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13'6 skypole to 14'7 Spirit
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 7:49 pm
by CHSVAULT
ok guys i dont know if i made a mistake here but here goes
anyway i was blowing way through the pit with the skypole and it was not throwing me anywhere:( so i ordered a new 14'7 spirit....... practiced a lil today couldnt get quite through bend was half there worked for about 30 minutes total jumping....... so did i make a mistake going longer? do i just need to give it time and practice a lil more just to break it in.? please give tips on what i need to do
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 7:51 pm
by superchau88
what were the weight ratings on those suckers?
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 7:57 pm
by RoySloppy
thats a very big jumpin poles, a 13 6 to a 14 7. whatever happened to a 14 foot ucs? or maybe you could have went up to a stiffer 13 6? why did you go up a entire foot?
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 7:57 pm
by CHSVAULT
skypole 170 spirit 175 i weight about 168
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 7:59 pm
by RoySloppy
wow thats a big jump in poles
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:00 pm
by CHSVAULT
i just felt like i was ready for a diffrent pole length and stiffness im sure ill eventually get on it but i was just looking for tips to help me do it quicker
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:01 pm
by RoySloppy
yeah a different pole length would have been a 14 foot pole, but good luck to you anyways, im sure youll work it out.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:02 pm
by rainbowgirl28
CHSVAULT wrote:i just felt like i was ready for a diffrent pole length and stiffness im sure ill eventually get on it but i was just looking for tips to help me do it quicker
Get a better plant and borrow some poles that are in between.
There aren't any shortcuts in pole vaulting. You don't magically jump higher by grabbing a bigger pole, you have to earn it.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:04 pm
by CHSVAULT
well one thing i did notice is last year when i first got my sky the first couple days i didnt even get a bend or anything it was horrible now i crunch that pole out
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:04 pm
by RoySloppy
rainbowgirl28 wrote:CHSVAULT wrote:i just felt like i was ready for a diffrent pole length and stiffness im sure ill eventually get on it but i was just looking for tips to help me do it quicker
Get a better plant and borrow some poles that are in between.
There aren't any shortcuts in pole vaulting. You don't magically jump higher by grabbing a bigger pole, you have to earn it.
couldnt have said it better.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:10 pm
by rainbowgirl28
CHSVAULT wrote:well one thing i did notice is last year when i first got my sky the first couple days i didnt even get a bend or anything it was horrible now i crunch that pole out
The pole didn't change, you just got better at pole vaulting.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:19 pm
by superchau88
i go up poles in foot long increments. here is a complete list of my pole transitions:
12' 110 110*
12' 120 110*
12' 130 110*
13' 130 110*
13' 135 115*
13' 140 120*
13' 145 120*
13' 150 120*
14' 125 120*
14' 130 120*
14' 135 120*
14' 140 120*
*my weight
i've only used skypoles to mess around on. i really don't like them at all, i prefer ucs over anything else and that is all i use except for an occassional mystic (13' 145) or pacer (13' 140). everything else i use or have are all ucs.