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Unread postby moehill » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:08 pm

I like days like today when all my vaulters improved today and we finally got everyone settled on a pole for now.
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Unread postby vaulter870 » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:49 pm

hmmmm that sort of calm never lasts at our school
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Unread postby mcminkz05 » Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:37 pm

vaulter870 wrote:hmmmm that sort of calm never lasts at our school


what does this word "calm" mean..?? :P
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Unread postby distancejumper » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:32 am

we never get pr's at our practice. We just vault for fun. We have times when every one does good though.
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Unread postby JMP8928 » Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:21 pm

we had a pretty good day yesterday. got everyone a good mid mark, and ready for the meet today.... im kinda fired up for it, cus if there are no other vaulters, the head coach is going to let me strap on my old HS uni and join in the fun. have a little 8 step vault comp. :yes: :yes:
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Unread postby meg15078 » Wed Apr 13, 2005 10:31 am

Ya every one of our vaulters are settled on a pole i like our pratices we all do a few vaults and then we lay on the mat to do a little tanning
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Unread postby izzystikchik » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:00 pm

meg15078 wrote:Ya every one of our vaulters are settled on a pole i like our pratices we all do a few vaults and then we lay on the mat to do a little tanning


oh, so true!! ;) :P
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Unread postby HighVaultage » Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:15 pm

Im the only Vaulter at my school so when i do good practice goes good lol
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Unread postby highflyingchick » Fri Apr 15, 2005 7:26 pm

Well Im a freshman at my high school and from my long run I've jumped 11' but on my six step run I've only jumped 9'6. In your opinion is it easier to pr from a short run or from your long run?
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Unread postby RidinHigh » Sat Apr 16, 2005 8:29 pm

Definitly your long run. I say this because you can get on your bigger poles from a longer run and bigger poles mean bigger jumps!
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Unread postby blakedow » Sat Apr 23, 2005 5:05 pm

RidinHigh wrote:Definitly your long run. I say this because you can get on your bigger poles from a longer run and bigger poles mean bigger jumps!


I agree and disagree... I think it isn't EASY to PR at all, but if one is "easier" it is definitely your short run. On a short run you have less time to think on the runway and less time to screw up your run... You can hit "bigger" poles on any run you do... I do agree that the bigger pole you hit, the higher potential you have to jump, but that doesnt necessarily mean you will jump higher... In a short run you have less time to think about what you are doing and your muscles go automatic into what they are trained to do. Plus, on short runs you can correct many mechanical errors that are hard to correct on long runs...
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Unread postby cormanac » Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:04 am

Yesterday was a good day for my guys team. They had some great jumps, pull and turns, and set some practice PRs (they don't mean anything unless they are done at meets, but still a huge confidence builder). :D
Unfortunately cannot say the same for my girls. :( Heights just would not be cleared (really blowing through some poles though due to some great approaches though) cause we could not be consistent with our approaches. Then, when trying a simple three step drill, one girl slipped and really twisted her ankle.
So - due to injury, some great approaches, and some really high vaults we all went out for ice cream.
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