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by Horse
Tue May 17, 2005 1:20 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - Equipment
Topic: Looking for some STIFF poles
Replies: 4
Views: 2865

Sry i havent gotten back to you sooner Rainbowgirl28, ive been real busy lately. Just have a couple questions first how stiff is the 16'9" 220 11.8 Pacer Carbon 1998 or should i say how big is Kris (ht, wt, and how fast was he)...i made a mistake and bought a pole once that was too stiff for me and ...
by Horse
Mon May 09, 2005 4:30 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - Equipment
Topic: Looking for some STIFF poles
Replies: 4
Views: 2865

Looking for some STIFF poles

Currently I am vaulting on a 5.10m 13.9 ESSX carbon (really awesome pole), but am looking for something stiffer like 13.2 (or around there preferably stiffer) and a 12.5 (or around there preferably stiffer) and lengths of 5.00m to 5.20m. I hold about 4.90 on the 5.10 pole to get it even stiffer, but...
by Horse
Fri Apr 22, 2005 5:10 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - Equipment
Topic: ESSX BUTTPLUGS
Replies: 6
Views: 4506

Essx butt plugs

i thought bruce told the plugs were really durable, but i have had the poles less than a year 2x5.10m (14.6 and 13.9 flex) poles, lost one plug but the other one on the pole i mostly used has already been destroyed...looked when i was moving the plug to the 13.9 pole and saw the pole completely push...
by Horse
Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:09 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - College
Topic: Dislocated shoulder, not fun!
Replies: 17
Views: 14055

Dislocated right shoulder 3 times by the time i was 13

By the time I was 13 i had dislocated my right shoulder 3 times and fractured it once; the first two and the fracture, before the age of 7, and the last one when i was 13...i was high jumping in jr hs when i was having step problems and finally said the hell with it and took off the ground....guess ...
by Horse
Wed Apr 14, 2004 12:59 am
Forum: Pole Vault Safety
Topic: Accident in Oregon
Replies: 25
Views: 29916

reminds me of an accident i had at reno pole vault summit in 2003...got too eager and my technique fell apart after holding about 6 inches too high on a pole (was about at 15'10" grip) and got the pole to vertical and it stalled...i tried to get it to go off to one of the sides unsuccessfully and en...
by Horse
Wed Mar 31, 2004 10:11 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - Equipment
Topic: Question regarding a rather thick Carbon Pole
Replies: 8
Views: 5230

Hayward meets

i am going to try to come up for the twilight and time permitting hopefully one all comers meet in the summer...just to let you know my name is Bryan Quinn
by Horse
Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:19 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Equipment
Topic: Question regarding a rather thick Carbon Pole
Replies: 8
Views: 5230

And i also hold about 2 to 3 inches from the top of the pole
by Horse
Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:18 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Equipment
Topic: Question regarding a rather thick Carbon Pole
Replies: 8
Views: 5230

Well i have done 16'1.25" in a meet came during indoor season this year, and have cleared 17'8" in practice over a bar cleanly in the past...the reason there is a such a big difference in heights is that i have terrible shin splints that hurt most days, but luckily not all days(icing them, toe taps,...
by Horse
Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:49 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Equipment
Topic: Question regarding a rather thick Carbon Pole
Replies: 8
Views: 5230

Question regarding a rather thick Carbon Pole

I have a 16' 210lb 13.0 flex carbon pole...i am 6'6' and weigh in at about 203-208lbs...i have had no luck being able to get this pole to bend at all...there is no prebend in the pole, i am jumping on a 16' 200lbs 9.4-15.1 (i dont know if it is 9.4 or 15.1 or somewhere inbetween) spirit holding low,...
by Horse
Mon Mar 08, 2004 3:52 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - General
Topic: Vault Nicknames?
Replies: 79
Views: 68021

Two seperate people that didnt know each other both started calling me Horse, one because i can out eat just about anyone and the other because of how big i was and my event versatility (6'6"205)...two years ago at our one day conference meet, i placed in 7 of 8 events...Decath 1st(held two weeks be...
by Horse
Sun Dec 28, 2003 4:08 am
Forum: Pole Vault - High School
Topic: Step Competition
Replies: 51
Views: 37492

3 lefts....10'
4 lefts....15'4"
5 lefts....16'
7 lefts....between 17'4" and 17'8" didnt touch bungee but couldnt tell how much it was saggin (the standards were at 18'3")
by Horse
Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:49 am
Forum: Pole Vault - General
Topic: jumping in the snow
Replies: 20
Views: 14320

You talk about having snow during the winter at a meet...two years ago at my conference Multis Championship, both days were in sub 30 temps and snowing and this was towards the end of April and I live in South Central Oregon. The good side of things was a pr'd by 400pts overall and won the competiti...

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