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need a bigger pole ?

Unread postby LHSVaulterJJR » Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:15 pm

ok i Know i cut my swing really bad on this vault but other than that i prett much just need a bigger pole because its just not coming back to me for my top form right? currently on a 12ft 140


im 5'7 and 130lbs

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Unread postby PVG8R » Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:09 pm

looks like u have the speed and form where u could definetly get on a 13 footer without a problem. what choices do u have?
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Unread postby LHSVaulterJJR » Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:38 pm

well the deal is i jump from a 12ft 140 straight to a 14ft 135 ..... i could prolly just grip down on it 6 inhes to a ft

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Unread postby vault3rb0y » Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:04 pm

Thats a big jump. With the way you are doing things now, you would just get thrown by it. You definitely need a bigger pole, ideally 2 or 3 bigger poles. But 12' 140 to 14' 135 is about 6 poles up. You could use a 13' 135-140 pretty well right now i'd say.
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Unread postby spike gibeault » Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:16 pm

i think that jump is do-able, i went from an 11ft 140 to a 13ft 140 and went from jumping 10 feet to 13
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