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for about the last month or so i have been working solely on my finish and now my plant is making me have a bad finish cuz it is bad now when i vault my plant is decent (deffiantly not as good as before) and i try to swing up but my legs are appart and the pole's spring shoots me forward i'm really fustrated buz i strattle over the bar and i dont know what to do my coaches and i know what to do right but i get make myself do it correct when i vault with a bar my body just wants to get over it and i just get over it every which way (usually strattling over the bar) and i dont know what to do i'm a headcase now and it's all mental i think but i still need to work on my form

can you give me some ideas on what to do, maybe some mental things and lots of dirlls

1. Focus on having a high drive knee and a long swing leg
2. Once you swing to your top hand and begin your pull turn, flex your toes toward you and keep your chin tucked in.
3. Practice with a bar in place that way you get used to going over it

You may have set the record for longest sentence there, tomcat

As hard as it is to do sometimes, the best advice I can give is to compete with a clear mind. You think things through in practice, and try to make changes there. Even before you jump you can visualize what you are going to do and rehearse the vault in your mind. Once you step on the runway, let your training take over.

I will sometimes have my vaulters focus on one thing such as a high plant or powerful steps out of the back of their run, but usually it is to reiterate something they already know and keep them from overthinking the rest of the jump.

It is good that you see the connection between your plant and finish. As for drills to improve your swing, anything on a highbar is great. Do lots of bubkas or just a whipping swing (kind of like a gymnastics giant but with one leg bent). Continue to strengthen your core which will help stabilize you throughout the final phases of your vault. If you need anything else let me know and I can forward you some good resources.