techniques to breaking poles?

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techniques to breaking poles?

Unread postby MillerTime » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:41 am

i had to use the same crappy 14' 135 pole for 2 years. i weigh 133, i have to hold 2 feet down and i still destroy it, i hate it!! gayest pole ever! i want to break this peice of crap. think if i hold at the top and just bend it as hard and fast as possible, will it break? or if i put alittle hole in it, will that help? i want this pole dead... :mad:
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Unread postby vaulter870 » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:16 am

just a thought but if you break that pole what else are you going to use?? and just to tell you breaking a pole can seriously hurt you!!! i saw a kid try and break a pole one time and he almost broke his back cause he got shot into the standards and then landed on the concrete. so maybe you just wanna hide the pole not break it
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Unread postby bjvando » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:58 am

trade someone that may need that pole...

" gayest pole ever!"

I wasnt aware that a pole could have a sexual orientation......
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Unread postby theczar » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:07 am

wow....ok
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Unread postby Cooleo111 » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:42 pm

I would recommend trading or selling the pole because you could end up with something "less gay" like money or a pole that works for you...if not, you could always take a hack saw to it and make a few stubbies. :yes:
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Unread postby VaultMarq26 » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:30 pm

Cooleo111 wrote: you could end up with something "less gay" like money :yes:


That is halarious.....the posts on this site never cease to amaze me
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Unread postby Vaultiletics » Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:19 am

This is the best technical and non technical post in the history of all the posts i have read... BJ is right trade it... plus a broken back would be much better than a severed spinal cord and a wheelchair for life... I can't comment my thoughts on the orientation... Becca would surly delete that post if I did!
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Unread postby MillerTime » Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:00 pm

oh and also, what do popsicle sticks do at the end of your pole? i remember doing that in high school, but i forget why we did it?
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Unread postby IndyCoach » Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:32 pm

a cheap way to help save the pole from the back of the box.
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Unread postby MillerTime » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:19 am

how does it make it better when you dont hit the back of the box? sorry, i dont know anything about pole vaulting except how to physically do it. should i invest in some delicious popsicles??
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:27 am

MillerTime wrote:how does it make it better when you dont hit the back of the box? sorry, i dont know anything about pole vaulting except how to physically do it. should i invest in some delicious popsicles??


Delicious popsicles are always a good investment on hot days. :star:
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Unread postby IndyCoach » Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:29 am

The popsicle sticks get scuffed up or even break rather than your pole getting banged up at the bottom. You can buy a protection sleeve like this one...
http://www.everythingtrackandfield.com/ ... ryID_E_221
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