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If you think you have a bad series of poles lets see it.
I have a 13 135, 13 145, and a 13'6 155. At my last meet I was finaly able to get on the 13'6 and all the rest of the season I had to use the 145 and I was blowing through it.

i didnt have the worst pole series when i was in high school, but i did go through some weird transitions: i went from a 14' 130 to a 14' 145 to a 13'6" 160 to a 14' 150 to a 14'6" 145 to a 14' 160 to a 14'6" 160 to 15 155 to a 15 165 over the course of my sophomore through senior years.
my bests on each pole in the same order: 12-6,13,13-6,13-9, 14' 1.5", 14'3", 15', 14'11", 15'.
it was interesting. the reason i had to go to the 13'6 60 from the 14' 45was because i broke the 45. after i confortable on the 160 my teammate broke that pole(both were borrowed )but then we found the 50

In my sophomore year: 12' 150 to a 13' 150 to a 14' 140 to a 14' 155 to a 14'7" 152 (ESSX) to a 15' 160 (which I never could get on), then my school finally broke down and bought me a 14' 165 which I am on right now.

y'all need not b**** 'bout your school's pole line
i coach a school that has a jump from a 11' 110 to a 14' 150
seriously.. that's the worst pole line..

luckily i know a few people here and there and we've done some bartering to SOMEWHAT fix this

skyin' pimp wrote:y'all need not b**** 'bout your school's pole line
i coach a school that has a jump from a 11' 110 to a 14' 150
seriously.. that's the worst pole line..

luckily i know a few people here and there and we've done some bartering to SOMEWHAT fix this

yeah, that is the way to go. my school had success with it while i was in high school and it bennefitted the schools we traded back and forth with as well.

My pole series my senior year (1968) was a 16'160 Black Cata-pole.
I went 15'4 on it and never hand a single meet under 14'4.
The pole bent a little bit and I would raise and lower my grip to help adjust my pole speed.

My junior year I had a Brown sky pole 15'150, I went 14' on it.

My soph year I had a 15' 140 Thermo flex I went 13' on it.

As a frosh I jumped on a unknown red pole, which i did not bend, I went 10'.
~jj~

~jj~ wrote:My pole series my senior year (1968) was a 16'160 Black Cata-pole.
I went 15'4 on it and never hand a single meet under 14'4.
The pole bent a little bit and I would raise and lower my grip to help adjust my pole speed.

~jj~

I like that pole "series" consisting of one pole

Yea! It was more like a series of grips.....much cheaper.
~jj~

~jj~ wrote:Yea! It was more like a series of grips.....much cheaper.
~jj~

I went through the same exact thing in high school, a series of grips, and I might end up doing it for the next few years at Troy

Actually, I think the one pole series can be good.
1. you wont bend the pole in the beginning
3. you will never squash the pole
4. you will swing better.
5. you must jump up into the pole

Sometimes, it seems to me that we have way too many beginners trying to jump like the world class guys. They don't realize, they can jump much safer and more efficently with out the huge bend and bottom arm.....and the cost will be far less.
~jj~

But if you break the pole, then you are SOL -- short of luck. It has happened to me!

Well I was bending the pole so little that the chances of pole breakage were pretty remote. (Although I did break a Thermo-flex in HS).
I like to teach my HS kids to jump the same way.
Too much bend too soon messes stuff up .
A small amount of bend is better for teaching the proper technique.
~jan~