SWING!!!!!!!!!

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SWING!!!!!!!!!

Unread postby RBvaulter17 » Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:23 pm

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?????

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Unread postby ipolevault » Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:24 am

And the problem is...?

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Unread postby RBvaulter17 » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:14 pm

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???
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Unread postby Atokad » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:15 pm

dont swing so hard... i guess
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Re: SWING!!!!!!!!!

Unread postby sooch90 » Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:35 am

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

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Unread postby vault3rb0y » Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:47 am

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.
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Unread postby RBvaulter17 » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:46 pm

alrite guys thx 4 the advice
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