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1. I doubt that you've swung on the highbar "perfectly" yet. Do you have the blisters ... and CALLOUSES ... to prove it? Tell me when you've done it 10,000+ times (I'm serious), and then let's talk! I have plenty of blisters and callouses to prove it Kirk B, and insulting me about about my...

I can swing perfectly on a high bar and on rings with a straight trail leg, but I don't do it when I vault. So I don't think doing it on a high bar or on rings would help that much, because while your on a high bar or rings you can focus on keeping it straight while your swinging and when you vault ...

Bubka said it himself," The pole bends as a result of the speed and mass of the jumper,therefore, it is more important to concentrate more on moving the pole towards the plane of the bar, rather than being aware of bending it. If the vaulter can put all his speed to the pole, the bending of the...

So what you're saying is that I don't need to worry about what I should be doing while I'm doing it, rather doing it at the right time and feeling like it's supposed to happen naturally. So timing in a sense is more important than actually doing it right or wrong? If I improve the timing of the thin...

I have been vaulting for almost two years now and I am having trouble focusing on what happens after I take off, I can't seem to remember anything that happens after my vault unless I hit the crossbar, I know if I was more aware of what was happening after the take off it would make me a better vaul...