leftys?

Sean/vaulter/naeS · Unread postby **Sean/vaulter/naeS** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:16 am

Or as a fromer right hander, you just show the new kids teqnique as a right hander, i have cleared 12' 6" right handed its pretty cool.

pvdad81 · Unread postby **pvdad81** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:05 pm

I have a girl who is right handed but left footed. Would it be easier to make her vault left handed or easier to change her take-off foot?

Unread postby **rainbowgirl28** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:10 pm

pvdad81 wrote:I have a girl who is right handed but left footed. Would it be easier to make her vault left handed or easier to change her take-off foot?

That's normal. If you are pole vaulting right handed you are taking off your left foot.

pvdad81 · Unread postby **pvdad81** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:32 pm

By left footed I meant she takes off with the wrong foot for a right handed vaulter. (Right Foot). Sorry for the confusion. She's very agressive at the plant but can't turn because she leaves the ground wrong. I tried to make her a Lefty but it's like we are starting all over from scratch. Would it be better to try to make her jump from the other foot(Left)? If so, how?

Unread postby **rainbowgirl28** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:51 pm

pvdad81 wrote:By left footed I meant she takes off with the wrong foot for a right handed vaulter. (Right Foot). Sorry for the confusion. She's very agressive at the plant but can't turn because she leaves the ground wrong. I tried to make her a Lefty but it's like we are starting all over from scratch. Would it be better to try to make her jump from the other foot(Left)? If so, how?

My opinion is that if kids have a strong dominant foot, and they really struggle to take off on the left foot if you teach them right handed, it's better for them to learn left handed.

Others disagree *shrug*

VaultPurple · Unread postby **VaultPurple** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:03 pm

my friend is right handed and can jump up and grab the rim off his right foot and can barely jump off his left so when he started pole vaulting he always jumped off the right foot... but coach just kept having him try the left foot when pole vaulting and it eventualy stuck.

i guess it is just would you have a stronger take off jump or a stronger plant and pull through....

KJ · Unread postby KJ » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:32 pm

i am right handed and i jump with my right foot... in the high jump, long jump,and i use it in the hurdles... but i found it difficult to learn to take of the opposite foot... it took me about two weeks to get my three step taking off on the left foot. But now that i throw jav with my left foot blocking i feel that i am strong in each leg for jumping... this is helpful in keeping both legs equally strong...so i find it better to jump with my right foot... oh but i am left hand dominant unless you count writing!!

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