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Age: 17 Grade: 11 How long you have been jumping: 3 years What pole you are on (length and weight rating): 13' 160 How high you are gripping: 12' 10"? What bar(s) you are attempting in the video: 11', 11'6", 12' Im jumping with the 7 on my hip, any throughts on how to clean up my vault? (I...

Hey guys, Ive been trying to get over a pretty bad mental block thats kept me grounded for the past 3 weeks, Ive tried slide box drills, running on the track, going from 3 lefts but nothing seems to help me cope with it. Any ideas on how I can deal with this and get back to serious training?

Does the pole stiffness chart refer to gripping at the top of the pole or at the same grip height?
http://www.antigravitypolevaultclub.com ... _chart.htm
(For example, If I am moving up from a 13' 155 to a 14' 135 do I hold the 14' pole at 14' or 13'?
Thanks in advance!

Sorry I meant to say first two Lefts, I realize the approach run is quite sloppy, and its something that I have wrestled with since I started vaulting. This video is from 1 year ago, its shows how I used to run, with a hop at the end right before the vault: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl9rEsBQqW8...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro3Pbk58 ... e=youtu.be

Recorded with a potato

I do a "gallop" or high knees for the first two steps, out of habit.

Im sure this topic has been asked here before, but when searching for it I was unable to get any direct information. In short- When Should someone implement a longer approach run? I recently got on a 13' 150 (I weight 138) and Im vaulting in the neighborhood of 12' with a bungee on a six left approa...

I have a coach, but he has 11 other vaulters to work with, and while he is helping me I wish to get some help from the community.

Hi guys, I've been vaulting for over a year now, and I really want to improve. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKIuPh5ZQPQ&feature=youtu.be I was using an 11 foot 135, I don't know what the flex number is since it was scratched off. My pr is 9 feet. I am aware I hop, need to relax my face, and us...