Re: Recent jumps
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 12:19 am
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powerplant42 wrote:I've been working with g00ey with some pre-jumps in the grass and sand, but probably haven't been riding that enough... That's something to work on all summer long... With A pole SOMEWHERE. I'm sure he'll find a way!
Today, I think you young guys need to be more disciplined. You (and your coaches) need to cognizantly THINK ABOUT a free takeoff.
vault3rb0y wrote:A pre-jump is really just a mindset of try to leave the ground an instant before the pole hits the back. It's an extension of the take off, and you dont train differently for a pre-jump as you do with a free take off.
Now... as an athlete i know how easy it is to be told "just have a free take off!" Doing it can be difficult without rebuilding your entire jump. Do as much straight pole vault as possible. It's hard to get away with holding high on a straight pole without a free take off. It's also easier psychologically.
KirkB wrote:
I really don't understand why anyone would WANT to be under, but I guess I was lucky in my career that with (a) my good - not great - HJ and TJ, and LJ skills; and (b) only stiff poles in Jr. HS, I really had no choice but to learn how to get off the ground BEFORE the pole hit the back of the box, and it was relatively easy for me.
Kirk
g00eY wrote:Hey thanks for the comments and advice everyone! I will have a couple vault days this week before my last meet for the season, and I'm hoping I'll get a big PR in. I noticed from the last time I jumped that while my mid was dead on, I ended up about 6 inches under on every jump. I was watching some video (nothing worth posting...) that my plant is way out in front of me again (if you've been following my progress this season you'll know what I'm talking about), but what's weird is that I thought I had fixed that problem for the most part. I'll see if the problem disappears tomorrow in practice... hopefully it does.