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Unread postby polevaulter08nw » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:38 am

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Unread postby vaulter870 » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:29 am

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Unread postby multicard18 » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:08 pm

can any one help me out....I'm 6'2'' 170 lbs on a 16'1'' pole gripping 15'2'' or 15'0'' (depending on the day)......my 8 left mark is about 103' mid is 50' and take off is about 12'. PR is 15'3'' and wanting to go 16'6'', big jump, i know, but why not go for it? What needs to be done?
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Unread postby KYSEAMAN » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:11 pm

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Unread postby dj » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:07 pm

hey

multicard... sounds like all you need is right pole ... right grip...


but your speed and posture could be a little off on your run... so you don't get the full benifit..

by the way i stated that tim mack was at 135-8 on his 9 left run... that is/was from his left toe on the start... no skip or jog...

i too feel like that is a long way... and very long strides to a "MID" of 54-8

i was told those marks in 2004 right after the trials... i will check with tim and or bemiller. to make sure...

that would mean he covered 80 feet (first 12 steps) from his start to the "mid" of 54-8

maurice greene covered 69'8" from the blocks to his 12th step in his world record...

more on this later...

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:40 am

multicard18 wrote:can any one help me out....I'm 6'2'' 170 lbs on a 16'1'' pole gripping 15'2'' or 15'0'' (depending on the day)......my 8 left mark is about 103' mid is 50' and take off is about 12'. PR is 15'3'' and wanting to go 16'6'', big jump, i know, but why not go for it? What needs to be done?


Have you ever done any kind of gymnastics training? I don't know anything about your technique and if you are on the right pole and right grip, but you have a pretty weak grip efficiency for where you are at. If there are other technical problems in your run and takeoff, obviously that is more important to fix, but if you are weak in the core, doing lots of swinging on the bars can go a long way.
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Unread postby kat_vaulter » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:13 pm

my 8 step is 112, mid 53, take-off 13' 5"
that was on an 18' jump.
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Unread postby multicard18 » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:08 pm

yes i have done some gymnastics training. mainly on high bars. i do back flips for fun sometimes but other than that, thats it.......
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Unread postby UWvaulter » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:46 pm

The 123' 8 left is with out a skip into it. It's just that i have long legs.
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