grip is slipping

[asniff]

Hi i am a high school vaulter who started bending the pole this season, its been great until inujred myself, but i'm backnow. the problem is now instead of holding onto the pole i slip down it. I am holding it as hard as a i can, i think it might have to do with where my arms are at takeoff. i used to bend the pole a lot, now i start to but then i slip. So i guess i'm wondering, 1. what are the causes for the grip to slip, and 2. where should my arms be at takeooff

[txpolevaulter_k25]

redo the tape on the pole and your arms should be about hip distance apart ( hold the pole by your hips and just get them a little wider than you hips)

[Powervaulter]

#1: You need to drive your hands up at takeoff.

#2: Jump up at takeoff. If you don't do this, it makes it much more difficult to hold on.

Good luck!

[asniff]

thanks for the help today i jumped higher right after the plant, i was clearing 12 6 no problem, i guess i wasnt jumping right after the plant at all and it caused my hand to slip