pv books
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 9:05 pm
are there any fun pole vault books to read out there?
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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 9:49 pm
Billy Olsen's autobiography is my favorite pole vaulting book I have read so far
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 10:23 pm
By far, the BEST pole vault book ever written is "Mechanics of the Pole Vault," by Dr. R.V. Ganslen, now deceased. The last printing of the book was in 1980, and it was considered the bible of pole vaulting. There were multiple editions of it, and it's very hard to find, although I've seen it in a few librarys here and there. It has everything it it, from technique, to training, to photo sequences, history, cultural perspective, you name it. It is dated, but still very educational.
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:07 am
I got one of em. Lots of pictures of the old guys and it gives details about those vaulters ht, wt, spd in the 100yd, grip, pr etc. Just like beckas pv chart of the 6m guys
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:25 am
ah..so where would i find this autobiography?
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:31 am
meg wrote:ah..so where would i find this autobiography?
Amazon or Ebay
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:15 pm
lonestar wrote: It is dated, but still very educational.
someone out there should create a new one for pole vaulting in this day in age. its so hard to find any books for vaultin.
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:13 pm
What do you mean by 'this day and age'? I see little need for a new book if there are older ones that sufficiently describe the vault and are very beneficial, like the one lonestar described.
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:16 pm