If it's not working CHANGE IT

Well Fridays meet was a big let down, I had a goal of 17' and failed badly. I only managed 15'9" my only bar. So after that i went back to the drawing board talked some things over with coach and well changed it all. No more 8 strides for now just 6 or 7, no more 16' poles for now just 15' or my new 15'6"ers. Well Monday I got things rolling right away from 6 strides i was on a 15' 165 gripping 14'6" and taking off at 12'. I am really working on increasing my angle and hold higher then the sail piece. From 7 lefts which is a run I have never had I was taking off at 13' on a 15' 18.1 then transitioned to a new pole of mine 15' 17.4. Things were definitely changing, my take off was free and i was finishing every vault. Till the end were I was getting tired. I made a 16'6"bungee cleanly gripping 14'8"ish. So for the rest of indoor my goal is to work on my take- off angle and finish every vault. I will jump at OU this weekend and use my new run and 15' poles. Hope to see ya there.
"I STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO AND BIG THINGS TO COME"

Moving It Up

Well Monday was another day of working on the finer points of my vault, i also moved my grip up about 5-6 inches. Spence and I ended our sessions with a little comp. which i ended up winning in unimpressive fashion. I managed to clear 5.70, and 5.80 on first attempt then blowing through pretty bad at 4.90. Spencer's leg are bothering him a little bit but he looked pretty solid off the ground. Overall my take-off was out where it needed to be and poles seem to move really good for such a high grip. I ended up gripping 15'3" on my 4.90 22.4 that's the pole i finished the first meet on. One more jump session Wednesday and the the razorback invite Friday.

Changes

After watching video of Last Friday and Monday's vault sessions, I took some notes and went to make some changes.I forced myself to keep the pole on my hip thus making my last three strides really fast. Once I figured this out man what a difference, my pole drop was fast and smooth and I moved poles really good. I was easily flying over a bungee at 5.30m and on a really big stick for practice. Working with Spencer is great, for a young guy he has alot to offer. Our vault styles are alot alike and we can help each other out alot. Friday is going to be a mini meet and maybe I will find the cord and get some video up.

Back At It

Well with some light training over the weekend I decided to go back and work on some of my off the ground technique today. I had about 6 really good jumps from 6 lefts that I kept my leg straight on my swing and got on my back really well. Then Spencer, Chad and I had a little Bungee comp. we started a 15' and I ended up making 15' 15'6" 16' cleanly from my 8 step run but my timing and swing are still a bit off. I need to get my long run together and raise my grip some. hopefully this week of having no meets will help me put something together. But right now i feel like my short is tons better then my long.

First Meet 2008

Well first meet is under my belt, it didn't go like I wanted. I reverted back to some bad habits in my technique and it cost me. I let the pole get off my hip before I planted I also was gripping a little too wide again and I didn't keep top hand pressure to well thus making me get off the pole to early. I did manage to make 4.75 by a mile but nudged off 4.90 all 3 times. I plan on getting 3 sessions in next week and skip any comps. next weekend. Overall my run is great and really fast now I need to really work on my off the ground technique.

Another Good vault Session

I had another good day of jumping today. I warmed up from 6 lefts then got busy working on my 8 left approach. It seemed like I had a break through today, I was hitting my mid every run and really attacking the box I got on my 4.90 23.2 and was really get some good fly away. My take off felt some good and coach Compton helped me to drop the pole a little better then just placing it in the box. I feel like this was a great set up for Fridays meet.

First Day from Long Run

Well today I had a vault session at the U 0f A, I moved back to 6 strides then to 8. All my jumps from 8 went really good. I got on my 4.90 160 and turned up 10 jumps in a row. Right now my focus was on a solid take off and good technique. All jumps went well and overall I feel good about today's practice. I will try to get one more session on Wednesday then compete Friday night.

Tomarrow I will have a jump session @ the UofA and see how well long run goes haven't been on long run since August. I will let everyone Know how it goes.

New Year New Chance at my Goal

I am starting this blog to keep all my friends up to date with my progress on making my goal of making 2008 Olympic trials. 2008 is a renewal for me in manys ways. I split from a bad training partner, training situation, and redeveloped my focus on my goals. I started from the bottom and been working my way up. I also have a new sponsor/team in vaultiletics, Thanks Wes. I also have a great family supporting me, Chantelle, Madi, and Cooper. I have jumped at 2 meets in Dec. and NH'd at KSU and jumped 15'9" at ORU from 5 lefts. I had an MRI in late Dec. and found out my knee is ok and training is back @ 100%. My next meet is Jan. 11 @ Arkansas hope to see some of you there. Eventually I will post some training pics and video.