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Unread postby jomrus » Sun Feb 08, 2004 10:17 pm

WTF
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Unread postby VaultNinja » Mon Feb 09, 2004 1:50 am

jomrus wrote:WTF


I agree
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Unread postby VTechVaulter » Thu Feb 12, 2004 6:20 pm

Okay, someone please inform me. Has his technique changed much in the last 2 years. Cuz when i saw him jump at junior nationals i though he looked like cr@p. well, let me rephrase, not crap. but certainly not a 18'8 vaulter (or even a 17'8 as he was at the time). The only thing i felt he shared with those caliber vaulters is a HOSS freakin run. kids hauls. So, unless things have changed, i give up on technique work and im just gonna train myself to run a 10.2 hundred.
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Thu Feb 12, 2004 8:01 pm

His technique has been steadily improving over the years, but he still has room to get better in that department. That's the scary thing actually...
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Unread postby KYLE ELLIS » Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:55 am

somebody needs to take a picture of him like the pics off of advantage athletics. I would really like to see what he does in his jump and what kind of jumper he is.
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Unread postby Carolina Extreme » Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:59 am

KYLE ELLIS wrote:somebody needs to take a picture of him like the pics off of advantage athletics. I would really like to see what he does in his jump and what kind of jumper he is.

I have the video around here somewhere of when he broke his pole and his hand at Nike Indoor Championships. But I don't think that is the one you are looking for.
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Unread postby bjvando » Fri Feb 13, 2004 12:28 pm

heres a video of him at the Golden West Invitational, when he jumped 18'3" to break the HS national record

www.higherflyers.org

just click on videos and it will be right there.

VTechvaulter" i give up on technique work and im just gonna train myself to run a 10.2 hundred."

i 100% agree
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Unread postby Carolina Extreme » Fri Feb 13, 2004 1:03 pm

I didn't notice an email contact link at the High Flyers website. I would like permission to add a link from our website to those great video's of Tommy and Kira. Anyone know how to reach them?
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Unread postby Robert schmitt » Fri Feb 13, 2004 1:42 pm

VTechVaulter wrote:Okay, someone please inform me. Has his technique changed much in the last 2 years. Cuz when i saw him jump at junior nationals i though he looked like cr@p. well, let me rephrase, not crap. but certainly not a 18'8 vaulter (or even a 17'8 as he was at the time). The only thing i felt he shared with those caliber vaulters is a HOSS freakin run. kids hauls. So, unless things have changed, i give up on technique work and im just gonna train myself to run a 10.2 hundred.


I saw him vault 2 years ago at the tacoma beach vault, and I would agree. I think it's actually a compliment b/c man does he have room to really jump high(well he already is jumping really high, um higher then) .
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Unread postby baggettpv » Tue Feb 17, 2004 2:57 am

How many jumps does it take to get to PR Heighth?
Consider how much effort you give to each heighth.
The more jumps then the less effective the learnings and the less effort needed in the performance.
I've only seen it twice in 25 years of coaching.

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