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whos excited??
dunno how many of you all go on this site, but its worth a shot...
alright well, peace.

to fix your problem: work on your plant. period.

moving up poles too fast will also make the problem worse--cause if you dont have a good plant on a soft pole, youll have an even worse plant on a tougher pole.

alright, thanks guys! i am aware my plant needs a tonnn of work so i did penetration drills at practice today... but its way hard to incorporate it into my actual vault =( oh well, over the summer i hope ill get it ill let you all know how i do at states! [any more replies are welcome of course XD]

itd be great to get some comments on my vaults before the friday state meet... i know my form is not the best, but if there are any redeeming qualities let me know and then of course what i could improve and how to improve it. i was kinda ashamed of putting my vaults up, but ya know i guess everyone...

What works for me is protein two days before, pasta a day before, and then light carbs the day of...

pole height: 12' gripping at 11' vaulting 10' so, vaulting a foot under where youre gripping... decent or not? possibly could of went higher but we didnt have a 140, only a 135 and i was apparently crushing that. not on my 10' jump but only on my 10'4'' one--perhaps a sudden adrenaline boost. that e...

OMG perfect example right here of what I was wondering. on the second jump in that vid, you didnt throw your pole back--but you yourself ran and caught it. ^is that legal, or is it considered "interference" with the natural drop of the pole? ive heard both ways, but itd be good to know for...

HEY JAMIE!!
pumped for regionals??? i amm =]
9' for you, for suure. ill knock on your head at practice tomm for sayin that ;)
<3s!

oh and btw, for your topic id say youre doin fine--just keep with what youre doing.

No! Long distance training is no good for vaulting, it just messes up your stride. When you run long its a completly different form then for sprints. So instead, you really should focus on sprints--really no more than a 100 at a time. Think about it, when you vault you take seven or so lefts which i...

cause i really cant get the speed i need with like the friction of the pole, and im super frusterated at this point. The friction shouldn't be that bad. What kind of pole tip are you using? I have found the Gill tips seems to slide the best, with UCS tips a close second. The soft rubber ones that A...

thanks for the reply vault3rb0y, that helps a lot! hmm about the dragging--the pains not by my thumb, its like right under my pinky down to my forearm... my doctor said to rest it but believe me im thinkin about going against his wishes pretty soon. cause i really cant get the speed i need with like...

just how much should you use the recoil of your pole versus the strength of your own swing? because lately when ive been going up, i feel like the pole is just flinging me haphazardly and i really have no control over where im going--if that makes any sense. also, any tips to fix a plant thats too e...