Joebro,
I'll focus just on your first jump ...
I like your high pole carry.
Bottom elbow doesn't need to wobble as much, but this isn't a big deal. You have bigger fish to fry. But when you're doing pole runs on the track, just try for a little less wobble.
Leaning back on the plant - a couple steps out. Maybe you're dropping the pole too early? I dunno.
There's something wrong with your rhythm about 2 steps out. It's not in your penultimate step, where you would expect yourself to "gather" before takeoff. It's just before that. Kind of a hesitation of some sort. I can't quite put my finger on what you're doing there. Joebro, what are you doing there?
Or is it just my imagination?
Under quite a bit on takeoff. What's your target, in relation to your top hand? Set a target, then just do it!
Becuz you were leaning back a few steps out, you were also leaning back when you planted your takeoff foot. You're probably on your heel there too, but I can't see from the vid. You need to be totally erect (maybe even a slight forwards lean), and stay on your toes. On your takeoff, your left heel should not touch the ground. i.e. You need to takeoff more like a long jumper and less like a high jumper.
I like the way you relax your bottom arm. After all the talk about "Semantics and the Bottom Arm", yours is fine!
I like the way you drive your lead knee up, and keep it up.
Trail leg should straighten more (finish the takeoff), and stay straightened thru the swing. It's becuz you're getting jerked off the ground (due to your takeoff being under) that your trail leg "collapses". Practice long jumping. Practice swinging on the highbar, then apply it to the vault. I saw a highbar at the end of the runway. Nice setup! You're lucky! Use it!
The pole got ahead of you. It started recoiling before you were ready for it to recoil. You need to stay behind it. The way to do that is to fix your plant, jump, swing - in that order.
You complain about looking at the bar. Don't worry about that. Just worry about swinging your legs and hips above your shoulders. When you do that, your shoulders and head will feel like they're "sinking", and you'll start forgetting about what your eyes are doing. If you get a better plant, jump, swing, your concern about looking at the bar will just disappear. Once you get your hips and legs up, your eyes will probably watch your legs shooting straight up. Whatever they do will be fine - don't worry about it.
Failry good recovery, and a nice extension - considering that you let the pole get ahead of you. But you see where your hips are below your shoulders, but your legs are somewhat straight above you? In sort of a tuck, but without the legs being tucked? That's not a feeling that you want to have. You're "stuck" in that position.
Instead, at that point in your vault, you want to feel your hips moving quickly upwards. Try the "Kip Cast Freehip" highbar drill here
http://www.polevaultpower.com/media/video/skillsanddrills/ and you'll get the feel for what it should feel like on the pole. Your shoulders "sink" and your hips/legs "shoot skywards". Having said that, this won't happen overnight. But once you fix your plant, jump, swing (the bottom part of your vault), then it will all fall into place quite nicely.
Nice landing - well into the pit. That's far better than a stallout. Stay on the soft poles until you get your takeoff and swing ironed out.
I see tho that you landed way to the right. That's becuz you didn't have your top arm fully extended when the pole hit the box. And that happened becuz you were under. And that happened becuz you were leaning back (and probably overstriding on takeoff) ...
Your best bet is to work on these issues from the earliest to the latest, except don't worry about the elbow wobble. Start working on hitting your takeoff (further out). Then the plant. Then the takeoff. Then the swing. Once you get the bottom half of your vault going smoothly, the top half of your vault will just fall into place quite naturally. You already know how to extend quite well. That's all you need. So just work on the run and bottom half.
You have the talent to jump way, way higher than what you cleared in that first vault! Way higher. Just don't worry about the bar - work on your technique instead. I think you're doing that - keep it up!
p.s. Hey man, don't jump in the dark! Seriously, you need to stay healthy! And your best jumps were your early jumps. You need to work on your technique when you're fresh. When you're tired, you develop bad habits. You can run or do highbar work in the dark, but don't PV in the dark!
Kirk
haha