Sergey Bubka's first 6m Vault

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[pvcarney]

look at his free take off, its pretty impressive

[wurster2008]

definitely

[osmium88]

I stop the video 0.12sec and just think WTF this guy is doing :D is he somkind of upside down rocket man ?!

[PRinthePV]

@twixbar hertz688 is right on when he says that the vaulting form has not changed, at least in Bubka's case. Petrov's model of pole vaulting focuses on the same techniques used when using a straight pole because it is the most effective way to transfer the potential energy from the run into kinetic energy in the pole. Yes, there is a 'kick', which allows the vaulter to jump above his grip, but it is the bigger poles that makes the vaulter go higher. And by the way, Bubka's largest pole was 5.20m

[spawlak86]

@twixbar nah bubka was on a 17 foot pole. Go to: /watch?v=-jQiqUrN92Y&feature=r­elated at about 30 sec they mention that he's on a 5.20m. I remember hearing somewhere that he once tried a 18 foot pole but he couldn't get it to work for him. Idk if that's true though. Either way, he was on some crazy poles.

[baguafitness]

Bubka still has the best take off of anyone ever and it's amazing how he continues to load energy into the pole after he leaves the ground using his shoulders and abs. One of my highlights as a vaulter was meeting him at Bruce Jenner classic in San Jose. I picked up one of those huge poles he used. That dude was a stud.

[twixbar]

@hertz688 its definitely not an illusion. (Yes i vault) The pole has an enormous kick! If you don't feel it then you're not using the pole efficiently. I have felt this only a few times and even on a soft pole there is a huge kick if you use the pole efficiently. The point of vaulting isn't on getting on bigger poles, its to make the energy you put into the pole work as efficiently as possible. Thats what Bubka did and of course being on big poles helps but its not the main point of vaulting.

[twixbar]

@hertz688 definitely not an 18 foot pole... not even close, his pole wasn't even 17 feet long. At most his pole was 5.10m long (16'9"). and yes form changed. Straight pole technique is very different from fiberglass technique.

[hertz688]

the difference comes in the length of the pole. Back in the day people straight-poled 12'6'' poles, where now the pros are on ~17' poles, with the exception of Bubka who (correct me if I'm wrong) used something along the lines of a 18' pole. It's those 4-5' that make the difference, not the fact that their form has changed.

[hertz688]

@tstteh There is a very clear advantage to using the new fiberglass poles and nobody argues that. The advantage of it is however, is the ability to get yourself onto a bigger pole. If you vault then that needs no further explanation, but if you don't then I'd be glad to explain it to you if you'd like. It is an illusion that the pole actually springs you above it substantially. It does have a bit of a kick, but only a very small amount. My point is that the vaulting form hasn't changed,

[hertz688]

@tstteh There is a very clear advantage to using the new fiberglass poles and nobody argues that. The advantage of it is however, is the ability to get yourself onto a bigger pole. If you vault then that needs no further explanation, but if you don't then I'd be glad to explain it to you if you'd like. It is an illusion that the pole actually springs you above it substantially. It does have a bit of a kick, but only a very small amount. My point is that the vaulting form hasn't changed,

[zzxcrozzy]

he did not even push himself up in the handstand position. He just let go off the pole and flied over



[seanster265]

@tstteh If you've ever pole vaulted, you'd know you have to jump.