vaultman18 wrote:Tim I will try, she went down in a hurdle race last week and injured her wrist. She is going to try and vault in a meet today. I will film her but I am not sure if she will be 100%. I am not making excuse as soon as she does it I will post it. Like I said before it did scare me the first time so I can understand your skepticism I did not think it was possible either. You must have free take-off and jump-up. It is hard to think about because it goes against everything most vaulters have been taught.
Thank you. Vaulters have incorrect assumptions for a long time, since the fiber was introduced. Bubka was first and the only one to really show a different concept. It is mind bugling that it still eludes most people. I must say it is a counter intuitive concept to grasp initially, but than it makes perfect sense once you understand it. I think pole bend added dimension that our minds cannot reconcile easily, that is why it is so difficult.
Besides, many were teaching from the beginning to gain advantage from fiberglass higher grip. To achieve a higher grip one must bend the pole more, for this reason left arm push and all this energy transfer into the pole theories.
Well the time showed that this is wrong and there are more similarities between fiber and still than there are differences. No one would have an idea to push still pole on the ground, but people think that it is ok and even beneficial on fiber.
Just a little historical perspective.
