Your Enemy the Vaulting BOX

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Bruce Caldwell
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Your Enemy the Vaulting BOX

Unread postby Bruce Caldwell » Sat Apr 26, 2003 11:44 am

Your Enemy the Vaulting BOX :mad:
Have you ever vaulted on the perfect pole in practice and gone to a meet and you could not get on that pole at all it was very stiff? :o

OR vice-a-versa you go to a meet and even though you have a bit more adrenaline you really mush out your poles that fit you in practice?
:crying:

You scratch your head,
You wonder,
You are baffled.

:confused:
Here is one possible answer that very few consider! :idea:
When vaulting boxes are installed they are done so properly and to the correct height required.
Over the years the runways have improved;
By adding asphalt to the existing surface and then at a later date add a rubberized surface
,
[size=150]the box is now another ½â€Â
I love the PV, it is in my DNA

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BrandoAZ
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Unread postby BrandoAZ » Sat Apr 26, 2003 3:00 pm

Wow. Quite interesting.......

I didnt realize it was that improtant. My big problems are standards in our high schools rarly are well marked and the ones that are tend to be different! :(


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