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by jftvaulter
Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:55 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Advanced Technique
Topic: The Swing
Replies: 136
Views: 102144

One more thing

Oh by the way, if you're looking for a nice comprehensive vault site with hires video in slow motion check out this link. http://www.stabhochsprung.com/ My high school guys eat this up. Watch Yelena's vaults and you might be a little more convinced that there is no push with the bottom arm. It's muc...
by jftvaulter
Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:55 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Advanced Technique
Topic: The Swing
Replies: 136
Views: 102144

One more thing

Oh by the way, if you're looking for a nice comprehensive vault site with hires video in slow motion check out this link. http://www.stabhochsprung.com/ My high school guys eat this up. Watch Yelena's vaults and you might be a little more convinced that there is no push with the bottom arm. It's muc...
by jftvaulter
Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:50 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Advanced Technique
Topic: The Swing
Replies: 136
Views: 102144

Agapit... you da man!!!

Wow, what a wonderful wealth of knowledge agapit possesses! I have studied this theory and implemented my interpretation through the high school athletes I've coached the past two years. The one barrier they struggle with is eliminating the word "swing" from their vocabulary. As we've hear...
by jftvaulter
Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:28 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Advanced Technique
Topic: Tim Mac in College vs Olympic Champ
Replies: 23
Views: 19404

I was training in Knoxville with Mack right after his college days up to the '04 trials. One conversation I held with him that really sticks out in my mind was that of his takeoff. He spoke of the World Champs in Edmonton, Canada back in '01... and how rediculous he'd felt putting his takeoff mark a...
by jftvaulter
Wed May 09, 2007 12:52 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Intermediate Technique
Topic: How do you get more of the "Good Days" ?
Replies: 15
Views: 11106

LadyVolsPVcoach is correct! Try it on the track surface the first few times then transfer with the measuring tape to the runway after your vaulter has consistently hit his marks and feels confident.


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by jftvaulter
Wed May 09, 2007 12:41 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Advanced Technique
Topic: We are doomed. Repent and ask for forgiveness.
Replies: 269
Views: 190581

Agapit is as good at catching inside straight draws on the river in Texas Hold'em as he is at sharing the "correct" way to change our mindset of the event for the sake of the sport. :D I spent about 1.5 hours (yes metric hours, not english units) carefully reading his responses and think t...

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