Anyone else ever get stuck on thier pole?

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Anyone else ever get stuck on thier pole?

Unread postby vaultinggoat16 » Sat Mar 05, 2005 8:16 pm

I was just doing pop ups out of boredom and I went up and got the toe of my spikes stuck on the top of the pole...made for a wierd pop up...kinda red faced afterwards.
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Unread postby Carolina Extreme » Sun Mar 06, 2005 12:18 am

Check out this video from our website of a vaulter nearly loosing his manhood on the pole.

http://www.carolinaextreme.com/v/VaulterHungOnPole.mpg

OUCH!!! :eek:
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Unread postby CHC04Vault » Sun Mar 06, 2005 12:37 am

Does that mean the jumps that are done go to mens or womens now???
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