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Wow! To come in as an underdog against the world record holder, then set a personal best in the olympics in your home country for the gold medal. What a competition.

Whoah. How high was the bar for the make from 3L? 5.32, beating Paul Burgess by two centimeters. -6P PS: here's video of Hooker kicking a 6.63 Bungee, also from 3 lefts :dazed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrsIK5CvYzI&feature=related Looks like it's from a 4-left actually. Still impressive

That multi-camera angle shot at 2:40 was awesome. I'm going to have to try to set that one up.

Check out when the pole breaks in the second half of this video. I've never seen a pole break during such a late part of the jump before:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG_uOcoKF3s

Or maybe not.

I just learned them, but my best is 4 in a row. Can't keep my hands from cramping though.

I agree with you all about the feeling of effortlessness, but my problem is every jump has come to feel like this, and I think I should be doing something new so that I can improve instead of staying the same.

Hey guys I have a question about the extension after a swing to the hips versus after a swing to the shins or some other part of the body. I understand the logic behind why it's good to swing up so your hips meet your hands, but what confuses me is how to generate enough power from this position whe...

I'd argue that what makes elite level athletes elite is that all of them have a strong desire and determination. At this point, natural talent is the factor that will separate the best of the elites.

Pretty sure this doesnt actually help with good form, but it looks pretty fun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSV7Kf-E5vo

I'm not too impressed by the discussion, but the numbers are very interesting, and definitely need further analysis.