Men's Finals Pole Break Pictures

[dj]

pole vaulters should not be breaking poles!!!!!!!!

they are vaulting wrong or the pole is made wrong!!!!!!!!!

unless alllllllllll those poles are getting damaged!!!!!!!!!

not!!!!!!!!!!!

dj

[Bruce Caldwell]

I assure you that poles are not made wrong

To say they are is a Risky opinion!

However I agree some vaulters may be jumping poorly.

It may be just a matter of too high of a handgrip on not a stiff enough pole.

Many started out on soft poles due to weather conditions and many did not move up in stiffness rapidly enough to accommodate the better conditions and need for a stiffer pole.
In the meet 3 poles broke only one was ESSX and I believe this is the reason they all broke as stated above.

I am finding out as of this weekend even World class coaches are not informed on how to select the proper size pole for their athlete.
Moving from one size pole to another is difficult to manage.
I think there needs to be more education on this matter. It is the manufacturers who need to educate the public in the art of pole selection.
I will set out to publish my new book the art of pole selection in the next 90 days, I Will keep you all posted on the release date!
for now go to www.therightpole.com a free site pass the web site around to others to help them.
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[bjvando]

There will NEVER be a perfect pole, there will NEVER be a perfect jump......................

S#%T happens..... Poles WILL break, regardless on how perfect your pole selection is, regardless how perfect your jump is....

YES! we can try our hardest to make sure a pole doesn't break, but poles will break. The percentages of poles breaking are very low considering the amount of jumps taken...

I belive that the pole breaks i've seen this year. ( all very similar to the pole breaks at NCAA's) have been "healthy" pole breaks. The vaulter would do a semi-back flip and land about 3-4' into the pit. Very little harm done. We have seen some bad injuries from pole breaks, but for the most part, there have not been any catastrophic injuries due to pole breaks.. We should make sure we are on the correct poles, but that is where coaching comes in. The coach is respsonsible for the vaulters actions...
comments?

[Powervaulter]

I agree that pole breaks will happen even though we try to avoid them. And by all means, we should try to avoid breaking poles. The damage that can be done is sometimes physical, but also psychological as well.

The first time I broke a pole was at the Ontario High School Championships. I got up and jumped a PR that day, to win my age class.

Another time I broke my left index finger.

I haven't broken a pole for over 3 years now, and thank goodness for that!

Now, I have a question... what is the reason for holding 6" to 18" from the end of the pole? I wouldn't mind hearing a response from the pole manufacturer's point of view.

I know lots of people who hold within 1" of the end of the pole. Is this a no-no?

Also, if you're holding 6" from the top, could you cut off the top (not that I've ever done this, I'm honestly just curious)?

P.S. I tried the pole calculator, which was very interesting. The poles recommended are not the ones I am currently using, but that's because I'm holding near the top of my poles.

[Powervaulter]

Oh yeah... what's the difference between a "Power Vaulter" and a "Swing Vaulter."

I hope I haven't chosen the wrong user name.

[Bruce Caldwell]

Oh yeah... what's the difference between a "Power Vaulter" and a "Swing Vaulter."

I hope I haven't chosen the wrong user name.

Power Vaulter Aggressive needs slightly stiffer pole
Swing Vaulter passive