bad habits

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bad habits

Unread postby bulldogvaulter » Thu May 15, 2008 10:57 pm

Ok so here is my problem. I have vaulted for about 3 years without a coach and in doing this i have devolped some bad habits. These habits are not letting me jump as high as I should be. Some of these habits are i cant seem to stay behind the pole, as soon as I hit the box I tend to want to start swinging. Also I always try to jump for the bar and i cant get my hips to rise and shoulders to drop. So if anyone has any tips on how to help me stop my bad habits i would appreciate it thanks.

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Unread postby bulldogvaulter » Thu May 15, 2008 11:10 pm

sry my computer messed up and posted it a couple more times then i wanted

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Unread postby powerplant42 » Sun May 18, 2008 4:12 pm

To help with the issue of staying behind the pole, work in the sand with a stiff pole. There's no cheating in the sand with a stiff pole. As for your other problems, they can be related to a poor take-off or plant, and of course, not staying behind the pole... hmmm... :idea:
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Unread postby OH-IOvaulter » Wed May 21, 2008 2:35 pm

Do Bubka drills; use the search feature and my name on here, I've posted a detailed description of the drill as have many others.
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