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gymkittykat wrote:i used to hav a problem getting inverted(well as close as it is 4 me) and one of the coaches told me to move my bottom hand closer to my top hand. and it worked! i jumped a foot higher in 2ish meets!

Really? How close together were your hands?

what i do is hold the pole out strait and grab right under my armpit, it helps me to bend the pole more.

We had our conference meet friday, it was raining, and just about half the vaulters there were slippin on their poles. Didn't look to healthy. When i'm vaulting, the last thing i want on my mind is being able to hold onto the pole.

hey i need some help, on my take off, i think i'm steppin too far to the right when i plant so it pulls me around the pole and i go off to the left. Any help on how to fix this???