Decamouse wrote:Low - slow - levered like crazy - weight more than pole rating - not sure how much the big spike mark halfway across the pole at one of the breaks had to do with it - the U of I kid who normally jumps on that pole was none to happy with the guy who borrowed it - James had jumped just over 15' on it the day before - but -stuff happens - someone borrows your pole -
PS: The pole was not brand new - James just took good care of it - also if you are almost sitting on the pit and you are still holding on to a 15' pole - you probably need to work on your take off
If you set on the pole it will break. You have to jump with the pole!!!
But yes stuff does happen when one loans out a pole. IF th eperson borrowing the poel spikes it, or over loads it , oyumay get the pole back that looks ok but could of been fatigued or overloaded.
It could break under normal use after that as the pole is stressed over and over the weak area.
If your take-off is under you can break a pole.
5 breaks is 99.99% of the time a pole that was too small for the vaulter.
I hate to see any brand pole break.
