Popular Science explains how the pole vault works
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Re: Popular Science explains how the pole vault works
This is like advertising whisky with a water bottle.
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Re: Popular Science explains how the pole vault works
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.
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Re: Popular Science explains how the pole vault works
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
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.
Lefties are cooler
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Put the pole in the hole and EXPLODE
I ♥ Darren Niedermeyer...NOT love
Put the pole in the hole and EXPLODE
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Re: Popular Science explains how the pole vault works
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. )
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Re: Popular Science explains how the pole vault works
Maybe I'm just seeing things then...
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Re: Popular Science explains how the pole vault works
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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