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Ritualistic??

Unread postby vaultin chris » Tue Oct 22, 2002 10:16 pm

:eek: What are some of the weird or quirky things you do to prepare for competitions? (i.e. warm-ups, unifrom or anything you think is completly unique)
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Unread postby Azbeachboy1 » Wed Oct 23, 2002 12:08 am

Umm, hmm, to tell you the truth, I have a huge massive bright orange umbrella, I love to set it up, get me somthing to lay on and take a nice nap. :dazed:
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Unread postby VaultFreak » Wed Oct 23, 2002 12:51 am

I like to drink Hawaiian Punch, before or during. Other than that, I'm so worried about warming up, (I have a certain set of warm-ups I do if that counts) that I don't think about a ritual. I can't have one because then I get screwed up mentally, like if I do bad I'd be thinking, now was it because of that pair of socks?? :confused:
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Unread postby vaulter580 » Wed Oct 23, 2002 12:46 pm

well, the night before a big meet........or any meet.or uh...practice....i like to get tore down drunk and pass out.
i dont know why but it just works for me............kids, i wouldnt try this at home
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Unread postby Azbeachboy1 » Wed Oct 23, 2002 2:14 pm

thats one of the funniest things ive ever read! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Wed Oct 23, 2002 2:41 pm

vaulter580 wrote:well, the night before a big meet........or any meet.or uh...practice....i like to get tore down drunk and pass out.
i dont know why but it just works for me............kids, i wouldnt try this at home
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Unread postby VaultFreak » Wed Oct 23, 2002 8:21 pm

That was pretty blunt there...I don't think I'll try that one. :dazed:
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Unread postby wacky274 » Thu Oct 24, 2002 12:31 am

yeah, not waht i call, well for me, the best method to get ready for a meet....i think i'll stick to eating pasta
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Unread postby crash » Thu Oct 24, 2002 1:51 pm

well i have caught some flak for this one, evey time i step on the run way i raise the pole as if i were planting it with just my right hand and with my left hand extended up in the air i open and close my hand repeatedly (looks like i am waving ) thats my thing.


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Unread postby Robert schmitt » Thu Oct 24, 2002 11:24 pm

I used to jump without any twpe on the pole and just use stick um. so I would spray the pole at the end of the runway and twiat the pole in my hand until the squeak it made was just the right pitch from becoming sticky. That kind of always settled me into the right mind frame.


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