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VA Tech, today 16 January 2010

Finals
1 Lacy Janson NIKE 4.65m 15-03.00
3.52 3.67 3.82 3.97 4.07 4.17 4.25 4.30 4.35 4.50 4.65 4.75
P P P P P P P XO P XO XO XXX
2 Tina Sutej Arkansas 4.30m 14-01.25
3.52 3.67 3.82 3.97 4.07 4.17 4.25 4.30 4.35
P P O O O P XO O XXX
3 Katie Stripling Arkansas 4.25m 13-11.25
3.52 3.67 3.82 3.97 4.07 4.17 4.25 4.30

Congrats!! How did Brian do? Bubba

Congrats to Lacy and also to those Lady Razorbacks! They flip flopped their results from last week. Coach Bryan Compton is doing a great job up there!

Brian jumped like a toddler. still having mid consistency issues. basically fell over 5.46. still on big poles though, bodes well for when i actually figure my run out.

now to my real reason for visiting this thread. LACY went HUGE. confidence looks good, run is crazy as always. I was catching mids for all the girls in that A section for my own general curiousity

Keppler - 46'8
Sutej - 46'6
Stripling - 47'
Lacy - 49'8

and the arkansasa girls looked really good, but 49'8 MID is bringing it. She was jumping on a 15'175, gripping 14'5 according to Coach Noble. Had big air over 4.65, and had enough height for 4.75 easily. Should be fun to see what happens with her this year.

Here is a video of her third attempt at 4.75.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uadO6QJHrZs

I think she went up to a new pole for this jump so she ran through the first two times. But when she actualy planted it threw her good, but still looked like she didn't really jump it as good as the ones... looked like she wasn't that confident in air. But I have no clue for real, just speculation. I honestly think she had enough height over 4.65 to make 4.75. I don't think 4.90 is too far away for her though...

Keppler -……. 46'8
Sutej - ……….46'6
Stripling -…..47'
Lacy - ……..…49'8

POLE VAULT
THE APPROACH RUN……..……………THE KEY TO SUCCESS
SIX STRIDE MARK and CORRESPONDING GRIP
By: David F. Johnston e-mail davidfjohnston@yahoo.com phone 352-642-2894

BAR................................HAND/GRIP....TAKE-OFF SIX..CHECK STEP-LENGTHS
HEIGHT/METRIC.................GRIP/METER.......MARK...........MARK/METRIC.........MPS.........FROM-CHECK
...........+15cm....................+.09cm..............................+.31cm..........................................+.05
14-0........4.25....................13-5/4.10.......10-8/3.25.......45-0/13.75.............7.3....................5-9/1.75
14-6........4.40....................13-9/4.19.......11-0/3.35.......46-0/14.06.............7.5
15-0........4.55....................14-0/4.28.......11-4.3.45.......47-0/14.37.............7.7....................5-11/1.80
15-6........4.70....................14-4/4.37.......11-8/3.56.......48-0/14.68.............7.9....................6-1/1.85
16-0........4.85....................14-7/4.46.......12-0/3.66.......49-0/14.99.............8.1
16-6........5.00....................14-1/14.55......12-4/3.76.......50-0/15.30.............8.3....................6-3/1.90

thanks Brian,

a point i would like to make is this... if the athlete is to far out from these "ratio's" and stretches the steps it creates major problems.. even when the matching speed is there...

when a vaulter stretches it not only slows them down it puts them in the incorrect "Posture" to plant and takeoff correctly... stretching the last steps sends the body weight down at takeoff instead of up.. which causes a pole problem because you will "over bend" with less or sometimes even more pole speed, and think you need a bigger pole..

plus when you stretch into the takeoff the "physic" changes so much... the trajectory changes.. and 90% of the time you will come off, if you complete the jump.. "flat or flag" at the top.. only the strongest, usually men, per body mass can stretch and go vertical... the hips and posture have to be correct to plant and takeoff correctly.. the only way to do that is to do what Petrov says.. increase the frequency over the last six with the same stride length...

that's the only reason a "6 step check" is important at all... it's a reference.. if you are too far out based on your speed, you will have to "speed up" or stretch to be "on", normally stretching under... if you are a little close on your 6 step you can usually "quicken" (if you have trained with this in mind) and save the run and jump.. no one can train for being to far out or a stretch unless you were fast like Bubka and were on a big pole with a high grip when he needed to run faster to get to the correct "free takeoff" point... frequency creates speed and posture after the initial accesleration.......

thanks again for the post and data..

dj

hope this helps.. all

dj