Moving up poles

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Pawelvaulter
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Moving up poles

Unread postby Pawelvaulter » Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:23 pm

I just cleared 13'6'' on my six step using a 14' 155. I'm starting to peak out on this pole and i wanted to move up poles so i could get more pop off the end. I moved back to a seven left and almost nothing changed. Im still on the 14' 155. I'm bending it ridiculusly but i cant seem to penetrate enough to get on the next pole. Any advice?
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Re: Moving up poles

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:09 pm

Start by lowering your grip on the 14'155 until you are always landing deep.
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Re: Moving up poles

Unread postby Pawelvaulter » Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:30 pm

Thanks for the advice. I moved my grip to 13'6 and even with a massive head wind I was still getting in. Hopefully I'll move up a pole for Saturday. We're going to Palatine Relays and my team has a chance to beat the meet record for vault. So i cant let them down.
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