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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 how to better. also i wanna push(throw) like toby stevenson i like his top end and realy do my best when i vault kinda like him oppsed to taking off my botton hand and using top hand cause i tend to drop my hips. if your could help that be awesome thank you!

If you're only getting a 6" pushoff, then it's futile to be worrying about your "push" (or "throw", as you call it).

What exactly is it that you're trying to throw? Your body?

michaelcantu88 wrote:i tend to drop my hips

With only this information to go by, I'm quite sure your hips are dropping because the bottom half of your vault needs vast improvement.

Your hips are probably dropping because you've simple ran out of vertical momentum. Your CoM (Center of Mass) can only take you as high as your momentum from your swing/extension will carry you. While there may be some room for improvement in your extension, I would focus on the DOWNswing first (and possibly even the run/plant/takeoff).

Once you're getting over a 1-2 foot pushoff from your SWING, then it's time to work on your EXTENSION. And then once you get over 2-3 feet from you EXTENSION, you can BEGIN to think about your "push" or "throw". Unless your SWING and EXTENSION give you a bigger pushoff, you can't gain much height by adding anything more to the top half of your vault. It's not the right focus.

Kirk