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Hello and thanks in advance for helping me out! One of my practice vaults can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbMucV8DFr8 I am 145 lb on a 14' 145 pole holding around 11'6" My main problem is that I am not swinging up all the way and I was wondering if that was because of the run u...

I updated the original post to include a link to my practice jumps.

Thanks in advance for any help that you guys can give me!

Unfortunately I dont think I will have a video this week, but I will try next week

An update on this is that I am swinging up and getting my feet up more, and I think if I do bubkas then I should be able to get up more. I was making good attempts at 12 today and I think I can get it soon

I'm gonna try to get a video of some practice jumps this week to post.

By the same logic it follows that a stronger downswing will create a stronger upswing by carrying the momentum through the entire motion. It's important to understand because then I will create a stronger downswing?

I think it's because with a step the trail leg starts behind the rest of the body so theres a stronger swing similarly to how, in soccer, one would pull one's leg back before making a powerful kick

I'll try to hold lower next week at practice and see if that helps

Well I've never tried to do anything on a rope from more than one step back.

It seems like I can swing up really well when I straight pole but not on full runs when the pole bends.

When I swing on a rope, I can't get my hips up very high from a dead hang. I can get completely upside down if I take a step into the jump though. Should I be able to do this from a dead hang?

Edited to include video Hi, I've been lurking on these boards for a while, but I've been struggling with this problem for a while so I decided to make an account and finally post. New Info: I weigh 145lb I am using a 14' 145lb pole holding about 11'6" in all videos The bungee in all the videos ...