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12' 130 my pr is 9'6" any advice with dropping my shoulder and turning??
			
									
									
						Any tips on getting me higher please??
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				juliakay21
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				Tincup1215
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Re: Any tips on getting me higher please??
2 things:  
1: You need to work on a higher knee drive down the runway. Pull the ground underneath you (think like an ostrich), don't push off with feet.
2: A better knee drive will allow you to take off strong. I can see the pole lifting you off the ground instead of you jumping UP and driving off the ground. You're generating minimal power on the runway and take-off, so you're going to have minimal power on the swing up and zero power for everything else after that.
			
									
									
						1: You need to work on a higher knee drive down the runway. Pull the ground underneath you (think like an ostrich), don't push off with feet.
2: A better knee drive will allow you to take off strong. I can see the pole lifting you off the ground instead of you jumping UP and driving off the ground. You're generating minimal power on the runway and take-off, so you're going to have minimal power on the swing up and zero power for everything else after that.
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				juliakay21
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Re: Any tips on getting me higher please??
Tincup1215 wrote:2 things:
1: You need to work on a higher knee drive down the runway. Pull the ground underneath you (think like an ostrich), don't push off with feet.
2: A better knee drive will allow you to take off strong. I can see the pole lifting you off the ground instead of you jumping UP and driving off the ground. You're generating minimal power on the runway and take-off, so you're going to have minimal power on the swing up and zero power for everything else after that.
Thank you! Is there any drills that I should work on? I'm trying to qualify for states and tie the school record which is ten feet!
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Re: Any tips on getting me higher please??
juliakay21 wrote: Is there any drills that I should work on?
"Ostrich runs" are like the "high knee skips" in this vid. Watch how both the gal and the guy do this drill.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=814aFoXRoGI
Kirk
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Re: Any tips on getting me higher please??
Check the photos and comments on Instagram that I just put up @polevaults that are about sprinting technique compared to sprinting with a pole.
			
									
									
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