Dam!!!!

Don't we all wish we had such imperfect jumping techniques - and still have
a 2.36 PB !!
Let's hope with his changing of take off leg, that his technique is better
for it.

Lindsay

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darrell Jones" <stlouisterp@...>
To: <highjump@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: [HJ] Re: Tim Forsyth


> Tim could have been another Dietmar Mogenburg type athlete. He is very
> tall
> and slender like the german Olympic champ from 84'. However, his
> technique
> left a lot to be desired. His runup was very slow, which works well if
> you
> are a power flopper and speed up as you approach the penultimate step. He
> wasn't a power flopper though. In addition, his layout over the bar did
> not
> contain an arch whatsover. He practically sat over the bar on most of his
> attempts and yet despite these imperfections, he still cleared 2.34 in
> Barcelona.
>
> Dwight, I wish you could have been Tim's coach. It obviously helped your
> cousin (Nordquist).
>
> Darrell Jones
>
>>From: "Lindsay Harrison" <wilbur_46@...>
>>Reply-To: highjump@yahoogroups.com
>>To: <highjump@yahoogroups.com>
>>Subject: Re: [HJ] Re: Tim Forsyth
>>Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 08:25:12 +1000
>>
>>DAN,
>>Tim is 32 now !
>>Here the link to his athlete profile - although I don't think it's been
>>update for a few years !
>>
>>http://www.athletics.org.au/athletes/profiles/profile.cfm?ObjectID=269&SearchQ\
ueryString=AthleteInitial%3DF
>>
>>I think in the press release, he was aiming for the qualifying height of
>>2.21 or 2.25 roughly !
>>I think his best is behind him, but still at those heights would be
>>competitive in the Commonwealth Games !
>>Good on him, for having "another crack at it"
>>Lindsay
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "DAN" <danthegod@...>
>>To: <highjump@yahoogroups.com>
>>Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 2:00 PM
>>Subject: [HJ] Re: Tim Forsyth
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Whoa. How old is he now? I still have his 7'8 jump on my computer
>> > from Barcelona in 1992! Even if he was 20 then he'd be at least 34
>> > by now...
>> >
>> > --- In highjump@yahoogroups.com, "Lindsay Harrison" <wilbur_46@c...>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Just thought I'd mention this announcement that came out the other
>> > day!
>> >>
>> >> Tim Forsyth (Australia) has indicated that he will be trying for a
>> > birth in
>> >> the Australian Commonwealth Games team for March 2006. Tim hasn't
>> > jumped
>> >> since Sydney 2000 - where he had an ankle injury. He has had 3
>> > operations
>> >> on it, but it obviously isn't 100%, as he has swapped to jumping
>> > from the
>> >> other foot. Will be interesting to see how he goes :-)
>> >>
>> >> Lindsay
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