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The push plant is, in my opinion a legitimate variation that may limit an athlete's ultimate potential in exchange for considerable early success. I would like to see it called something besides the "push plant" as that is the last phrase I would want in the back of a beginner's mind.

I just now got this news. There are no words adequate. We have lost one of the true scholars and gentlemen of this sport. Though he could be a curmudgeon, his rough edges were always tempered by his love of the sport and his passion to teach. I loved that old man and I loved him all the more for the...

I love the sand pit drills but don't have access to one at the facility I use. Not many home made set ups have a sand pit. There just isn't room. I have found that you can teach the same things at the box, but you have to make sure the vaulter can get a consistent step and are running properly first...

Yes. Yes. Yes. Let's dig into this from the perspective of, "how do we fix this." Crucial topic.

I'm not a big fan of one arm drills. The left wrist staying above the left elbow throughout the approach and takeoff is so important that I want it to be a part of pretty much every drill.

Absolutely! I would buy it in a heartbeat.

Beautiful, Alan, exactly what I think a beginner should look like. And I absolutely agree that rockback drills on the pole are pretty useless. I don't mean that as a pejorative; I really never use them. I find that if the approach and takeoff are emphasized, the swing develops along with them. If, h...

Don't lose heart. What I am seeing is a very young vault. But it does show a lot of promise. I second the responses that advise you to be taller with the top arm more fully extended at the plant. In the vault, problems with one phase are almost always caused by things that have happened much earlier...

Thank you so much for this excellent work, PVstudent. It is very much appreciated.

Watching the videos, which appear to be from '90 or so then there's a gap to 2014. Did this guy just get out of prison? Watch this one for the text at 1:40 to have your mind blown. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCovLFUpHIs I don't want to beat this dead horse much more, but I had to comment on thi...

"As it always has been and as it always will be." Did you mean -"Always SHOULD be" - Tim? I was thinking more about the theory than the application of it, but yes. When there are people out there arguing for a takeoff two or more feet outside then "should" is definitel...

let's say a figure skater released a hammer in the middle of their spin. (I would pay to see that.) Nothing would be gained by shortening the radius. The spin would speed up, but no additional power would be generated. The hammer would leave their hands with the same force whether they were spinnin...