Definition of "crushing" the pole

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Definition of "crushing" the pole

Unread postby kmonty51 » Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:02 pm

Can someone tell me exactly what is meant by crushing the pole? I had always thought it meant overbending the pole; however, someone said that's not exactly correct. They said it means when a vaulter begins bending the pole while still in contact with the runway (which also could cause overbending, but overbending can happen other ways, as well).
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:41 pm

Overbending and overrotating the pole.
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