poles

[Redneck]

im currently on a 14' 180lb pole next year ill probably going to be about 6'3" and 185 lbs im a first year vaulter not bending and holding at the top of the pole im clearing 10' next year im getting a new pole any suggestions im thinking of moving to a 15 or 16' pole any suggestions?

[C-townvault]

clearing 10'

Don't worry about the pole right now. Get to a camp and work on technique. It would be expected of someone who is vaulting on a 14' pole to be jumping about 13'6" or higher

[MightyMouse]

im thinking of moving to a 15 or 16' pole any suggestions?

Find a coach who can help you with pole transition issues, but do not go to a longer pole, especially not a 15 or 16. 15 16s are college-elite poles

[Redneck]

my resoning behind moving to a longer pole is that if you have 2 poles of similar weight but 1 is longer the longer 1 will be able to bend more easaly...does this make sense? im bending the pole about 2 or 3 inches mostly just my weight landing on it

[rainbowgirl28]

my resoning behind moving to a longer pole is that if you have 2 poles of similar weight but 1 is longer the longer 1 will be able to bend more easaly...does this make sense?

No it does not make sense because your logic behind it is wrong.

Look at this chart. A longer pole of the same weight rating will actually be a bigger pole and thus harder to bend.

http://www.skyjumpers.com/articles/reli ... _chart.htm

[Antihero43]

lol see it doesnt always work like that, see you need the skill to get on a longer pole. A 15' 185 is nothing compared to a 14' 185, if you dont have the speed, the jump efficiency, and the technique to even use the 14 correctly, then the 15' pole can hurt you seriously. I learned on a 14' pole because we had a limited pole selection at school, but there are 13-13'6s that hold the same weight and are better for learning.

[BigStick Club]

Becca, are you sure that link is still working?

[Antihero43]

yea skyjumpers seem to have gone the way of the dodo

[BigStick Club]

You ain't kiddin

[rainbowgirl28]

It works fine for me, but I've heard other people say they've had problems getting the Sky Jumpers site to work.

I'll try and copy the page onto my site. When I have time, which is not right now

[JTred]

I'd say work on your technique as well. A camp will help a lot. If you are capable of jumping on a 14 footer then once you learn to use technique and bend properly you will quickly move up (in weight) poles and you will jump higher without needing the added grip height.

[Texasvaulter07]

i didnt know they had rednecks in maine