The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-20
FOR
POLE VAULTING
How To Make Ready Winners for the
Sport Now so Popular in the
Island Athletic Events.

either OF these things. some vauiters
IKE n long run. and depend entirely
on speed 20 take them over the bar.
While others take short sprint and
throw all their force and energy into
the leap. Hut whichever method 10
adopted. both the take off and the
starting point remain fixed spots ON tn
runway. and must be experimental
With until found. and then carefully
fixed
Whether In practice or In competi-
tion. and no matter what height the
bar may be. the pole should always
be measured before vauiting. This ia
dome oy stepping up to the posts and
holding the pole upright until II touches
the bar. Let Il fan back then and grasp
u With the lower hand one foot below
the point where u touched the cross
piece. For vaulter who takes OF
with the left foot. the lower hand IA
the left hand. For a man who takes
on with the right foot II Is just the
other way.
Having measured the pole the athlete
seizes u with both hands. thumbs up.
the left hand forward at the spot indi-
Gated, and the right hand from two and
hair To three feet farther up. He
then retreats TO the spot which he has
determined upon as his starting point.
lie stands In the middle OF the run
way with his pole pointing straight at
the uprights. and he fixes his eyes on
the bar. From this mSment ne does
not remove his gaze from the pine stick
or from the handkerchief which may
BE- hanging from IL. until he has made
his leap. lie should never look to see
where he r. placing the pole TO vault.
The pole win take care OF itself.
For going down the runway with the
pole styles differ. Some vauiters hold
the pole well up over the chest. while
others hold the pole well down. The
novice will ind ~ better to keep his
right or higher hand well up under his
head. The athlete starts down the run
way at full speed. and when he reaches
hts take OF he plants pole firmly into
the ground with all his force and
springs straight for the cross piece. The
moment his body leaves the ground the
right arm stretches taut and his body
swings towards the pole. The motion
~ the body as II rises ls n turning one.
the object being To twist and face the
poie. 80 that the heels may BE- lifted
over.
After the pole has been let go all Is
plain sailing. You have either made
your vault. or you have not. and all
you have o. do Is TO fall free. or bring
down the bar with you. No effort that
the athlete can now make to avoid the
AtAN VIII ANAi IAlIls az Nnt UlOtlOn. III
mid-olr II practically uncomfortable
cfter the pole has been abandoned. n
- easy to learn how % fall limp into
the soft ground below. and there is
never any danger attending this drop.
II u not permissible In vaulting IN
America 90 move the upper hand on
the pole. The lower hand may be
brought up. however. In England
climbing" the pole is allowed, and
athletes there frequently bring the
lower hand up above the other. Better
records have often been made by this
means
When training for this event the nov
Ice should not vault oftener than fifteer
times day. and he should never work
With the pole more frequently than thre.
times a week. ON the intervening day.
he should DO light work at sprinting
| Take every height three times. anc
then raise the bar. as II Is frequently
possible For man % clear n highe
mark after falling at the point below