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Unread postby meg » Sun Sep 12, 2004 9:05 pm

are there any fun pole vault books to read out there?
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sun Sep 12, 2004 9:49 pm

Billy Olsen's autobiography is my favorite pole vaulting book I have read so far :yes:
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Unread postby lonestar » Sun Sep 12, 2004 10:23 pm

By far, the BEST pole vault book ever written is "Mechanics of the Pole Vault," by Dr. R.V. Ganslen, now deceased. The last printing of the book was in 1980, and it was considered the bible of pole vaulting. There were multiple editions of it, and it's very hard to find, although I've seen it in a few librarys here and there. It has everything it it, from technique, to training, to photo sequences, history, cultural perspective, you name it. It is dated, but still very educational.
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Unread postby KYLE ELLIS » Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:07 am

I got one of em. Lots of pictures of the old guys and it gives details about those vaulters ht, wt, spd in the 100yd, grip, pr etc. Just like beckas pv chart of the 6m guys
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Unread postby meg » Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:25 am

ah..so where would i find this autobiography?
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Unread postby lonestar » Mon Sep 13, 2004 1:31 am

meg wrote:ah..so where would i find this autobiography?


Amazon or Ebay
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Unread postby blazerunner121 » Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:15 pm

lonestar wrote: It is dated, but still very educational.


someone out there should create a new one for pole vaulting in this day in age. its so hard to find any books for vaultin.
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Unread postby jhesch » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:13 pm

What do you mean by 'this day and age'? I see little need for a new book if there are older ones that sufficiently describe the vault and are very beneficial, like the one lonestar described.
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:16 pm

http://www.booksamillion.com/ncom/books ... &ad=FGLBKS
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