Popular Science explains how the pole vault works

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Popular Science explains how the pole vault works

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:01 am

http://www.popsci.com/how-it-works/arti ... =#comments
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Re: Popular Science explains how the pole vault works

Unread postby CONNEXE » Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:57 pm

This is like advertising whisky with a water bottle.
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Re: Popular Science explains how the pole vault works

Unread postby master » Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:53 pm

I love the image at the bottom of the article. The vaulter barely gets his rear-end above his shoulders (never gets inverted) and his grip is about 2 feet higher than the bar. :no:

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Re: Popular Science explains how the pole vault works

Unread postby powerplant42 » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:59 pm

Yeah, and his trail leg is just horrible... and he switches hands during the swing (look closely!)... I'm pretty sure BW doesn't do THAT.
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Re: Popular Science explains how the pole vault works

Unread postby Thats.What.She.Said » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:50 pm

powerplant42 wrote:Yeah, and his trail leg is just horrible... and he switches hands during the swing (look closely!)... I'm pretty sure BW doesn't do THAT.


i wanna learn how to do that.
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Re: Popular Science explains how the pole vault works

Unread postby master » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:57 am

powerplant42 wrote:... and he switches hands during the swing (look closely!)...

Sorry powerplant, I don't see it. Looks to me like a right handed vaulter all the way. (Not a very good one however. :devil: )

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Re: Popular Science explains how the pole vault works

Unread postby powerplant42 » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:06 am

Maybe I'm just seeing things then...
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Re: Popular Science explains how the pole vault works

Unread postby VaultPurple » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:38 am

Maybe I'm just seeing things then...


i can see it too, but i think its just because they made the guy compleatly white, so until the turn you really cant tell if it is left or right handed... needs more shading
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