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question about my takeoff

Unread postby vaulter870 » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:22 pm

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i know that it isnt great but my question is what is it that i need to fix in order to make it into a great takeoff. i know that it is a little flat and that i am gripping a little wide but other then that what else is there?
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Unread postby nitro » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:25 pm

its not really with the plant but i see that your dropping your trail leg too soon
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Unread postby Barto » Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:29 pm

At takeoff, you are jumping forward and not jumping up. This causes your hips to get in front of your chest.
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Unread postby nitro » Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:35 pm

Barto wrote:At takeoff, you are jumping forward and not jumping up. This causes your hips to get in front of your chest.


thats why in picture 2 you have a reverse C and thats how i broke my back.....it can also be from being under too
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Unread postby vaulter870 » Sun Mar 25, 2007 2:09 pm

under yes and i am not sure what you mean about dropping the trail leg
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Unread postby jcoover » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:51 pm

your hips are coming through too quickly. I always look at at the point in which the top hand, hips, and heel are a straight line. Ideally, you want this line to be as steep as possible, close to perpendicular to the ground. basically, you want to keep the shoulders in front of the hips as long as possible, by driving the shoulders and hands forward. for example, look at bubka...

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at this point his hips are still right under his shoulders. gnarly.
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:53 pm

Wow Jeff Coover, good use of a picture to illustrate your point :yes:
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Unread postby fastpich19 » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:11 pm

Vaulter870 is that you in your pictures.
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Unread postby Vault Chick » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:16 pm

Yeah, your hips are getting sucked right in at takeoff.
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Unread postby jcoover » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:41 pm

rainbowgirl28 wrote:Wow Jeff Coover, good use of a picture to illustrate your point :yes:


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Unread postby sooch90 » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:26 pm

So how does one fix the problem where the hips go foward too much?

I think I have this problem as well... and I wanna get better... and not break my back!
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Unread postby Barto » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:48 pm

sooch90 wrote:So how does one fix the problem where the hips go foward too much?

I think I have this problem as well... and I wanna get better... and not break my back!


What are you doing to improve your takeoff?

Suggested activities would be:
galloping drills
run / run / jump drills
pole runs with full takeoff on the track

Try to achieve a vertical shin angle while doing all of these things.
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