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Unread postby Decamouse » Thu Feb 05, 2004 8:57 am

Have made 530's actually made 550's bu not for use in PV - but could - but no need until the first 7' guy that runs 10.3 decides to vault
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Unread postby PV Knox » Wed Feb 18, 2004 9:26 am

I named one of those black 12' training poles Bob Marley. I named another one of those poles Widow Maker because a friend of mine busted his arm on the cement (breaking it) trying to jump on that pole. My 13' in the 10th grade, I named instant 12' because my PR was 10' 6" and when I jumped on the pole for the first time, I cleared 12' instantly. My 15' I call Danielle after an old gf. :o
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Unread postby vaulterpunk » Wed Feb 18, 2004 3:46 pm

we have a pole nicknamed "the poo" because its brown
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Unread postby Atleetwinvaulter » Wed Feb 18, 2004 6:47 pm

well we have this old school maxim that use to be red and the paint was all nasty and such so my twin and i painted it "color changing paint, ;ile what u see on cars" so that the thing looks black from far away then when u get up to it changes from like blue to purple to green, the thing is a total beast, and it looks hot (sounds kinda werid i know).... my brother and i call it..... Excalibur.... haha
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Unread postby dbulick » Fri Feb 20, 2004 12:00 am

I got a pole about 2 weeks before my district meet my junior year that my coach pawned off some other school. Well the thing was like a 15' 180 i think it was an altius. It had blue and white tape, but looked hideous since it was about 2,000 years old when we finally got it. Good ole blue tiger is what we named it. It was impossible to jump on the thing had no bend.
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Unread postby Axe » Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:30 pm

nick name "Pimpin' Pole"
Rocket (one of the new ones)
12'6''/160
Flex- Don't know
Its black W/ the words "Pimpin' Pole" written in big black letters accross the top of the tape
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Unread postby jhesch » Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:42 pm

ill have to make some names for two new poles im gettin tomorrow. they're them ESSX flames..... how about Spitfire and Speed Demon... (trying to keep with the flaming motif)
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Unread postby KYLE ELLIS » Thu Feb 26, 2004 2:13 pm

i dont stay on a pole long enough to get to know it
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Unread postby saraf » Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:21 pm

[size=18]DO YOU NICKNAME YOUR POLES?

WHAT HAVE YOU NICKNAMED THEM?

NICKNAME____RED___________________

BRAND_____carbon fx_____________________

SIZE POLE _____14'6__________________

FLEX______who knows______________________

NICKNAME______orange_________________

BRAND_______carbon fx___________________

SIZE POLE ______15'_________________

FLEX___________20.0_________________


NICKNAME______yellow_________________

BRAND______carbon fx____________________

SIZE POLE ______15'_________________

FLEX_________19.3___________________


NICKNAME_____green__________________

BRAND_____ESSX_____________________

SIZE POLE ___15'____________________

FLEX_________18.6___________________


NICKNAME_____blue__________________

BRAND_____carbon fx_____________________

SIZE POLE _______15'________________

FLEX______17.9______________________


NICKNAME_____purple__________________

BRAND_____carbon fx_____________________

SIZE POLE _______15'________________

FLEX__________17.2__________________

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Unread postby OAKPV2004 » Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:26 pm

are those the color of the tape you use on your pole? :confused:
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Unread postby Caseman33 » Fri Feb 27, 2004 7:35 pm

lol...cool names
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Unread postby saraf » Fri Feb 27, 2004 8:02 pm

well i used those color sharpie to color a little bit of the pole. its a bit confusing i have 2 165's and 2 175's and its so i don't get them all mixed up
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