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Unread postby Soar Like an Eagle » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:54 pm

AVC Coach wrote:He's pretty fast. The only other event he did this year was the 200m and he ran it in the 22's. During the indoor season he averaged 9.47 m/sec. on his last six strides of his run.


If Spencer can stay healthy, get in a series of three or four meets with great conditions he can jump 18’0â€Â

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Unread postby vault3rb0y » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:08 am

yea but he runs so upright, he looks 5'10 during his approach.
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Unread postby vaultmd » Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:45 am

A little better pole/grip selection and a little luck at Golden West, and Scott Roth might have done it. He was probably good for 17' 7-8" even with squirelly winds.

Graduation the day before didn't help, either, but he looked like he running just fine.

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Unread postby bvpv07 » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:19 pm

Well, I bet that he didn't go to Grad Night then. ;)
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Unread postby Soar Like an Eagle » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:20 pm

vaultmd wrote:A little better pole/grip selection and a little luck at Golden West, and Scott Roth might have done it. He was probably good for 17' 7-8" even with squirelly winds.

Graduation the day before didn't help, either, but he looked like he running just fine.


Scott Roth should jump at atascadero high school on june 14 and 17 and will probably jump 18'0".

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Unread postby AVC Coach » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:29 pm

Isn't he going jump at NIKE on the 18th? That would be overdoing it a bit wouldn't it? Maybe it's that incredibly fresh fruit they have out there in California that gives him the energy!

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Unread postby Soar Like an Eagle » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:40 pm

AVC Coach wrote:Isn't he going jump at NIKE on the 18th? That would be overdoing it a bit wouldn't it? Maybe it's that incredibly fresh fruit they have out there in California that gives him the energy!


He probably is going to Nike, but he could always drive down to atascadero high school tomorrow and jump, then take two days off and compete Saturday in the Nike Meet.

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Unread postby pole bender » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:27 pm

wheres spencer jumping? he surely can get 17'6". 17'9" would be a great way to end his jr year.

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Unread postby vault3rb0y » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:46 pm

pole bender wrote:wheres spencer jumping? he surely can get 17'6". 17'9" would be a great way to end his jr year.
I think its deffinitly in him, its just a matter of having the patience to wait for it to come, at whatever meet it wants to happen at. We all hope our PR's come at national meets, but in reality you cant PR at meets of your choosing, unless you arent giving 100% in other places. Ive found i do best at meets where i run the 100, which loosens me up, and then i come in to vault when its slightly cool on the runway, and theres no pressure because everyone else is out. Then you can just jump :yes: .
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Unread postby vault3rb0y » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:47 pm

pole bender wrote:wheres spencer jumping? he surely can get 17'6". 17'9" would be a great way to end his jr year.
yea id love to end my JR year with a JR class record.....
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Unread postby pole bender » Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:30 pm

vault3rb0y wrote:
pole bender wrote:wheres spencer jumping? he surely can get 17'6". 17'9" would be a great way to end his jr year.
I think its deffinitly in him, its just a matter of having the patience to wait for it to come, at whatever meet it wants to happen at. We all hope our PR's come at national meets, but in reality you cant PR at meets of your choosing, unless you arent giving 100% in other places. Ive found i do best at meets where i run the 100, which loosens me up, and then i come in to vault when its slightly cool on the runway, and theres no pressure because everyone else is out. Then you can just jump :yes: .

does he even run the 100m? anyway , he can warm up without that(plus he'd probably not want to blow out a hamstring in the 100m). after a good stretch , some "pole" sprints in the grass and then 5 or so run ups/jumps. what else would he need?

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Unread postby vault3rb0y » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:16 pm

pole bender wrote:
vault3rb0y wrote:
pole bender wrote:wheres spencer jumping? he surely can get 17'6". 17'9" would be a great way to end his jr year.
I think its deffinitly in him, its just a matter of having the patience to wait for it to come, at whatever meet it wants to happen at. We all hope our PR's come at national meets, but in reality you cant PR at meets of your choosing, unless you arent giving 100% in other places. Ive found i do best at meets where i run the 100, which loosens me up, and then i come in to vault when its slightly cool on the runway, and theres no pressure because everyone else is out. Then you can just jump :yes: .

does he even run the 100m? anyway , he can warm up without that(plus he'd probably not want to blow out a hamstring in the 100m). after a good stretch , some "pole" sprints in the grass and then 5 or so run ups/jumps. what else would he need?
No, most vaulters dont do this, they loosen up in different ways, but im usually in the 100 which gets me nice and loose. For huge meets i know his school tries to keep him in just vault, but sometimes they make him run the 200, buts its good for him! haha. he mentioned he ran the 100 once, wicked fast for having a bad start, apparently. 11.2
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