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Ambidextrous pole vault
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:53 pm
by starkey480
I decided to try polevaulting left handed, and it didnt turn out so bad!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee0kFc_a59w
Re: Ambidextrous pole vault
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:12 pm
by KirkB
Nice!
How high was the bungee?
Just for fun, let's see what everyone's PRs are when you add your lefty PR to your righty PR.
Mine's 26-6.
Kirk
Re: Ambidextrous pole vault
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:19 pm
by starkey480
the bungie was at 11'6
Re: Ambidextrous pole vault
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:20 pm
by starkey480
so we are tied pretty much!!! if that counts then mine is 26'6
Re: Ambidextrous pole vault
Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 2:35 pm
by theczar
I actually started vaulting righty in HS...then quickly realized that I can't jump off my left leg to save my life, so I switched to lefty and have been jumping lefty ever since...except a few times righty just for fun
Righty PR - 12'6"
Lefty PR - 17'1"
Total Ampidextrous PR - 29' 7"
Re: Ambidextrous pole vault
Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 12:33 pm
by Barto
Joe Dial pr 19'6 and 15'6
Puts him at 35' combined - best ever I'm aware of.
Eric Eshbach pr 18'8 right and 16' left
Puts him at 34'8, but 16' lefty is the highest I've ever heard of with the opposite hand for an elite vaulter.
Re: Ambidextrous pole vault
Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 1:01 pm
by starkey480
wow 16 ft handed... thats incredible especially because thats 2' 8 under his righty pr. that must have taken a little practice!!
Re: Ambidextrous pole vault
Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 2:34 am
by Pogo Stick
Barto wrote:Joe Dial pr 19'6 and 15'6
Puts him at 35' combined - best ever I'm aware of.
Eric Eshbach pr 18'8 right and 16' left
Puts him at 34'8, but 16' lefty is the highest I've ever heard of with the opposite hand for an elite vaulter.
Renaud Lavillenie is even better - he has 35'1 1/2" (10.71m) combined:
http://www.renaud-lavillenie.com/pages/Levolution_de_mon_record-1265999.html