pole and useing good form acording to my coach anyone know any good drills or exersises to start bending

Posted: **Wed Jun 08, 2005 11:14 pm**

Redneck wrote:im holding at the top of a 14' pole and useing good form acording to my coach anyone know any good drills or exersises to start bending

whats your pr from this? and what pole are you using?

i usally put the pole end agasint somthing and just bend it like that....pull down on it......

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:55 pm**

10' its a ucs

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:09 pm**

i usally put the pole end agasint somthing and just bend it like that....pull down on it......

You pull down on it? To bend? How in the world does that help you with your vault?

Sorry, I just can't wrap my mind around how that helps you. I would think it would...well, I know it would screw me over, but maybe for someone who trains differently...who knows?

When doing something like Tamaqua Vaulter does, we always push against the pole and practice having a strong plant... when doing this, the pole should arch away from you.

Does anybody else have comments on this?

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:42 pm**

yea.. maybe u need a bigger pole?. i kno we had a 10' pole at this one place i jump at and the only way we can even rock back on it fast engouh is if we take a 1 step approach. i kno all the real short poles, unless the weight of them is liek under 100 are kidna stiff i think?.
also search on the forums for it.. there must be like a zillion kids asking the same questions and the reason no one really answers anyone is becasue its been asked soo many times.. i myslef know nothing but im sure u cna find some real advice?.

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:47 pm**

Redneck wrote:im holding at the top of a 14' pole and useing good form acording to my coach anyone know any good drills or exersises to start bending

This seems amazing to me. If I understand correctly, you are able to "stiff pole" vault gripping at about 13'9" without bending the pole, and get safely into the pit. How much do you weigh and what is the weight rating of the pole you are using? How tall are you?

It would seem to me that if you have the kind of speed, take off and form required to stiff pole that grip height, then you should easily be able to bend a correctly sized pole.