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Go to Oregon's site (goducks.com) and you can find it on the right side under the new video releases....

He has amazing hip height over the bar.....outstanding

Wow. He may have had a foot on that. Imagine what he'd jump with good technique.

it does look like he only had a couple of inches with his shins on the way over....but you are right on the foot for the hips

If he doesn't get 19' this year, then there is no justice in the world.

That was truely awesome! Way to go Tommy!

achtungpv wrote:Wow. He may have had a foot on that. Imagine what he'd jump with good technique.

Technique during his approach looked just fine though

Has anyone seen Bubkas jumps during the '88 Olympics in Seoul? Athletic ability will make up for alot of lack of technique. Bubka's qualifyer at 5.70 had his head on the pole righ above his bottom hand. Doug Labrun from Montana calls that a "Fiber Head". Bubka was able to push the pole back out and continued to jump to the support of the pole. Thus clearing his qualifying heighth.

Rick

[quote="baggettpv"]Has anyone seen Bubkas jumps during the '88 Olympics in Seoul? Athletic ability will make up for alot of lack of technique. Bubka's qualifyer at 5.70 had his head on the pole righ above his bottom hand. Doug Labrun from Montana calls that a "Fiber Head". Bubka was able to push the pole back out and continued to jump to the support of the pole. Thus clearing his qualifying heighth.

Run that past me again please.

altius wrote:

baggettpv wrote:Has anyone seen Bubkas jumps during the '88 Olympics in Seoul? Athletic ability will make up for alot of lack of technique. Bubka's qualifyer at 5.70 had his head on the pole righ above his bottom hand. Doug Labrun from Montana calls that a "Fiber Head". Bubka was able to push the pole back out and continued to jump to the support of the pole. Thus clearing his qualifying heighth.

Run that past me again please.

I know what you are talking about cause me and my roomates always make jokes about how that is the best may to plant haha..

there was NO separation between his head and the pole, but the energy from his runway speed took over... it really goes to show that speed is a determining factor in jumping..

The stiffness or lack of stiffness of his left arm during the take-off is meaningless. Many guys keep it straight, many don't...............
here is a random list of guys who vaulted high (5.60 +) and didn't keep it straight the whole time...........

Bubka
Dean Starkey
Tim Bright
Billy Olson
Clark Humphreys
Mike Holloway
Danny Ecker
Tim Lobinger
and on on

The point is its not where your arm starts....its where it finished. One thing remains the same in all the great ones. When the right arm and left leg come into line, they pretty much have pushed that left arm away thus creating the image of space, which is indicative of someone who is swinging aggressively and continuing to move the pole to the vertical position. Without the powerful rowing move (regardless of a straight or bent arm at take-off, one will never grip or move poles big enought to jump high. There is always that physical freak of nature who defies that rule. Skipper gets hit, but he moves right through it....thus he does 2 things right. He finished his jump completely and he makes a powerful and committed move on the pole.

carryabigstick wrote:The stiffness or lack of stiffness of his left arm during the take-off is meaningless. Many guys keep it straight, many don't...............
here is a random list of guys who vaulted high (5.60 +) and didn't keep it straight the whole time...........

Bubka
Dean Starkey
Tim Bright
Billy Olson
Clark Humphreys
Mike Holloway
Danny Ecker
Tim Lobinger
and on on

The point is its not where your arm starts....its where it finished. One thing remains the same in all the great ones. When the right arm and left leg come into line, they pretty much have pushed that left arm away thus creating the image of space, which is indicative of someone who is swinging aggressively and continuing to move the pole to the vertical position. Without the powerful rowing move (regardless of a straight or bent arm at take-off, one will never grip or move poles big enought to jump high. There is always that physical freak of nature who defies that rule. Skipper gets hit, but he moves right through it....thus he does 2 things right. He finished his jump completely and he makes a powerful and committed move on the pole.

Totally agree... a slight bend in the arm I think might even help because it will prevent a vaulter from "blocking out" and lend to a more efficient swing and rock back

here we go again....