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Pole Vault: At Air Strike our quest is to eliminate senseless traditional pole vault
hazards.
This video demonstrates one of the most deceptive and perilous defects concealed within traditional
inept pole vault methods. To traditional observers, this vaulter's approach-run and execution
of form appear to be on par with acceptable standards.
As with most orthodox pole vaulting, the cruel deception remains undetected until the vault
is fully executed. As you can see here for yourself, this is the moment when the looming
perils of the pole vaulter's high risk predicament inevitably expose themselves.
Two major traditional pole vault problems are plainly revealed to you in this video:
Problem number one, out-of-control excessive running speed is being applied by the vaulter
and, major problem two, the vaulter is pushing the bending pole forward while not allowing
the bent pole's immediate elemental horizontal rotation.
The negative results increase exponentially as the pole vaulter's body becomes precariously
suspended above the slide-way box while entangled with the crossbar and desperately struggling
to descend over the safety of the landing mats.
Here, you are seeing the traditionally poorly performed common pole vault training exercise
responsible for haplessly encouraging the dangerous techniques you witnessed moments
ago. Improperly executed, this exercise naively teaches pole vaulters how to use their lower
arm as a weapon to forcibly push the resisting pole forward in a battle the vaulter is certain
to lose.
Closer observation will avail to you that the person assisting the vaulter during this
exercise is providing the extra energy and balance which holds in place the suspended
vaulter's position challenging the resistance of the bent pole.
In this example, without the support of the assistant, you can see how the bending pole
reacts uncontrollably to the excessive force exerted upon it by the vaulter's lower arm.
Contrary to these negative results, applying our Air Strike modifications and principles,
this elementary exercise becomes an extraordinary tool for safely training pole vaulters how
to correctly, efficiently and consistently execute immediate horizontal rotation of the
bending pole vault pole.