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by PVstudent
Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:06 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Advanced Technique
Topic: GRV: Lavillenie - From Stall Swing to World Record
Replies: 238
Views: 370095

Re: GRV: Lavillenie - From Stall Swing to World Record

"It's here that we find that if we look at WC shorter vaulters like Lavillenie, Dial, Greg Duplantis, Jeff Buckingham, etc, you find they are all lead arm lockers. Why? Because they have to do so to stop swing progression where swing progression is where the COM rotates forward lowering pole c...
by PVstudent
Sat Aug 29, 2015 11:56 am
Forum: Pole Vault - International
Topic: WC 2015 - Beijing
Replies: 49
Views: 97717

Re: WC 2015 - Beijing

Video comparisons in real time and slow motion of the 5.80m clearances in the final of the Men’s pole vault in the IAAF World Championships in Beijing 2015. https://youtu.be/roOvKuaDdk8 Some food for thought re swing actions and inversion technique variability between vaulters. Within vaulter variab...
by PVstudent
Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:42 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - International
Topic: WC 2015 - Beijing
Replies: 49
Views: 97717

Re: WC 2015 - Beijing

Post by KirkB » Wed Aug 26, 2015 1:06 pm canag wrote: is [Barber] using 520 or maybe even 530 poles ? He's using 5.38 (17-7) Altius poles, with a grip of about 5.30 (17-4)! I thought Viktor Chistiakov's customised 5.30m pole length was extreme. Shawnacy Barber I do not believe is taller than Viktor...
by PVstudent
Wed Aug 26, 2015 12:07 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - International
Topic: WC 2015 - Beijing
Replies: 49
Views: 97717

Re: WC 2015 - Beijing

A quickly compiled comparison video of the 4.85m vaults by Fabiana Murer and Yarisley Silva in the final.

https://youtu.be/mAcVZzfGNLM
by PVstudent
Tue Aug 25, 2015 12:21 am
Forum: Pole Vault - International
Topic: WC 2015 - Beijing
Replies: 49
Views: 97717

Re: WC 2015 - Beijing

Congratulations to Shawnacy Barber on his 5.90m winning jump at the Beijing World Championship. It is a great achievement for this young vaulter and keeps the future looking bright for Men's Elite Pole Vault Competition at World Top 20 level vaulting over the next few years. The performance also is ...
by PVstudent
Tue Aug 18, 2015 12:04 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - Advanced Technique
Topic: Charlie's Press Support Plant - Revisited
Replies: 3
Views: 20643

Re: Charlie's Press Support Plant - Revisited

by charlie » Sun Aug 16, 2015 4:19 pm If you take BOTH arms and extend them up (the pad of both hand PRESS UP) and CONTINUE to extend them up as the pole makes contact with the box, you will get the pole to vertical faster than anything else you can do. I understand and agree with this statement bu...
by PVstudent
Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:57 am
Forum: Pole Vault - International
Topic: Isinbayeva back in training
Replies: 4
Views: 15273

Re: Isinbayeva back in training

Isinbayeva Foot Under.jpg I do not believe Isinbayeva is 1 foot under! The still frame from the video shows David's assertion to be questionable. Charlie, I do not know what a "Press Plant" is. Perhaps you could explain what you mean by this terminology in the Advanced section of PVP. Goo...
by PVstudent
Sat Jul 25, 2015 11:24 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Advanced Technique
Topic: Placement vs. Pressure
Replies: 31
Views: 89280

Re: Placement vs. Pressure

Russian Pole vaulter 1960 national championship https://youtu.be/PZDqqTYFfEY Fred Hanson 17ft 1inch https://youtu.be/HbXTvjHL1xw Fred Hansen and Wolfgang Reinhardt https://youtu.be/SW8FYTx6dQo The 1964 Olympic Final Pole Vault: Fred Hansen and Wolfgang Reinhardt https://youtu.be/jcVzZtqboQs Bob Seag...
by PVstudent
Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:08 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - Advanced Technique
Topic: Placement vs. Pressure
Replies: 31
Views: 89280

Re: Placement vs. Pressure

Some vaults by John Pennel https://youtu.be/IhJbTHnt9UA https://youtu.be/jo6Nqk4a5hM https://youtu.be/Q3JWANR7lh4 Whilst the evidence is open to interpretation the key question posed by the originator of the thread in regard to this particular pole vaulter and the use of the bottom arm in attempting...
by PVstudent
Wed Jul 22, 2015 10:05 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - Advanced Technique
Topic: Placement vs. Pressure
Replies: 31
Views: 89280

Re: Placement vs. Pressure

Thank you IAmTheWalrus for your succinct post on the interpretation of the visual evidence re lower arm pushing, pulling, apparent arm flexing, extending or remaining in a flexed or extended position during the culmination of the take-off into the first phase of pole support. I endorse and commend y...
by PVstudent
Thu Jun 25, 2015 2:59 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Coaches Forum
Topic: Sand pit or landing pad Jagodins
Replies: 5
Views: 29343

Re: Sand pit or landing pad Jagodins

Pole vault sand pit drills and exercises are a vital coaches tool in introducing the basic techniques. With intermediate and advanced vaulters it can be used judiciously to reinforce and provide repetition training loads because of the shock of impact attenuation(increased time and displacement dist...
by PVstudent
Thu Jun 25, 2015 2:31 am
Forum: Website News and Camp/Competition Announcements
Topic: Saugatuck Pole Vault Clinic 2015 in Memory of Alan Launder
Replies: 3
Views: 10010

Re: Saugatuck Pole Vault Clinic 2015 in Memory of Alan Launder

Thank you George for honouring ALTIUS in this way.
I wish you, clinic presenters and attendees a most successful and rewarding sharing of pole vault knowledge, experiences and above all wisdom for this truly magnificent pole vault event.
Kindest Regards and Best Wishes to All,
PV student.

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