Pole vault= pull your hair out!

KYLE ELLIS · Unread postby **KYLE ELLIS** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 3:50 pm

Does anyone else think pole vaulting is the most frustrating sport ever? :mad:

I like to say I hate pole vaulting a lot I guess it makes me feel better when I suck! ahhhhhhhhhhh :mad:

Peepers PV · Unread postby **Peepers PV** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 5:00 pm

The most frustrating ever? Well, when you're concentrating your training on one thing for a long time and not seeing any improvement, that can be a bit rough, but have faith- you'll get through it

.

Whenever I get down on myself at practice cause I don't think I'm getting any better, my coach always tells me that it takes at least 10,000 trips down the runway for you to get your vault to perfection... and that I'm prob not there yet lol. This always helps me realize that people who are elite vaulters didn't get that way through luck or chance, but through hard work and determination. Look at Jeff Hartwig- he only jumped 14'6 in high school, 17'8.5 in college, but he kept with it and now he's the american record holder!

My advice to you would be just to stick with it. Whatever you're working on will come, and try to keep a positive outlook on it too (no matter how hard it is)- you'd be surprised at how much that really helps. You'll be glad you did when you start PRing at every meet

! Good luck!

Lori

bjvando · Unread postby **bjvando** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 10:02 pm

" the bigger the effort the bigger the disappointment"

mcminkz05 · Unread postby **mcminkz05** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:35 am

well, ya i agree that when you work hard at one little thing for a few weeks, and it doesnt seem to be doign any good, it does get kinda annoying.. of course then eventually itl pay off and youll jump higher, but waiting for that can be less than fun.. Most frustrating ever? i dunno... my dad tried to teach me to golf a few years ago.. now talk about frustrating.. ill say this, iv never seen anyone vaulting swear for 20 minutes, then chuck their poles in the nearest water hazard

Peepers PV · Unread postby **Peepers PV** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:41 am

Yep, I'm going to have to agree with mcminkz05 on this one. Golf is definitely more frustrating. And other than bowling and pro baseball, it's the only sport in which you can smoke, drink, and have a beer belly but still be called a pro athelte.

mcminkz05 · Unread postby **mcminkz05** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:00 am

Peepers PV wrote:Yep, I'm going to have to agree with mcminkz05 on this one. Golf is definitely more frustrating. And other than bowling and pro baseball, it's the only sport in which you can smoke, drink, and have a beer belly but still be called a pro athelte.

ya, thats what makes that stuff frustrating its more mental than physical, lol. Not to say the vault isnt mental, but you at least have to be partly an athlete to be good, lol. and fishing is a "sport", so are pro fishermen athletes? and my school jus added a bowling team this year.. im sry, but i jus wanna hit anyone wearing a varsity letter for bowling...

KYLE ELLIS · Unread postby **KYLE ELLIS** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 2:24 am

I was talking about if your pr is 16 and you can clear it by a foot or more and you go to the next height and smoke it and hit it on the way down every time!!! Everyone tells me my pole is to small but im not making it in far enough or i would be making 17!!! And its not like I get to practice until its nice weather... ahhhhhhhhhh

Lord of the Poles · Unread postby **Lord of the Poles** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:05 pm

lol..you're complaining for nothing :-p

I'm at 11'6"...have been since last May.........

It gets frustrating, especially when you pretty much plan a good mark and you don't get it...

Axe · Unread postby **Axe** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 10:19 pm

You've never seen anyone swear for twenty min.s and then chuck their pole at the nearest water hazard. Then don't practice with me. I've never chucked a pole at a water hazard but prob. almost everything else possible. ( i have anger problems, lol)

VaultFreak · Unread postby **VaultFreak** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 2:01 am

Well, the bungee/bar actually rips my hair out for me... my hair is over 2 feet long...

Fo_Sheezy · Unread postby **Fo_Sheezy** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 6:59 pm

Don't worry about it homie, the worst thing you can do is get pissed and frustrated. I know you're a lot older than me and have a lot more experience, but all I did freshman year in HS was get mad/pissed because I couldn't improve and I would cry all the time. Since then I have just chilled out to a totally calm person at meets, it helps me focus and just relax. So take a chill pill and drink a Slurpee or two (those always calm the nerviest nerves

) and then just vault. Good luck and don't get mad. Pole vaulting loves you!

swtvault · Unread postby **swtvault** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 2:47 am

In my life, pole vaulting has brought me numerous friendships, happiness, and a whole lot of fun! But it has also been the single most dissappointing factor in my life too! It is for sure a love hate relationship, a never ending rollercoaster. It seems that there are always more valleys than peaks, but when your up; you better enjoy it, because this sport has a way of really kicking you in the ballz!

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Pole vault= pull your hair out!

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