please help/ pole trouble
Posted: Thu May 15, 2003 9:38 pm
by mcminkz05
ok, i weigh about 136, and have been jumping on a 11-6 130. i am now crushing that pole, and not having enuff time to even get my legs up, b4 im to the bar, w/ standards all the way back. so now i need to move up a pole, but my stupid school only has a 14-0 140, and a 12-8 150. which pole shud i try? id like to be able to hold near the top, and get decent bend in it. i have a decent plant USUALLY, and decent speed USUALLY.
Posted: Thu May 15, 2003 10:56 pm
by lonestar
Didn't you ask this like a month ago?
The 12'8 150 - you can hold closer to the top than on the 14'er and the stiffer weight rating will pick you up better.
Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 9:16 am
by indestructo
I agree.... go with the 12'8" 150.... A jump to the 14ft pole would be downright dangerous.... Don't move your handgrip right to the top of the 12'8" tho.... work your way up ther egradually. Good luck!
hello
Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 11:27 am
by Bruce Caldwell
a 12-8 150. which pole shud i try
12'8" ????? Make sure the pole has a butt re-enforcement at the end or that the pole is not cut off the top. I could be wrong but I do not know of a company that makes that length. Look at the engraved part of the pole it should tell you the length. I suspect you are comparing a pole that could be illegal because it is altered and the 150 lbs rating is not giving you a true stiffness due to the altering.
IF funds at school are tough try finding a used pole on this site or go to the pole peddlers site.
http://ryanf.topcities.com/ But first visit the pole calculator to determine the best size pole for your ability
http://www.essxsport.com It is free and you do not have to give us your email. It is a non- advertising site.
