You know you're a true pole vaulter when...

[pvdad81]

When all your vacations are to track meets or pole vault camps.

[Tim McMichael]

When you have enough fiberglass in your barn to build a boat.

When you have loaned out so many poles that you see at least one of them at every high school meet you attend.

If you think Van Halen's "Jump" and Tom Petty's "Learning to Fly" are the best rock songs ever written.

If you wish Bob Dylan had pole vaulted as a kid.

[powerplant42]

You know more about the '94 World Championships than the '94 Superbowl.

[Split]

When everyone around you knows about pole vaulting because you won't stop talking about it!

[H.I.S.]

When you go shopping for training equipment at home depot instead of duhnams, sports authory, d***s etc

You have Gill's on speed dial

[Tim McMichael]

When your idea of formal business attire is your new Nike warmups and a clean pair of cross trainers.

When you have more shoes in your closet than your wife.

When you know the exact length of the cargo hold of every airplane ever made.

If you can properly tape any joint on your own body in under thirty seconds.

If you get a bulk discount from the manufacturer on athletic tape and spray adhesive.

[birdi_gurlie]

When you build a high bar in your back yard.

I'm doing this!
We've been getting to it for a while
Figuring out how to with 2 trees as the side.

[powerplant42]

If you can't remember the last time you didn't have callouses on your top hand.

[H.I.S.]

I can't believe they censored the name of my favorite sporting good store. What if a famous pole vaulter was named Richard but preferred the shorter version of his name?

If you can properly pronounce the names of a couple dozen foriegn athletes

If you pretend your pole vaulting while mopping or sweeping a floor

You have an little stickman carrying a pole tattoed on your body

You're the best athlete on your high school track team but you only do one event

You're the worst athlete on your high school track and get sent to the pole vault pit and there isn't a pv coach and somehow after years of hardwork you're going to states!

You've pole vaulted on bamboo metal fiberglass and carbon poles! Masters rule!

[powerplant42]

If you know what changes have been made to 7-5-29 over the past few years and why... or you even know what 7-5-29 means/is!

[pvchick]

if you've made the pole vaulter's dance, to the tune of the hokey pokey.

[Tim McMichael]

if you've made the pole vaulter's dance, to the tune of the hokey pokey.

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