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Amen Dan, You are absolutely right. I trained with some of the best Soviet coaches and was shocked when first time competed in the US. Not once I told people to go to hell with their unsolicited opinions and advises. Among Soviet coaches it was most unethical to start talking about technique with so...

What a funny guy! He should learn not to run with a pole parallel to the ground from early age Pole drop was the only weak thing in Greg's vault. By the way I love that bottom hand slide up! Can you do that on a bending pole?
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KirkB, I agree with your argument. I have no idea how much above the bar Tarasov was at his best jumps. You are right; comparisons should be made based on official results to avoid gray area debates. Fortunately our sport unlike figure skating has very clear and obvious definition of a successful at...

Bubka of course. With more than 40 jumps over 6m and a max electronically measured clearance of 6.39m, Tarasov has no chance. I love it when people explain dominance by shear strength and power. Bubka came very close to the ideal technique. Measurements of the technique are not how straight the take...

I was told that Steve was using 12.9 pole (looks like a 510 pacer carbon) gripping 4.78m (15'7"). Thats a push of 105cm (3'4").