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ok when i vault i dont kow why i cant get any extension off my pole i have good rotation and what not but i just dont get any extension...... should i maybe be using a stiffer pole? im on a 14'7 175 ucs spirit i weight 171.... would maybe using a 185 help this out?

the stiffer pole may help but remember that jumping up 10 pounds in stiffness is tough, unless you have used the other pole before, also just remember to stay tight with the pole up top because you may be flagging out up top(when you get away from your pole) and that would cause less of the handstand on the top of the poleand more of a flattening out.

so what do u suggest for helping to stay in tight?

In my case, I had a lot of trouble extending because of mis-use of the pole. I looked to fixing my takeoff, and it seemed to help with just about everything after takeoff that I was having trouble with.

for help on staying tight, if u have one, the pulley system does a lot of help, and when you rockback and start to go up in a vault, try to have that pole touch your chest with your head towards the box, this will help a lot.

i think the plant and take off is key to staying tight to the pole latter in the jump. if you can't take off good, it is much harder to stay tight to the pole

i dont think there is a thing wrong with my plant or takeoff i think its when i get inverted i feel this sort of dead spot in the pole like it just cant push up my weight that fast like i need it too......so therefore this week im going to try to get on a 185 which im sure ill have no problem with after a few sl;ight adjustments

CHSVAULT wrote:i dont think there is a thing wrong with my plant or takeoff

You must be jumping at least 19' then. C'mon be serious - anything wrong you do in the run will carry into the takeoff then to the swing and everything else.

Your takeoff might be too low or the pole might be too small. Its almost impossible to say without seeing you jump.

no one's plant and run is perfect, yeah he counts too. Planting without being tall ruins the timing of the entire jump. If the pole is bent too early (taking off under) it will recoil earlier, pulling you up from a lower height, and probably only after you have passed over the box. This causes your swing to fight against the pole, slowing the pole recoil down, while maintaining your horizontal speed. Pulling during takeoff can also cause this. I'm curious to know what you usually jump with your standards at and at what height you're usually at.

no where did i say my p0lant was perfect...........hell i wish it was, but its not.......im just saying i dont think it has anything to do with the plant at this point i could be wrong but i never did say i had a perfect plant.....im jumping 14'6 and setting standards at 23

Yea I sit and watch him every day at practice and truthfully speakingthe problem isn't in his run or his plant/jump. Its when hegets up there that he has the problems.

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