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How mucsh has everyone PR'ed by?
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:48 pm
by Lax PV
How much higher have you jumped since you wer in HS? And more importantly, what do you think was the defining reason for the improvement?
I think that my speed on the runway, take off improvements and my core strength has gotten me my 25".
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 8:17 pm
by rainbowgirl28
So far I have jumped a foot higher.
When I was home this summer I found the video of me jumping 10'6" in high school. It was so ugly!!
I have definitely improved my running technique a ton since then... and pretty much every other phase of my vault
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 8:45 pm
by OAKPV2004
progress is not always seen in vault through heights... you got to trim the twigs from the tree so it will grow right.... I improved only .75" from HS but I feel like i was more consistant, and saw improvment in my run and pole carry... i also feel like after the first year in college vaulting i learned to take a diffrent approach toward vaulting.
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:09 pm
by VaultMarq26
OAKPV2004 wrote:progress is not always seen in vault through heights... you got to trim the twigs from the tree so it will grow right.... I improved only .75" from HS but I feel like i was more consistant, and saw improvment in my run and pole carry... i also feel like after the first year in college vaulting i learned to take a diffrent approach toward vaulting.
I like the tree analogy...i will have to use it
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:36 pm
by SKOT
i have improved 34" since high school. that has a lot to do w/ the fact that i only jumped for one year in HS. its not hard to PR big on your 12' HS PR.
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:56 pm
by lonestar
3'0 - knowledge
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 9:11 am
by scubastevesgirly
28'' so far ... for a reason not unlike Skot's. I only jumped for a month in high school
...and there's still a LOT i can fix to improve that number
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 1:23 pm
by Lax PV
OAKPV2004 wrote:progress is not always seen in vault through heights... you got to trim the twigs from the tree so it will grow right.... I improved only .75" from HS but I feel like i was more consistant, and saw improvment in my run and pole carry... i also feel like after the first year in college vaulting i learned to take a diffrent approach toward vaulting.
I totally agree. Consistancy is huge in the vault. PRs are cool, but knowing you can show up and jump close to it 2 or 3 days a week is something else I think.
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:00 pm
by slowest5.50
16'6" in high school holding 14' 6"
18' 1/2" in College holding 16' 0"
training environment helped a lot. Being around guys who wanted to jump high and trying to prove yourself was key. When I arrived as a freshman in college there were already two 18' jumpers there! I wanted to be the next:)
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 9:10 pm
by JMP8928
i jumped 12 3 in HS, holding like 12 6 or so.... and today, i jumped 14 feet(!!!) holding 13 5. which was sick.
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 2:08 am
by ashcraftpv
16' 1" HS
17' 3" college
I only improved by 14", but I became a much better vaulter in that time. My problem was that I didn't have a coach that knew what they how to make me a better vaulter until my senior year (no offense Swank, in case you ever read this). I was in phenominal shape, but I had no one who could relate to me on how I could improve on a technical level until my 5th year. I improved my practice PR 9" higher than my meet PR (yes it was over a bar) in my last few weeks of vaulting, but never got good meet conditions to capitalize on my improvement.
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:56 am
by cdmilton
30" - speed, technique, knowledge, started coaching others.