Jumping up/Left Arm

[KirkB]

... when i begin my plant when i'm 2 steps away from the box, should i put it on the ground at 1 step away so that as it hits my arms go up. This way, I'm not jamming it in?

By putting it "on the ground", I'm sure you meant "in the box".

Your arms must go up BEFORE the pole hits. You need to start your plant earlier than 2 steps away, so that your top arm is already "up" before the pole hits.

I'm sure that your follow-up question will be "How many steps away from the box should I begin my plant?". I'm going to leave that one for someone else to answer.

Kirk

[Ajw118]

Yeah, so where do you start the plant?

[powerplant42]

That depends on how you define 'plant'.

The plant starts as soon as you begin your run, 3 lefts out from the box, or 3 steps away.

Practice your 'plant' from 3 lefts (so in this sense, I mean the transition from pole carry to pole 'drive').

[altius]

Take Beccas advice and buy "Beginner to Bubka" -and the dvd as well. A picture is worth a thousand words -and as far as I can see the thousand words so far on this topic have done little but confuse you.

[Ajw118]

You are a wise man altius