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when "rowing the boat" is it possible to row to hard?

When I am running down the runway I move my arms up and down inline with the pole. Is this hurting my vault or helping me. Also when I start my run i do a kinda skip thing but my teammates just start running. Does the way I do it help with cadence or is it just an unneeded step? Please help me figur...

Hier4567 wrote:Think maybe you're looking at the bar? That would keep your hips down

Well today at practice, I removed the bar and I seemed to be able to get closer to vertical and turned after but if I don't look at the bar, where should I look

When I'm vaulting without a bar or bungee, I can get completely vertical. When I have a bar or bungee up, I try to swing but I seem to stop in a horizontal position. I don't know if its mental or physical, my standards are at 24 If that helps or not.

When getting in position to vault in meets, i can't seem to figure out what to concentrate on, and also I don't know how to zone in on the vault. Any help to help me concentrate on this will help.