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Between 25 and 30 in. The problem is that when he does get fully inverted...which is rare, he'll come down on the bar at the meet because he didn't shoot out. He's consistently going at the bar...so I pushed the standards back...
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I would like an opinion on the following: I've got a sophomore goin' 12-12'6 holding at about 13. The pole (14 foot 130 skypole, he weighs 125) is soft and gets him up slow, but he keeps shooting out rather than getting into the inverted position. In other words, he goes from a "decent" rock back, i...

That's how we do it in Texas. Set the bar up high. Way to go Miss Parker. I guess you need to go out and do it again now...just make sure they don't drop the standards this next time.

Good Luck!