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video review please.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:34 pm
by polevaulter08nw
(I WONT USE ANOTHER THREAD FOR NEW VIDEOS, SO ANY NEWW CLIPS WILL BE AT THE END OF THE PAGES)
yeah, these are some recent clips, but i worked on my top all the last couple of weeks, so ill update when i get some new ones, but here they are.
http://www.youtube.com/?v=D3EHS5y34eQ
http://www.youtube.com/?v=K5JBN4JfQIw
http://www.youtube.com/?v=K1R8gqsexEs
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:36 am
by AVC Coach
Looks pretty good except for a shifty pole carry, the dropping knee drive and somebody giving you a tap everytime.
I know a lot of coaches like to give a tap, but besides giving a false sense of security, I've seen too many vaulters become mental midgets because of it. It's been banned from competition warm-ups for a reason. I just think it's a "one person" event and all preparation leading up to your development as a vaulter should be the same. Think about it. If you have a great jump, it doesn't count anyway. Plus, if you get hurt, you're coach is to blame and will pay your medical bills.
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:38 am
by altius
Stop pumping the pole -get rid of the tap and dont run yourself under.
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:42 am
by polevaulter08nw
ok so no tap, and no pole pumping, thanks guys
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:06 pm
by sghetti
Maybe it's just me but I think you swing your head back. I would imagine that would be a problem?
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 1:59 am
by polevaulter08nw
i kinda don't understand, could you explain what it is and how it is bad?
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:19 am
by achtungpv
I can't overemphasize the importance of checking your step at a mid-point. You can't diagnose what's causing you to be under if you are only checking your take-off mark. Moving your step back because you're under is rarely the proper solution.
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:07 am
by polevaulter08nw
ok my coahc does check my mid step and tells me if im out in my mid-run and then he checks the second to last step for my last stride length.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:09 pm
by sghetti
I guess it's a bad thing to swing your head back when you're inverting because I've never seen a video of a good pole vaulter swing their head. I always thought that vaulters looked at their feet when they're inverting. I don't know if it's a big problem so maybe someone could expand on this.
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:44 pm
by polevaulter08nw
true, i've seen what you see to.
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:41 pm
by VaultBrad
in addition to what you've heard so far, i would say to work on getting your feet down more quickly in the last three steps before take-off to allow you to convert more of your horizontal momentum to vertical.
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:11 am
by polevaulter08nw