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No pun intended

Unread postby agapit » Sun May 15, 2005 11:39 pm

This principle could be very helpful in a correct development of the modern vaulting model:

If you would not do it with a stick jumping over a bush (not a president), you should never do it on the pole.

I always thought: “What Would Don Bragg Do?â€Â
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Re: No pun intended

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sun May 15, 2005 11:44 pm

[quote="agapit"]I always thought: “What Would Don Bragg Do?â€Â
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Re: No pun intended

Unread postby agapit » Sun May 15, 2005 11:46 pm

[quote="rainbowgirl28"][quote="agapit"]I always thought: “What Would Don Bragg Do?â€Â
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Unread postby souleman » Mon May 16, 2005 9:05 am

Bob Richards, Don Bragg, John Pennel...all my early hero's and then came Seagren! I had to get a catapole cause that's what he jumped on. Later.............Mike
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Unread postby distancejumper » Mon May 16, 2005 8:27 pm

I feel kind of wierd asking this, but who is Don Bragg
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Unread postby agapit » Tue May 17, 2005 10:13 am

souleman wrote:Bob Richards, Don Bragg, John Pennel...all my early hero's and then came Seagren! I had to get a catapole cause that's what he jumped on. Later.............Mike


We looked up to these guys.
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Unread postby agapit » Tue May 17, 2005 10:14 am

distancejumper wrote:I feel kind of wierd asking this, but who is Don Bragg


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