CNU 1/31/08--Height Barrier

[VaultPurple]

Ok here it goes again....So I have been stuck not getting over 14 for some time now, I mean I can sky a 14' bungey in practice and all the heights that come befor it, but when 14' comes up its over.

Stats...
Height: 5'5
Weight: 140
Run: 7lefts from 85'4 with a 43'-43'4 mid (first jump was about only one I hit 43)

First video is my opening height of 12'6 and I was mad at ref for not giving me warm up jump when it had been 55min from first bar but like 75min from when he called end of warm ups and I skyed 12'6 by like 2 foot! I really think this was my best jump of the day and I just need to get mad more often

POLE: 14 150 with 13'3 hand grip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdXxls9A ... annel_page

Second Video Is my 3rd attempt at 13' (just forgot to plant first two)

POLE: 14 150 with 13'3 hand grip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXRjveq7 ... annel_page

Third video is my first attempt of 13'6, I kind of brushed the bar on the way up and turned in a little early because I thought I was going in too fast

POLE:14 150 with 13'3 hand grip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37rvcPRR ... annel_page

Fourth video is my first or second attempt at 14', but because I was penitrating so fast with the 150 I moved to a 155 I had never been on and just didnt do much of anything with it.

POLE 14 155 with 13'3 hand grip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G81hTAa ... annel_page

Fith and final video is my final attempt at 14', I was fed up with the 155 so I moved back down to the 150, but I raised my hand grip to 13'6 hoping it would slow me down a little, I also put the standards all the way back to 80cm. Still went into it....

POLE 14 150 with 13'6 hand grip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lonWRPdm ... annel_page

[powerplant42]

I'd narrow your grip... It may help you 'remember' how to plant.

You NEED to learn how to take off free. You should also do some more sprint work... you have a pretty 'closed' stride.

Simple stuff.

It's probably mostly mental at 14', but you should try to limit the adversity of your conditions... You probably shouldn't change poles or grips unless you KNOW you need to, and this should be after your very FIRST jump, or maybe the second.

You can't really fix your swing until you're taking off freely.

[VaultPurple]

I'd narrow your grip... It may help you 'remember' how to plant.

Maybe... I usualy have a lot narrower grip but for some reason I just felt like it needed to be wider, my grip is usualy my forarm+hand length

You NEED to learn how to take off free. You should also do some more sprint work... you have a pretty 'closed' stride.

It is coming!!... Some of my best jumps came frim 10'2 when they have been coming from 9'6... We just started using mids last week and that is helping me move it back a lot!

It's probably mostly mental at 14', but you should try to limit the adversity of your conditions... You probably shouldn't change poles or grips unless you KNOW you need to, and this should be after your very FIRST jump, or maybe the second.

You can't really fix your swing until you're taking off freely.

Yeah probably, I mean I know I can do it thats whats just frustarting, My 12'6 jump would have cleared 14 no problme....
But as far as changing durring meet, I never even use the 14' 150 in practice, i always practice on a 145 but the weather sucks and if i come off the ground in practice its amazing ... cant wait for SPRING!!!!!!!