Locking Out Left Arm

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Locking Out Left Arm

Unread postby lancerman12 » Sun May 18, 2003 10:47 pm

I am a 13 foot vaulter and i lock out my bottom arm right off of the ground, and i keep it locked out for the entire vault. It's really killing my vault and my left shoulder. Any suggestions on drills and the like to correct this would be appreciated.
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Unread postby Ajint_Smith » Tue May 20, 2003 11:05 pm

I'm also a 13' vaulter. I press out immediately after takeoff, too. The thing that I do differently is when i start swinging up, i let my left (lower) arm collapse and pass through the inside of the pole. this allows me to roll back much further. If you do it correctly and fast enough, a bruise might develop on your forearm from all the energy being released at the right moment.

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Unread postby advath » Wed May 21, 2003 11:13 am

Read what "advath" says in
http://www.polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=780
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