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SWING!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:23 pm
by RBvaulter17
SO I VAULT IN CALI. IN SAN DIEGO BUT MY PROBLEM IS THAT I CAN SWING UP TO LIKE ALMOST TO POLE SO LIKE 100 DEGREES

SO DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY TIPS OR TRICKS?????

THX

-ChRiS

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:24 am
by ipolevault
And the problem is...?

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:14 pm
by RBvaulter17
sry bout that but my prob is that i want to swing all the way up to the pole so daoes anyone have any thing that could help me???

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:15 pm
by Atokad
dont swing so hard... i guess

Re: SWING!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:35 am
by sooch90
RBvaulter17 wrote:SO I VAULT IN CALI. IN SAN DIEGO BUT MY PROBLEM IS THAT I CAN SWING UP TO LIKE ALMOST TO POLE SO LIKE 100 DEGREES

SO DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY TIPS OR TRICKS?????

THX

-ChRiS


You can swing up to the pole, like 100 degrees? If the pole is perpendicular to the ground, swinging to 100 degrees would be past the pole?

Just so you know, I'm not a coach, so be careful with my advice, not all of it may be correct.

I found that the first step to having a better swing (for me) was to make sure I kept my trail leg extended and straight. Many times I would curl it too much. So I fixed this problem by focusing on keeping my trail leg straight at take off.

Next I set up a rope with a PVC pipe on one of my trees and started swinging on that both stationary and from a short run.

Now, I'm working on swinging ALL the way to the pole and not extend to early. I'm doing this by getting softer poles, swinging to the pole, and then progressively moving up poles.

Anyway that's what I'm doing

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:47 am
by vault3rb0y
I think you are doing it right. The faster you swing, the easier it will be to get to vertical. Also, the straighter your trail leg, the more energy you will add to the system.

Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:46 pm
by RBvaulter17
alrite guys thx 4 the advice