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Elite vaulters intention when vaulting. This was on the Diamond Leauge chat with Hooker. 15 July, 2010 - 4:04 PM | by Douglas Balcomb - California How do you use the left arm as youstart to swing your trail leg after leaving the ground? Thanks doug Steven Hooker 4:05 PM If you watch my jump I don't ...

2 things Everyone is talking about your left arm. They are correct. You are using it to try to get higher. Use your left arm to pull your head and shoulders under your hips. Try it. Second. This is a skill event just like gymnastics. But just like gymnastics it takes a lot of strength to get the ski...

Go for it!

Doug Balcomb

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Don't fall into the trap of answering your critics. You and she are in charge, especially her. If she wants that record, ro for it.

Doug Balcomb

The way the row was defined to me is to pull yourself up the pull with a straight top and bottom arm because you cannot invert with your swing alone" I like this because it fits what Kirk was saying about the inversion sans the folded lower arm. That is, it is moving the arms forward but at the...

Kirk wrote: "what matters is the CURRENT definition, so that we can all communicate with the same vernacular! " I AGREE! We seem to haveanother urban myth going on here. Everyone seems to agree that to row is "bad", but there is no definition of row. If it is wrong then you have ...

Kirk

I like your description as well, except the last time i checked, you paddle a canoe and it takes two oars to row a boat.
Maybe the term should be paddle instead of row? It does appear that you two are talking about moving the arms forward.

Doug Balcomb

Kasey 6P and yourself are right about the top hand coming from behind your head during the plant. I think that it may be because you have a low pole carry and are balancing the weight of the pole with your hand behind your hip. I am not suggesting that you change anything at this point in the season...

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I can live with that definition and the action of the left arm is a great discription of what must happen.

Doug Balcomb

Would, could someone define the term "row" as it relates to the vault. It seems to be used for various actions and I for one am a little confused.

Doug Balcomb

As Altius says, "All good stuff here." The good news, as far as her left arm is concerned, is that she can use it correctly. This is evident in the drill videos. As far as immidiate improvement (Thirteen year old record.) I would have her vaulting at a 13' Bungie and have her concentrate o...

Her left arm is working great but she does not relax and start to pull or fold it when her feet get to her hands. The result is that her hips get droped and her head goes up. got to fold the left arm at the elbow to keep the hips going up.

Doug Balcomb