Is this a mistake on the pole or what.

A forum to discuss everything to do with pole vaulting equipment: poles, pits, spikes, etc.

Moderator: Barto

Post Reply
vaultinggoat16
PV Whiz
Posts: 141
Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:47 pm
Location: Winona, Texas
Contact:
Contact vaultinggoat16

Is this a mistake on the pole or what.

Unread postby vaultinggoat16 » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:50 pm

We have a older skypole 15'7" 190lbs pole with a flex number of 1.01 on it. Is that real or a diffrent system.
-B
What poles are made of fiberglass now....
Top
User avatar
vaulter870
PV Great
Posts: 905
Joined: Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:00 pm
Expertise: Current Club Cocah, Current College Vaulter, PV Addict!
Favorite Vaulter: Toby Stevenson
Location: Ft.worth , TX and anywhere there is jumping
Contact:
Contact vaulter870

Unread postby vaulter870 » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:51 pm

thats in inches but thats still really stiff
If you cant do it right , do if 10000 more times till you can
Top
vaultinggoat16
PV Whiz
Posts: 141
Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:47 pm
Location: Winona, Texas
Contact:
Contact vaultinggoat16

Unread postby vaultinggoat16 » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:52 pm

Its like a giant ugly steel pole...Im thinking about turning it into highbar rails.
-B

What poles are made of fiberglass now....
Top
User avatar
Bruce Caldwell
PV Enthusiast
Posts: 1783
Joined: Thu Feb 27, 2003 3:19 pm
Expertise: It is all about Pole Vaulting. I even catch the competitors poles!
Lifetime Best: 15'8"
Favorite Vaulter: Kjell Issakson, Jan Johnson
Location: DFW TEXAS
Contact:
Contact Bruce Caldwell

strange number

Unread postby Bruce Caldwell » Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:02 am

does not sound like a flex number look for the numbers such as

17.1-17.3
or
6.7- 6.9

somewhere in that range would be a 15'7" pole on a 16 foot scale
if on a 15'6" scale you may need to contact Gill.
I love the PV, it is in my DNA
Top
User avatar
Scott Go Pre
PV Lover
Posts: 1146
Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2004 3:48 pm
Expertise: Former college vaulter, and high school coach
Lifetime Best: 4.88m
Favorite Vaulter: Toby Stevenson
Location: Tallahassee, FL

Unread postby Scott Go Pre » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:02 pm

that sounds more like the month and year that it was made January 01, maybe, I dunno.
Rely upon God with all your heart, do not rely on your own insight. ~ Proverbs 3:5
Top
vaultinggoat16
PV Whiz
Posts: 141
Joined: Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:47 pm
Location: Winona, Texas
Contact:
Contact vaultinggoat16

Unread postby vaultinggoat16 » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:43 pm

I cant jump on it I was just wondering that low of a number is scary...its one of the OLD skypoles.
-B

What poles are made of fiberglass now....
Top
User avatar
distancejumper
PV Pro
Posts: 390
Joined: Sun Mar 14, 2004 9:10 pm
Location: Spring Vally, MN
Contact:
Contact distancejumper

Unread postby distancejumper » Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:37 pm

It's prolly the same system, if its steal. We have a couple steel poles
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Pole Vault - Equipment”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 33 guests