What to do w/ a broken pole

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Unread postby Benjamin1205 » Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:35 pm

Why dont you just duct tape your pole back together, i did it to mine. The only problem is that you have to use lots of tape and now my pole is very heavy.

I know im a genius!!!

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Unread postby jmpngblonde » Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:30 pm

that does not sound safe....

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Unread postby VaultMarq26 » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:23 pm

duct tape fixes EVERYTHING
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Unread postby RidinHigh » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:30 pm

I bet you get a ton of "flex" out of that taped point on the pole.
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Unread postby VaultMarq26 » Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:39 am

You better believe that something is gonna happen at that point, but it sure isn't gonna be pretty.
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Unread postby souleman » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:00 am

When it comes to duct tape just remember, " we're pullin' for ya, cause, we're all in this together". Later...........Mike

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Unread postby gbob » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:21 am

And remember... "if the women don't find you handsome, at least they will find ya handy!"

thanks Red...

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Unread postby AeroVault » Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:07 pm

You can make a real nice walking stick if you've got a section of pole long enough. Also, my coach in HS made a PR stick where he wrapped a label around it and wrote our PRs and dates. Made it easy to check progress too.

Personally, I like to shove the broken part into some soft dirt and when you pull it back up, whip it around and shoot the dirt plug across the track. It's almost as fun as shoe launching.

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Unread postby CrossBarHOpper » Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:37 pm

gbob wrote:And remember... "if the women don't find you handsome, at least they will find ya handy!"

thanks Red...


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Unread postby distancejumper » Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:44 pm

my coach would prolly use it for his kid....his kid is five and likes to vault (kind of). my coach made a little pole for him out of a pvc pipe.

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Unread postby AeroVault » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:39 pm

A piece of pole at the right length makes a great didgeridoo. Just cut it off square and clean it up a bit. It is even easier to play than the real thing because you can get a nice seal from the edge. I'll have to get an all-polevaulter band together and post some jams.

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Unread postby 2-15-46 » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:25 pm

Lower your grip!!!:)
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