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- Mon Jul 29, 2013 5:11 pm
- Forum: Pole Vault Safety
- Topic: Potential Pole Vault Safety System
- Replies: 8
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Re: Potential Pole Vault Safety System
When done correctly, a pole vaulter should land well back in the pit and no where near the pole vault box. Eliminating hard surfaces around the back and sides of the vaulting landing area especially with some of the minimum sized pits should be a far greater concern to any competent pole vault coac...
- Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:51 am
- Forum: Pole Vault Safety
- Topic: Potential Pole Vault Safety System
- Replies: 8
- Views: 48587
Potential Pole Vault Safety System
Hello all, I am a senior mechanical engineering student at Georgia Tech currently working on a pole vault safety system in conjunction with engineers at National Instruments. As far as our background research has shown, the current market for safety (most importantly, safety within the box) in pole ...