Ambidextrous pole vault

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Ambidextrous pole vault

Unread postby starkey480 » Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:53 pm

I decided to try polevaulting left handed, and it didnt turn out so bad!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee0kFc_a59w
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Re: Ambidextrous pole vault

Unread postby KirkB » Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:12 pm

Nice! :yes: How high was the bungee?

Just for fun, let's see what everyone's PRs are when you add your lefty PR to your righty PR.

Mine's 26-6. :D

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Re: Ambidextrous pole vault

Unread postby starkey480 » Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:19 pm

the bungie was at 11'6
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Re: Ambidextrous pole vault

Unread postby starkey480 » Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:20 pm

so we are tied pretty much!!! if that counts then mine is 26'6
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Re: Ambidextrous pole vault

Unread postby theczar » Fri May 21, 2010 2:35 pm

I actually started vaulting righty in HS...then quickly realized that I can't jump off my left leg to save my life, so I switched to lefty and have been jumping lefty ever since...except a few times righty just for fun :)

Righty PR - 12'6"
Lefty PR - 17'1"

Total Ampidextrous PR - 29' 7"
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Re: Ambidextrous pole vault

Unread postby Barto » Sat May 22, 2010 12:33 pm

Joe Dial pr 19'6 and 15'6

Puts him at 35' combined - best ever I'm aware of.

Eric Eshbach pr 18'8 right and 16' left

Puts him at 34'8, but 16' lefty is the highest I've ever heard of with the opposite hand for an elite vaulter.
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Re: Ambidextrous pole vault

Unread postby starkey480 » Sat May 22, 2010 1:01 pm

wow 16 ft handed... thats incredible especially because thats 2' 8 under his righty pr. that must have taken a little practice!!
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Re: Ambidextrous pole vault

Unread postby Pogo Stick » Sun May 23, 2010 2:34 am

Barto wrote:Joe Dial pr 19'6 and 15'6

Puts him at 35' combined - best ever I'm aware of.

Eric Eshbach pr 18'8 right and 16' left

Puts him at 34'8, but 16' lefty is the highest I've ever heard of with the opposite hand for an elite vaulter.


Renaud Lavillenie is even better - he has 35'1 1/2" (10.71m) combined:
http://www.renaud-lavillenie.com/pages/Levolution_de_mon_record-1265999.html
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