pole question

[essxpv91]

So my season has began about a couple weeks ago and im starting to get back to my full run approach ( 7 steps ). As of now im on a 14ft 170lb Spirit with a flex of 16.4. We have another older 14ft 170 Pacer carbon (16.8 Flex) and a older 14 6ft Skypole Carbon 160lbs. As of now im using the SKypole and Spirit but eventually i will be moving up poles. The only two poles after that would be our 15ft 165 lb essx (19.4 flex i believe) and a brand new 14ft 175lb Pacer Fx (15.5).

MY question is, which pole would be the best choice to move up to when i am starting to blow through the other ones. I just dont want to be stuck when the time comes and make the wrong decision.
By the way i am a Junior, around 5 10' and 158 lbs.
thanks

[rainbowgirl28]

Depends on how high you are holding and if you are getting too much penetration or too much pole bend or both.

[ArcadiaPV]

I'm going through the same thing with one of my athletes right now. You should go from the 14' 170 to the 14' 175. Then after that you have a gap in poles before the 15' 165. Really you need a mid 20s flex 15' after the 14' 175. or a 14'6" 170 to help with the transition.

[essxpv91]

well im holding as high as i can on the spirit (13'6) and around 13 10" on the sky pole. i know theres a pretty big gap but we dont really have the money to fill that gap because weve already bough 4 poles this year.

as of now im not penetrating deep at all but i figured once i am able to use the 14 175 from 7 penetrating deep and the 14 170's from a 6 step, i will be able to use the 15 165 from 7 steps.
does that sound like a good idea?