13'6 skypole to 14'7 Spirit

[CHSVAULT]

ok guys i dont know if i made a mistake here but here goes
anyway i was blowing way through the pit with the skypole and it was not throwing me anywhere:( so i ordered a new 14'7 spirit....... practiced a lil today couldnt get quite through bend was half there worked for about 30 minutes total jumping....... so did i make a mistake going longer? do i just need to give it time and practice a lil more just to break it in.? please give tips on what i need to do

[superchau88]

what were the weight ratings on those suckers?

[RoySloppy]

thats a very big jumpin poles, a 13 6 to a 14 7. whatever happened to a 14 foot ucs? or maybe you could have went up to a stiffer 13 6? why did you go up a entire foot?

[CHSVAULT]

skypole 170 spirit 175 i weight about 168

[RoySloppy]

wow thats a big jump in poles

[CHSVAULT]

i just felt like i was ready for a diffrent pole length and stiffness im sure ill eventually get on it but i was just looking for tips to help me do it quicker

[RoySloppy]

yeah a different pole length would have been a 14 foot pole, but good luck to you anyways, im sure youll work it out.

[rainbowgirl28]

i just felt like i was ready for a diffrent pole length and stiffness im sure ill eventually get on it but i was just looking for tips to help me do it quicker

Get a better plant and borrow some poles that are in between.

There aren't any shortcuts in pole vaulting. You don't magically jump higher by grabbing a bigger pole, you have to earn it.

[CHSVAULT]

well one thing i did notice is last year when i first got my sky the first couple days i didnt even get a bend or anything it was horrible now i crunch that pole out

[RoySloppy]

i just felt like i was ready for a diffrent pole length and stiffness im sure ill eventually get on it but i was just looking for tips to help me do it quicker

Get a better plant and borrow some poles that are in between.

There aren't any shortcuts in pole vaulting. You don't magically jump higher by grabbing a bigger pole, you have to earn it.

couldnt have said it better.

[rainbowgirl28]

well one thing i did notice is last year when i first got my sky the first couple days i didnt even get a bend or anything it was horrible now i crunch that pole out

The pole didn't change, you just got better at pole vaulting.

[superchau88]

i go up poles in foot long increments. here is a complete list of my pole transitions:

12' 110 110*
12' 120 110*
12' 130 110*
13' 130 110*
13' 135 115*
13' 140 120*
13' 145 120*
13' 150 120*
14' 125 120*
14' 130 120*
14' 135 120*
14' 140 120*

*my weight

i've only used skypoles to mess around on. i really don't like them at all, i prefer ucs over anything else and that is all i use except for an occassional mystic (13' 145) or pacer (13' 140). everything else i use or have are all ucs.