Tom, what PP is referring to is how to scale up from your 5-lefts 12-0 grip on a 13-0 150 to your 7-lefts 12-6 grip on a 13-0 165. As you know, that's a 15 pound increase ... quite a bit of a jump ... but not insurmountable.
Don't bother reading my BB post about scaling ... just listen up ...
You're getting reasonable bend out of the 165, but probably not as much as you're used to on the 150.
This may sound like odd advice, but have you considered practicing at 4-lefts on your 150? If you try that, the bend may be closer to what you're getting on the 165. What you REALLY want to do (if you're game to try this ... and I realize you don't have much practice time left) is to learn how to drive HARDER on takeoff (as 3PO suggests).
You're quite a bit under, so you don't get much chance to drive up hard on takeoff. Your lead leg is barely passing your trail leg by the time the pole hits ... all before you jump off the ground. It 's going to be easier to fix this on the 150 than the 165. Maybe first try to fix it on your 5-lefts run, then cut it back to 4 and try again. If that works out, you should get a much better angle (and stronger jump) on takeoff, thus putting a log more energy into your swing and pole. This is what will give you the momentum to rotate the pole to vertical, so you can keep your standards all the way back. Right now, your "in" takeoff is sucking you under, so you don't even get a chance to drive your lead knee up, let alone swing long and hard. If you can shorten your last step just a bit, that will give you a much better (forward) body angle from which to jump into the pole.
Then, when you think you've got it with your 4-lefts run, go to your 7-lefts with your bigger pole and do everything else exactly the same ... with your 12-6 grip (assuming that your technique on the shorter run has improved). Depending on how much you can improve in the next week on your short run vaults, you might want to shift your grip up or down a bit from the 12-6.
For example, if you surprise yourself and start getting a really good takeoff, you might go as high as 12-6, but if you're struggling and your takeoff is still under, you might want to try 12-4 or so. The better the takeoff, the higher the grip!
What are your standards set at? You seem to have landed well into the pit, so you need to maintain that.
If you can, see if you can post another vid of your next practice, at 4-lefts and 5-lefts. No rush to get to 7-lefts until you improve your takeoff at 4-5 lefts. If need be, you could continue practicing at 4-5 lefts until the day of the meet, then go with 7-lefts on your bigger pole. Scary, I know, but that would be a worst-case-scenario. And you're ALREADY vaulting on your 165 with good depth into the pit, so it's not THAT scary. The point I'm trying to make is that even with your limited time left, you still need to focus on fixing your technique BEFORE you get back on the 165 with your higher grip ... which is slightly too heavy for your CURRENT technique.
Kirk
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