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THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE AND DISTINCT BENIFITS TO THE BEHP POLE DESIGN: 1). AN INCREASED POLE ANGLE AT THE PLANT. When placed side by side, while griping the BEHP pole 6 inches from the top, the vaulter's grip is 1.5 inches below the axis of a conventional pole. This raises the angle of the pole by up...

What a great event this turned out to be! Thanks to Bob Crites, Mark Herns and all the volunteers who made it possible! There were two pits that ran from 9am to 8:30 PM. It looked like there was twice the number of vaulters than last year. Morgan Leleux 14ft. and Alex Bentley 17ft were the "Big...

Thanks, I really tried to tone it down.

OK. You just touched a nerve. Parent to parent: Do everything in your power NOT to have him run in any other event except maybe the 100m. Unless a State Championship is not something that is important to you. The training for the 4x800 would be like practicing yoga to learn how to wrestle and will d...

Actually, all three will probably need to go together. Because vaulting is considered a "skilled" event, In the beginning, even the most modest improvements will have you going to larger poles quickly. Because of wind and field conditions, as well as how you are jumping on a any given day,...

Interesting. Thanks.

Over the years, I discovered that the concept had been experimented with by individuals as well as manufacturers. Those concepts proved problematic (as did my first idea) for several reasons. Great medical center. Thanks.

Thanks for the great questions. There is an optimum angle. Like most things, more is usually not better. Unfortunately, some information is proprietary. You are most correct on several points. The closer the right hand is to the "designed deviation" [fabricated bend] the less the derived b...

First of all let me explain a few things you probably already know. The bend at the top of this pole has absolutely nothing to do with getting the pole to bend in any direction or otherwise. Poles today have a "pre-bend"(yes, poles are not actually straight) in them that takes care of that...

Alex Bentley jumped for the first time in competition on a patent pending, newly developed pole vault pole design at the Rice Twighlight Meet in Houston TX on Saturday, April 24, 2010. He completed three jumps on the inovative pole and cleared the bar on all three attempts. http://www.youtube.com/wa...