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Thanks guys. And great photos of Ashton, I've always been a big fan of his take off. One of the few things that impress me more than a pole vaulter with a pre-jump is a decathlete with a pre-jump! Fantastic work! :yes: And Altius, you're quite right about translating it into competition. It's much h...

Yeah I am not 100% sure what you mean about coming forward but I think it is because you carry your right hand behind you when you run, to help you hold the pole up. But if you carry it in front of you and use the left hand as a lever you can keep your right hand right next to your hip. Altius: Why...

Alright, I'll bite. Got an incredible pre-jump here. 3post.jpg 4post.jpg This is Joel Pocklington (coached by Mark Stewart). Not sure what pole Joel is using but the run is from 8 steps (4 lefts) and the bungie was at around 4.40m I think. He was about 1-1.5 feet off the ground before the pole made ...

Not sure exactly what your schedule is but for XC and the pole vault here's a brief overview about my thoughts: XC is used a lot among coaches who are influenced by or are from the former Eastern Bloc countries. It's role is in the early season preparation, really as kind of a "kick start"...

Anyway, sorry to diverge from the original conversation. With regards to Isi, I think that next year will tell us how great she really is. She has already made her mark on the sport but now comes true adversity for her. I'm sure she's certainly not having fun right now. But she needs this infinitely...

I just wanted to make a comment that can be applied to everybody and not really directed at any athlete in particular (like Lavillinie) IMO, here's the catch 22 with taking off out: Taking off "on the spot" is the bare minimum of what you have to try and achieve. And to me "on the spo...

BruceFlorman wrote:Evidently passing to 4.92 now... trying to tie Jenn for #2 all time. Strange... why not 4.93?

Was thinking the same thing.

I'm starting to become a big fan of Strutz and her celebrations lol!

Dang, too bad for Suhr.

She didn't look like she was in her best form all night.

Nice clearance for Silva! Cubans seem to have found themselves a nice little system here. I may be reading into it a bit but Borges and Silva look like they're a bit shorter than average - find a long jumper who can pick up gymnastics. Both Borges and Silva look like they have some natural gymnastic...

Also very interesting to note, Silva from Cuba has the same long jump style run as Borges!

They must be recruiting pole vaulters from the long jump stock over there!

Feofanova's coach looks kinda like Steven Segal lol