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by tsorenson
Mon May 28, 2012 5:57 pm
Forum: West and Northwest and Canyon Regions
Topic: Oregon High School Top 20
Replies: 100
Views: 735186

Re: Oregon High School Top 20

I know the year is not over as yet, but I have just posted the only revision of "2012". Olivia Capbell vaulted 12'-1" at the State Meet. And she did it from 5 lefts...pretty impressive. Not sure why she was jumping from 5, but if it works, it works. She is a beast and I hope that she...
by tsorenson
Sun May 20, 2012 1:24 pm
Forum: West and Northwest and Canyon Regions
Topic: Oregon 5A Special Dist. 1, 6 girls over 10'
Replies: 0
Views: 14700

Oregon 5A Special Dist. 1, 6 girls over 10'

Great competition at Bend High yesterday. Six girls, none of whom are seniors, cleared 10' or higher, and all but one met or equaled their PR. It's a shame that 4 of the six didn't qualify for state...since they would probably all place in the top 8 in 5A. Next year everyone is going to hit auto! Te...
by tsorenson
Fri May 18, 2012 3:48 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - Video Review
Topic: Some practice vaults
Replies: 2
Views: 3935

Re: Some practice vaults

The comments I gave you in your other thread about piking at the top still hold true. The first few jumps on this clip, you are on a pole that is too small. It makes it hard to finish strong when you are rolling the pole WAY past vertical. It seems that you move up a pole on the last few jumps...tha...
by tsorenson
Wed May 16, 2012 11:59 am
Forum: Pole Vault - College
Topic: Irwin 5.72m (18'09.25") SEC's (video)
Replies: 11
Views: 13880

Re: Irwin 5.72m (18'09.25") SEC's (video)

Close-up video of one of andrew's jumps at SEC and a short interview (skip to 1:17)

http://youtu.be/37yP4-i-RL0

and another one:

http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/media ... &id=877560
by tsorenson
Tue May 15, 2012 5:52 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - College
Topic: UW Freshman JJ Juilfs PRs to take inaugural PAC-12 PV title
Replies: 2
Views: 7406

Re: UW Freshman JJ Juilfs PRs to take inaugural PAC-12 PV title

Congrats to JJ and Robby, the Oregon boys scoring points for the Huskies..and to coach Licari, who always seems to get his people ready for the big meets!

video, anyone?

Tom
by tsorenson
Tue May 15, 2012 12:15 am
Forum: Pole Vault - College
Topic: Irwin 5.72m (18'09.25") SEC's (video)
Replies: 11
Views: 13880

Re: Irwin 5.72m (18'09.25") at SEC's!!!!!!!

I am not surprised that Andrew has jumped this high...he is nailing a 14' takeoff at age 19! Great job by Andrew, Morry Sanders, (and Andrew's dad...also his coach, right?) , and Bryan Compton at Arkansas. You guys are doing it right! Maybe the US can score more than one medal in London! :yes: Tom
by tsorenson
Fri May 11, 2012 1:03 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Intermediate Technique
Topic: Piking at the top of the vault
Replies: 5
Views: 6491

Re: Piking at the top of the vault

You look great, right up until you start to push on the pole at the end of your turn. It looks like you are pushing the pole away from your body with your hands, which prevents you from pushing down the pole, and takes away the leverage you need for a strong push and pike. The beauty of a good pike ...
by tsorenson
Fri May 11, 2012 12:33 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Equipment
Topic: Relative stiffness of smaller Altius poles
Replies: 6
Views: 7568

Re: Relative stiffness of smaller Altius poles

Thanks for the input. We ordered her both the 12'4 135 and the 12'9 135. It was a tough call between Altius and Gill poles; they are both great poles and allow the athlete to grip near the top of the pole, which I really prefer when buying poles for HS kids. I'll let everyone know how the relative s...
by tsorenson
Wed May 09, 2012 11:52 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Equipment
Topic: Relative stiffness of smaller Altius poles
Replies: 6
Views: 7568

Relative stiffness of smaller Altius poles

In my experience with standard fiberglass Altius poles in the 180-190 range, they are about 5-10 lbs softer than Spirit or Pacer of comparable ratings. Does this hold true for the smaller weights as well? I am specifically interested in getting a pole that falls between a Spirit 12' 130 and a Spirit...
by tsorenson
Tue May 08, 2012 6:55 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - Masters
Topic: High Desert Classic Bend, OR 8/11/12
Replies: 0
Views: 5422

High Desert Classic Bend, OR 8/11/12

We will be having an end-of-the-season open/masters meet again this summer at Summit HS in Bend, OR. Last year John Altendorf broke his own WR on the super-fast Mondo runway!
https://vimeo.com/27692498

I will post more information when it becomes available. Hope to see you all there!

Tom
by tsorenson
Tue May 08, 2012 12:16 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - Coaches Forum
Topic: PLANT: top hand or bottom - which holds tight, which rotates
Replies: 16
Views: 47435

Re: PLANT: top hand or bottom - which holds tight, which rotates

Reggiepv, Sorry if my comments gave the wrong impression. Neither hand is allowing rotation during the approach, but neither is closed fully on the pole. An "open" hand can still squeeze the pole between the thumb and forefinger and keep it from spinning. The pole does rotate at the plant,...
by tsorenson
Mon May 07, 2012 5:18 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - Coaches Forum
Topic: PLANT: top hand or bottom - which holds tight, which rotates
Replies: 16
Views: 47435

Re: PLANT: top hand or bottom - which holds tight, which rotates

I agree that both ways can work. However, there is an advantage to keeping the bottom hand open. When you grip the pole tightly with the bottom hand during the approach, it automatically causes your left elbow to rise in relation to the wrist. This makes for a generally slower plant that is more lik...

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