Old Pole Vault memory

[Glory]

So I have been vaulting for about 8 years now..for some reason i was remembering back when i was in highschool seeing someone put their pole in the box then flip it end over end several times to mark their step..I was curious if anyone out there had seen this or any other weird pole vault related things..just curious..thought it was a funny memory

[LHSvaulter]

i do that to find my steps after 3 lefts. the distance between my left foot strikes is 13', so i just use my pole to measure instead of running back. I do get some funny looks though when I do it.

[Sean/vaulter/naeS]

HA HA freshman year we were watching the JV competition and there was a kid vaulting who did not where compression shorts. After that meet he has forever been known as sneaky snake.

[rainbowgirl28]

Catching the poles for those cute boy pole vaulters from the other high schools, in 1999

[pvtaz]

While I was working my first Bronco Invite, I almost got flattened by a girl on a brand new pole...OUCH and watching Emily Mattoon jump for the first time

[drcurran]

Back in the day! We used our pole all the time to mark steps. Example would be - 4 pole lenght + part of a pole length which we marked on the pole with tape. Worked great - "we don't need a tape measure" !