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i know that it isnt great but my question is what is it that i need to fix in order to make it into a great takeoff. i know that it is a little flat and that i am gripping a little wide but other then that what else is there?

its not really with the plant but i see that your dropping your trail leg too soon

At takeoff, you are jumping forward and not jumping up. This causes your hips to get in front of your chest.

Barto wrote:At takeoff, you are jumping forward and not jumping up. This causes your hips to get in front of your chest.

thats why in picture 2 you have a reverse C and thats how i broke my back.....it can also be from being under too

under yes and i am not sure what you mean about dropping the trail leg

your hips are coming through too quickly. I always look at at the point in which the top hand, hips, and heel are a straight line. Ideally, you want this line to be as steep as possible, close to perpendicular to the ground. basically, you want to keep the shoulders in front of the hips as long as possible, by driving the shoulders and hands forward. for example, look at bubka...



at this point his hips are still right under his shoulders. gnarly.

Wow Jeff Coover, good use of a picture to illustrate your point

Vaulter870 is that you in your pictures.

Yeah, your hips are getting sucked right in at takeoff.

rainbowgirl28 wrote:Wow Jeff Coover, good use of a picture to illustrate your point

THANKS BECCAMONSTER!

So how does one fix the problem where the hips go foward too much?

I think I have this problem as well... and I wanna get better... and not break my back!

sooch90 wrote:So how does one fix the problem where the hips go foward too much?

I think I have this problem as well... and I wanna get better... and not break my back!

What are you doing to improve your takeoff?

Suggested activities would be:
galloping drills
run / run / jump drills
pole runs with full takeoff on the track

Try to achieve a vertical shin angle while doing all of these things.