Seymour, Indiana Ben Coomer says pole vaulting isn’t as easy as it looks.
“A big part of it is just getting comfortable,” the recent Seymour High School graduate said. “It’s kind of terrifying because you’re running full speed, and then you come to a little box in the ground and you plant your pole and all of a sudden you’re going several feet in the air.
“I’d say the other part of the technique is getting your legs straight. That’s a big part of it, and just committing to it because once you learn to vault, you run as hard as you can.” more
