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need some advice
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:17 pm
by RBvaulter17
OK SO LIKE I HAVE VAULTING FOR OVER A YEAR AT MY SKOOL AND I HAVE A PRETTY DECENT PLANT AND MY ARMS ARE LIKE PERFECT AS MY CHOACH WOULD SAY, BUT THAT NOT THE POINT....ANYWAYS WHEN I LEVAE THE GROUND I TEND TO START OF WITH A GOOD STRAIT TRAIL LEG BUT THE NEXT THING I NO IT ITS GET TUCKED. SO MY SWING HAS GOTEN BETTER BUT DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYADICE ON HOW TO KEEP THAT TRAIL LEG FROM NOT TUCKING??????
I TRY TO NOT TUCK IT BUT ALMOST EVERY VAULT I DO...ITS KINDA ANNOING
SOO CAN SOMEONE GIVE MY AND POINTERS????
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:31 pm
by nitro
theres nothing wrong with tucking
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:36 pm
by RBvaulter17
YES THERE IS MY CHOACH SAYS IT TAKES SOME OF UR SWING AWAY
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:22 pm
by nitro
the american record holder jeff hartwig does it so it cant be that big of a problem if he can still jump 6 meters while doing it
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:24 pm
by sooch90
Well, I learned to keep my trail leg straight after take off just by... keeping it straight lol. I mean, before people told me to "try and keep the trail leg back", but I couldn't do it when they told me that. Then I just tried keeping it straight and extending it, and I got a better swing.
It sorta seems that on the forum, tucking is condemned, but I'm starting to wonder what are the benefits of tucking? Suppose someone can't get his feet up in time to invert and take advantage of the recoiling pole, should he try to adopt a tuck and shoot method?
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:32 pm
by nitro
sooch90 wrote:Well, I learned to keep my trail leg straight after take off just by... keeping it straight lol. I mean, before people told me to "try and keep the trail leg back", but I couldn't do it when they told me that. Then I just tried keeping it straight and extending it, and I got a better swing.
It sorta seems that on the forum, tucking is condemned, but I'm starting to wonder what are the benefits of tucking? Suppose someone can't get his feet up in time to invert and take advantage of the recoiling pole, should he try to adopt a tuck and shoot method?
all it is is timing....if you keep your trail leg to parralel thats as far as you need it to go to keep enough pressure on the pole....after that it doesnt matter its jjust a personal choice on how it feels or which one is easier
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:44 pm
by txpolevaulter_k25
i tuck my leg and i think it gives me more of an advantage because it feels like i have more explosion when i get inverted and push off the top of the pole
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:26 pm
by sooch90
nitro wrote:sooch90 wrote:Well, I learned to keep my trail leg straight after take off just by... keeping it straight lol. I mean, before people told me to "try and keep the trail leg back", but I couldn't do it when they told me that. Then I just tried keeping it straight and extending it, and I got a better swing.
It sorta seems that on the forum, tucking is condemned, but I'm starting to wonder what are the benefits of tucking? Suppose someone can't get his feet up in time to invert and take advantage of the recoiling pole, should he try to adopt a tuck and shoot method?
all it is is timing....if you keep your trail leg to parralel thats as far as you need it to go to keep enough pressure on the pole....after that it doesnt matter its jjust a personal choice on how it feels or which one is easier
Parrallel to what? The runway? the pole?
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:25 pm
by Soar Like an Eagle
RBvaulter17 wrote:YES THERE IS MY CHOACH SAYS IT TAKES SOME OF UR SWING AWAY
If you go to Rancho Bernado High School, listen to your coach (Tom Martin?) he is an excellent coach.
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:21 pm
by nitro
sooch90 wrote:Parrallel to what? The runway? the pole?
runway....if u really wanna see it just slow down jeff hartwigs jump and look when he tucks his