BASIC
DRILLS
This
list will grow but here's a few basic examples/drills for us old guys
who learned the wrong way - to take off under and drive the bottom.
If
a pole weighed 200 lbs, you could only get it to vertical by pushing at
a 90 degree angle - Do the same with a small pole
DON'T
grab the bar. The objective is to put pressure on your hands and keep
them ahead of your hips.
You're
in the air before the pole hits the ground. If you don't reach up or if
you lean away, you fall on your back.
If
you can't straddle you're leading with your hips and not your chest. Keep
the hands moving!
Sliding
the pole from a close run makes you jump up when you push your hands up.
Swing
in one motion. If your left leg can go up the pole you are vertical and
less likely to flag out.
