Pole Vault Debate: Do you need a good drive knee?

January 17, 2022

The best technical pole vaulter of all time?

This question is perhaps impossible answer. For decades people might have said Sergei Bubka or Maksim Tarasov. Training with the famous coach Vitali Petrov, Bubka’s form was a nearly perfect trail leg and drive knee up to vertical. The minimal downfalls in his technique could likely be attributed to his speed …