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Thanks for the feedback, I've ordered two poles: 16' 15.3 and 16' 14.8. I know I've gotta work on that push. At FISU in Izmir, Bjorn Otto told me I need to vault more like this (as he mimed a pole vaulter going straight up with his hands), instead of like this (as he mimed a pole vaulter flagging of...

Thanks for the feedback. I feel more comfortable on the 4.90m poles but that's mostly because I've jumped a lot more on them. I originally thought 5m 15.5 and 15.0 but maybe I should tighten that up a touch.

Quick question regarding poles. I currently have two 16' Spirit poles (16.6, 15.8) and two 16'5'' Spirit poles (16.7, 16.0). As you can see these two sets of poles are pretty much the same. Now, I'm consistently jumping on the two biggest (16'-15.8 and 16'5''-16.0) which feel pretty much the same. I...

Thanks for the advice Mighty Mouse, I agree that a helmet likely will not protect against a catastrophic head injury. Instead, proper technique and good coaching should be of utmost importance. Nevertheless, even the most experienced vaulters get hit in the head by falling crossbars or poles, occasi...

Hi, Long time lurker, fist time poster. I recently suffered a head injury (minor concussion) and my doctor advised me that I should begin wearing a helmet while pole vaulting. I did a quick search on helmets, but found mixed results. As there are no pole vault specific helmets (at least none that I'...