You ever come up with a name or a phrase for something and all of a sudden it starts forming new meaning over time? For instance, when I came up with WINDERUP, at the most basic level it was simply what was said to me as I waited off to the side of the pole […]
3 Things Most High School and College Level Vaulters Need to Hear
1. You are only as strong as your greatest weakness You can keep telling yourself the flaws within your vaulting and training will go away on their own or you can take the time to fix them. This can be related to pole vault technique, such as a late plant, or can be related to […]
Pole Vault Safety and Performance
The most important thing in the pole vault is safety. Hands down. Nothing tops health and the ability to compete in the event in the first place. Second to safety is performance. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to set yourself up to vault safely and optimize your performance at the same time? I’d […]
Positions in the Pole Vault: Keeping Energy in Your Vault
The technical positions referenced in this post are used to help the vaulter flow from one part of their vault to the next. Passing through these positions with technical efficiency allows the vaulter to transfer the energy created through the run, into the takeoff and the rest of the vault. Because one position sets up the next, […]
Luke Wins Drake Relays with 5.53m(18’1.75″)
Luke Winder, my brother, won the Drake Relays pole vault competition with a clearance of 5.53m(18’1.75″), a personal record. Luke and my dad, Tim Winder, had a couple goals going into the competition. First, they wanted to finish every vault. This would essentially give my dad enough data to put together the correct “numbers” to […]
2016 Tips of the Week
During the Fall and Winter of 2016 I put together a few weekly videos giving some tips and advice on how to train for the pole vault and during the track and field offseason. These tips included how to set up your weekly training, ab workouts, upper body, etc. These tips were intended to be used by […]
Three Best Straight Pole Drills
These drills are extremely important for vaulters of all ability levels. They are perfect for vault practice or in warm ups before meets. You will see just about every elite pole vaulter do these drills or some form of these drills before meets or in practice. They help to slow things down and work on […]
The Running Plant Drill
The Running Plant Drill is of the most important drills in pole vaulting. This is not a drill for learning how to bend the pole. This drill is used to help the vaulter bend the pole correctly. A good plant gets you on bigger poles. Bigger poles make you go higher. Working on your plant […]
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