Skin-the-Cat to L Position Pole Vault Drill

Hey Amy looks amazing doing that - she is definitely an awesome gymnast, and I am sure a great pole vaulter too - good display :) James x

haha well actually when i first started i could barely do one... but i had a great training partner this past year and an amazing coach that pushed us... now we do 3 sets of 10 on a high bar for a usual workout. But rings are a lot harder!! I think we do something similar, we just go from a hanging position and keep both legs straight, all the way to the bar, then extend upward into a bubka. Its tougher to do it slowly!! We dont go backwards and come back again the way you girls do.

be careful when you do this. Its great to build strength but when you vault you only want to be in the "L" position a fraction of a second before extending upward.

Let me guess...you tried it and couldn't do it right? ;)

I like the "Steven Move!!" in the background. Isn't it just like little kids to be in the way?

Be aware, it's MUCH harder than Amy makes it look. Don't get discouraged ;)

have to try that^^

I know this is dumb but I'm going to ask anyway. Is that Amy Chow?

Not dumb; in fact nice catch. Yes. It's Amy Chow from the '96 and 2000 US Olympic gymnastics teams.