Athletic Training

THE POLE-VAULT 113 nearer or farther will make it right. Then he should go back l~ more paces and come up to this mark at an easy run. Care should be taken to see that the jumping foot strikes this mark. If it does the vaulter is ready for work. The height at which the pole is held de– pends upon the height of the bar it is desired to clear; therefore the higher the pole is held the farther back from the take-off must be the point to be struck by the jumping foot in running to the bar. When the pole is in– serted in the hole, and the vaulter's arms ex– tended, a triangle is made by the pole, the athlete's body, and the ground. Just before the jump is made the vaulter will be standing for an instant on his toes with his arms ex– tended. The angle made by his body and the ground should be nearly a right angle. The vaulter should exercise care not to jump from a point too far away from the pole or he will swing in against it, and if he gets too close to the pole he will receive a jolt backward. The object is to get a full swing upward and for– ward without any undue jolt from the pole as it strikes the ground. This will require