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Is this legal?
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:20 pm
by CHC04Vault
I was watching some clips of Yalena Isinbayeva jumpin at the European Championships on stabhochsprung.com, and i noticed her grip is almost at the end of the pole, and when i mean almost, i mean, im almost 100% that she is past the 2 inches in which is the maxium hand hold, u can't even see the end of the pole...is this safe (i've never really tried, im always right on it, but never over it) let alone a legal jump?
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:25 pm
by theflyingkorean
I'm almot positive that it is legal in both the collegiate and elite levels of competition. Holding over the saftey band is only illegal in high school.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:33 pm
by MightyMouse
theflyingkorean wrote:I'm almot positive that it is legal in both the collegiate and elite levels of competition. Holding over the saftey band is only illegal in high school.
Yup thats what I learned from Coach Hannay at SR
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:10 pm
by rainbowgirl28
Poles were designed to be held at the top, the high school federation is the one that got in there and decided it was unsafe (not hte manufacturers).
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:14 pm
by CHC04Vault
Aights, thanks, i've just never seen it done, even like when i see elit people jump, noone is holding all the way to the top, thanks again.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:25 pm
by rainbowgirl28
CHC04Vault wrote:Aights, thanks, i've just never seen it done, even like when i see elit people jump, noone is holding all the way to the top, thanks again.
Well you gotta hold at whatever the right grip height is. You should never just hold the top of a pole for the sake of being at the top of the pole.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:14 pm
by CHC04Vault
For some reason i don't think i could get inverted cause my wrist wouldn't hit anything, it actaully just really really confuses me
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:18 pm
by vaultin chris
the wrist of your top hand?
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:24 pm
by CHC04Vault
yeah, like when u chicken wing when ur in ur inverted L...it seems like if u invert too much u might just go around it or something
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:11 pm
by VaultBrad
CHC04Vault wrote:yeah, like when u chicken wing when ur in ur inverted L...it seems like if u invert too much u might just go around it or something
holding at the top of the pole shouldnt change your vault as long as that is the height you should be gripping
defintely illegal
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:53 am
by CLCPV04
Yo...
How about ellis-buller and her re-gripping of the pole....
Watch the olympic finals closely and you will see it...
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:10 pm
by Airz16MDK
CHC04Vault wrote:For some reason i don't think i could get inverted cause my wrist wouldn't hit anything, it actaully just really really confuses me
you newb...lol jk