Assuming that you were going for max grip on all 3 of these trials, your 2-left trial doesn't make any sense. You should have been able to muster up enough more speed than on your 1-left trial to get about half-way between your 1-left and your 3-left trials ... so why couldn't you do about 11-2?
joebro391 wrote: ... I need to get that grip up...i felt like i was jumping pretty well...and had some decent speed...will i always be limited by my height and speed??...
I wouldn't focus solely on grip height. That's important, but there's lots of other important things to work on too ... grip height and runway speed are only 2 metrics.
What's more important than grip height is top-hand-height just after takeoff (just when the pole hits the box). That's like grip height, but it includes the stretch and the jump on takeoff. So grip height gets you most of this metric, but you improve it by having a tall plant, and jumping off the ground vigorously on takeoff.
Runway speed is also important, but what really counts is your takeoff speed. You can be fast down the runway, but brake during takeoff. Or vice versa, you can be slower down the runway, but accelerate into the takeoff.
You will notice that both of these "extras" have to do with optimizing your technique just before ... and during ... takeoff.
In the bottom half of your vault, you can also improve your performance by adding energy to the system ... by your whip technique. And during your extension, you can add even more energy by extending efficiently ... in unison with the pole ... and minimizing leakage.
You will notice that these also have to do with optimizing your technique.
So all in all, your TECHNIQUE is your limiting factor ... not your runway speed or your grip. Even elite vaulters RARELY (if ever) perfect their technique ... so don't despair ... there's ALWAYS lots of room for improvement ... even if you think you're capping your grip and your runway speed.
Kirk
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