Erin Asay joins 15 foot club!
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Erin Asay joins 15 foot club!
I believe it was 4.60 to be exact!!! Looking very strong for being at a little meet at California San Diego. She actually jumped in the College guys division...sadly I have no video--maybe someone else was there??
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yeah i was pretty excited when i got that call last night
she prd last week at 4.47
wasn't even gonna jump this weekend but had been playing around with some 15' poles and was having good jumps so went to a meet anyway
opened at 4.30, o
4.45 xo
4.60 xxo
and then she stopped. rare time when you get to go out on a make. haha. ill see if i can harass her for some video
congrats erin!!
she prd last week at 4.47
wasn't even gonna jump this weekend but had been playing around with some 15' poles and was having good jumps so went to a meet anyway
opened at 4.30, o
4.45 xo
4.60 xxo
and then she stopped. rare time when you get to go out on a make. haha. ill see if i can harass her for some video
congrats erin!!
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wow. never thought I'd say 15-footers are too small for a chick. ha ha. Jeez. Get her some 15'7s. Undergripped and too soft of a pole!
Congrats to Erin but..... I am going to have to disagree on the big pole theory. The famed Yelena Isinbayeva, a few years ago jumped on customed made 14'9" poles then transitioned back to 14'7s to jump her heighest heights (5.01). The three greatest jumps ever (Isi, Feo, Stucz.) all occured on 14'7" poles (5.01, 4.88, 4.88).
My points
1. The longer the pole the more you have to emphasize too much on turning it over and not enough on getting in position in the air. Positioning in the air is more important ex. Isinbayeva and Dragila
2. Never carry more pole behind you than you need (extra weight and harder to control in the run)
3. Erin's run looks good but WAY too long, if you look closely at the video she reaches top speed around 7 lefts and then starts to slow down through take-off. A good tail wind in the video helped to carry her through the take-off. The best women ever have taken 7 or 8 lefts.
---I do not take any credit away from Erin, a great jump and a great PR. But I think maybe a shorter sail piece and lower the grip two inches would result in her coming off the pole higher.
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