video review please.

[polevaulter08nw]

(I WONT USE ANOTHER THREAD FOR NEW VIDEOS, SO ANY NEWW CLIPS WILL BE AT THE END OF THE PAGES)


yeah, these are some recent clips, but i worked on my top all the last couple of weeks, so ill update when i get some new ones, but here they are.


http://www.youtube.com/?v=D3EHS5y34eQ
http://www.youtube.com/?v=K5JBN4JfQIw
http://www.youtube.com/?v=K1R8gqsexEs

[AVC Coach]

Looks pretty good except for a shifty pole carry, the dropping knee drive and somebody giving you a tap everytime.

I know a lot of coaches like to give a tap, but besides giving a false sense of security, I've seen too many vaulters become mental midgets because of it. It's been banned from competition warm-ups for a reason. I just think it's a "one person" event and all preparation leading up to your development as a vaulter should be the same. Think about it. If you have a great jump, it doesn't count anyway. Plus, if you get hurt, you're coach is to blame and will pay your medical bills.

[altius]

Stop pumping the pole -get rid of the tap and dont run yourself under.

[polevaulter08nw]

ok so no tap, and no pole pumping, thanks guys

[sghetti]

Maybe it's just me but I think you swing your head back. I would imagine that would be a problem?

[polevaulter08nw]

i kinda don't understand, could you explain what it is and how it is bad?

[achtungpv]

I can't overemphasize the importance of checking your step at a mid-point. You can't diagnose what's causing you to be under if you are only checking your take-off mark. Moving your step back because you're under is rarely the proper solution.

[polevaulter08nw]

ok my coahc does check my mid step and tells me if im out in my mid-run and then he checks the second to last step for my last stride length.

[sghetti]

I guess it's a bad thing to swing your head back when you're inverting because I've never seen a video of a good pole vaulter swing their head. I always thought that vaulters looked at their feet when they're inverting. I don't know if it's a big problem so maybe someone could expand on this.

[polevaulter08nw]

true, i've seen what you see to.

[VaultBrad]

in addition to what you've heard so far, i would say to work on getting your feet down more quickly in the last three steps before take-off to allow you to convert more of your horizontal momentum to vertical.

[polevaulter08nw]

thanks guys, but here are some more recent vaults.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN0hplse_OU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOhw6YCex_U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN_fLkr8I3s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChnyJgfv-ck