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New NeoVault Clips!!
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:10 pm
by Scott Go Pre
NeoVault now has new clips of Tommy Skipper from the 2005 NCAA Indoor finals.
There are three clips of Tommy jumping:
- Jumping 18'
- Jumping 18' 4" (To win the competition)
- Attempting 19'
Check it out
http://www.neovault.com!
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 7:22 pm
by mikepv1
That's the second or third time I have seen him clear 580 and brush it on the on the way down because he has his standards all the way back.
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:36 pm
by MightyMouse
I think Tommy has the most raw potential of all the upcoming vaulters. He has the least refined technique(which I look at as a good thing- ie still lots of room to improve) but still jumps very high. Once he polishes everything up hes gunna jump real big
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:45 pm
by Vault&Flip
mikepv1 wrote:That's the second or third time I have seen him clear 580 and brush it on the on the way down because he has his standards all the way back.
I can't tell for sure...but in the video over 19' it doesn't look like Tommy's standards are all the way back....still 5 centimeters or so and he would have made that.
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 7:23 am
by achtungpv
Vault&Flip wrote:mikepv1 wrote:That's the second or third time I have seen him clear 580 and brush it on the on the way down because he has his standards all the way back.
I can't tell for sure...but in the video over 19' it doesn't look like Tommy's standards are all the way back....still 5 centimeters or so and he would have made that.
Instead of moving your standards, jump with better technique instead.
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:35 am
by Vault&Flip
achtungpv wrote:Vault&Flip wrote:mikepv1 wrote:That's the second or third time I have seen him clear 580 and brush it on the on the way down because he has his standards all the way back.
I can't tell for sure...but in the video over 19' it doesn't look like Tommy's standards are all the way back....still 5 centimeters or so and he would have made that.
Instead of moving your standards, jump with better technique instead.
Oh I agree, I'm not saying he should have moved them, just that he might have made the bar if he did. But, it is true that keeping them back will pay off for his technique in the long run.
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 3:41 pm
by Mecham
Yeah, i never move my standards, They dont adjust to your vault, you adjust to clear the bar
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:29 pm
by VaultNinja
I jumped with Tommy twice indoors, and his standards were never back at 80. He always had them at 60 or closer. I'm not saying he does that all the time, thats just what I've seen. Plus he landed on the front buns next to the box, not once, but twice in Boston, scared the hell out of us. He has the classic "bar went up, I must go up poles" syndrome.
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 1:46 pm
by Scott Go Pre
i think many of us have the syndrome too. I have it sometimes, only when I'm blowin through a pole at a good height, then i move up -- which seems logical.
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:50 pm
by VaultNinja
Scott Go Pre wrote:i think many of us have the syndrome too. I have it sometimes, only when I'm blowin through a pole at a good height, then i move up -- which seems logical.
Yeah, but if your doing it when your your blowing through poles than its not the sydrome, its just smart vaulting.
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:24 pm
by MightyMouse
On the topic of NeoVault- Sweet Spot on NeoVault Matt!
Stay Safe,
Stephen
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 1:32 am
by Powervaulter
I saw Tommy jump in Seattle. He was going through a lot of poles at that time.
Given a whole outdoor season ahead of him, I'm guessing that he'll know those poles a whole lot better as the season progresses, and those depth choices will get to be less of an issue.
I have no doubt that he'll get 19'. It'll be interesting to see how far beyond that he can get this season.