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Is this legal?

Unread postby CHC04Vault » Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:20 pm

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?
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Unread postby theflyingkorean » Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:25 pm

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.
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Unread postby MightyMouse » Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:33 pm

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.


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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:10 pm

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).
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Unread postby CHC04Vault » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:14 pm

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.
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:25 pm

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.
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Unread postby CHC04Vault » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:14 pm

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
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Unread postby vaultin chris » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:18 pm

the wrist of your top hand?
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Unread postby CHC04Vault » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:24 pm

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
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Unread postby VaultBrad » Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:11 pm

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
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defintely illegal

Unread postby CLCPV04 » Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:53 am

Yo...

How about ellis-buller and her re-gripping of the pole....

Watch the olympic finals closely and you will see it...
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Unread postby Airz16MDK » Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:10 pm

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
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