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DJ and Kyle are right on target with what I was thinking. The conditions and training that produced Bubka don’t exist today anywhere I am aware of. In this country we are producing a lot of 4 meter HS girls and 5.20 HS boys vaulters. I feel this is a direct result of the Pole Vault clubs and private...

Why hasn’t anyone broken Bubkas world record. We have the correct model, Bubka was not a super human athlete. The Americans, the Europeans or anyone else on the planet can’t produce a vaulter capable of breaking Bubkas record. Why not? Its something you won’t read about on any web site, in a book or...

I don't think it hurts to go down this road just to make sure we aren't overlooking the next fiberglass pole. (And someone else doesn't) With that in mind I was in my garage last nite and I noticed that there was a double tapered carbon fiber strut on a 6 year old mountain bike, so bike makers do it...

Good point and the bottom line. I do think the internal blader could be reused many times however the external mold is an opportunity. If someone could figure this out they would have a better pole than is curently being produced. What if some world class vaulter showed up with one of these and set ...

The bladder can expand only to the outside of the mold. Gill makes their carbon fiber javes this way now. The sail piece is a attempt to do what a larger cross section does with less material. The size and length of taper would allow you to control how the pole acts. Now thats a great idea how about...

Silicone rubber and the blader would conform to the inside of the mold. Poles are made now with an external silicone rubber blader. You could could infact increase the density of the laminate over the poles now produced. Read big deal.

It seems to me a double tapered pole could be made that would eliminate the need for a sail piece be lighter and with greater hoop strength. You could use a mold with and inflatable blader over which is stretched a tubular braid of composite materials. (Think Chinese finger trap) Multiple layers, di...

My daughter changed schools her Jr. Year. I had been a volunteer vault coach at her previous school and offered myself in the same capacity at the new school. A 7th grade girl I started coaching that year jumped 8’. 8th grade year jumped 10’6”, 9th 12’, 10th 12’4”, 11th 12’7”, 12th 13’1” official, m...

Thanks for all the good input. The area around the box is a tough one. All vaulters need to take care of safety first, proper size poles and technique, don’t let go of the pole if you are short or rejected and develop the skill to do a 360 and land back on the runway. There are those situations howe...

Good ideas move fast I just got a quote back for 900 Sq' net thats 45% larger than the largest pits now for $2245.00. It has a perimeter rope and double layer with 4x4" net overlayed with a soft 2x2" net to make it easy to get out of says the manufacturer. Its also OSHA approved for fall p...

I have lots of ideas and have been thinking about this for some time. I have jumped on everything and nothing, literally 14' and no pit but we were men when I was a boy. I was thinking about a 30' x 30' landing area with the net buns extending about twice as far as the largest now and full width. Si...

Has anyone ever seen a pit made out of netting. I have been playing with some designs and have come to the conclusion that a net pit could be very large offering more protection than foam pits at 1/10th the cost. Trapeze artist and people who are shot out of cannons fall from 2 to 5 times the height...