Basics - The Pull and Turn

1. Once fully rocked back, the vaulter initiates a 1/4 turn around the pole and brings his hands to the center of his body. From this position the vaulter can initiate an effective pull, turn, and extension very similiar to a powerclean.
2. A vaulter that tries to pull with the pole at his side is in an ineffective position to generate much energy from the pull, and usually ends up rotating his body out into a spin - causing the pole to uncoil into empty air and waste the energy that was stored in it.