Any comments?

[Mcsteezypv]

Bungee 16' 6"
Pole 15' 180
Holding around 14' 9"

Decided to stay on 15' poles instead of going to the 15' 7"s.
Any comments appreciated!

[Mcsteezypv]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbryTuWh ... ata_player

[tsorenson]

Better job of keeping your hands in the right position through the plant. Unfortunately you are under by at least a foot on this jump, which really gets you ripped off the ground and makes your hips come forward early. This results in a weak swing, an early recoil, and an inability to cover the pole. I agree that you should stay on 15' poles for now, until you get your step out at 12' or more consistently. Not sure where it is on this one but it looks like 11' or less. The pole is pretty much folded with your foot still on the ground (ouch).

Another thing I notice is a lack of "quickening" of the last steps...your feet are flying from the start of the clip and stay at the same rate through the plant. You actually slow down a little at the plant instead of accelerating. I often tell kids with this problem to "save your quickening for the end" ...use a longer, more powerful stride in the beginning of the approach, not prancing, but pushing hard like a sprinter out of the blocks or a long jumper, followed by a pronounced quickening over the last three lefts, especially the last three strides. This is how you jump up from a full-speed run. You will jump extremely high once you figure this out, and get a lot more out of the pole you are on. Measured pole runs with an emphasis on quickening and jumping up at takeoff is the cure. Don't let the tip of the pole touch the ground until your takeoff is complete on all your pole run drills.

Good luck,
Tom

[Viola Vaulter]

Hey, I'm going to tell you one thing that my coaches have been hammering into my head and that is to jump. You look like you are just running, planing, and then just letting the pole carry you. although, it probably didnt help that you were under (as mentioned above).