What's True And What's A Myth?

polevaultspaz · Unread postby **polevaultspaz** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:02 pm

I've heard a few pole vault rumors and am not quite sure which ones are true. I just recently heard a rumor that stated, "if you got off the mat before the crossbar fell, it is considered a make." Some people said it was true, others disagreed. Is this true or not? Also, are there any other vault myths I should know, or you have heard?
Thanks!

Cooleo111 · Unread postby **Cooleo111** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:34 pm

I'm not 100% on that one...it was either a previous rule that is now abolished or it was never a rule at all...in either case no such rule exists (although you can occasionally get away with it!)

vault3rb0y · Unread postby **vault3rb0y** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:45 pm

Yea hes right.... although its funny when my coach tells me this myth as a joke when i first started, and then on this jump below i thought it was true, and tried to jump off the matt after bumping the bar somewhat.

http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y55/Subculture/Track%20and%20Field/Empire%20Qualifier/?action=view&current=133rdattemptempiretrialsMPG.flv

hahaha.... what a bad jump :-P

Unread postby **rainbowgirl28** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:51 pm

polevaultspaz wrote:I've heard a few pole vault rumors and am not quite sure which ones are true. I just recently heard a rumor that stated, "if you got off the mat before the crossbar fell, it is considered a make." Some people said it was true, others disagreed. Is this true or not?

Not true and never has been true.

polevaultspaz · Unread postby **polevaultspaz** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:19 pm

okay, Thanks guys. I wasn't entirely sure there. So what other rumers are there? Or things made up about pole vault that you know of?

bvpv07 · Unread postby **bvpv07** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:56 pm

Well, I think that there was one post a while back who claimed that their long lost uncle died because his pole broke and speared him...

Unread postby **rainbowgirl28** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:14 am

bvpv07 wrote:Well, I think that there was one post a while back who claimed that their long lost uncle died because his pole broke and speared him...

LOL yeah I remember that.

1yeldud1 · Unread postby **1yeldud1** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:59 pm

What about the high jump - does the "rule" about getting off the mats before the crossbar falls aply to that sport ???

vault3rb0y · Unread postby **vault3rb0y** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:03 pm

Well im not sure with high jump, but is it also a rule in high jump you cant get off the matt underneath the bar?

VTechVaulter · Unread postby **VTechVaulter** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:35 pm

1yeldud1 wrote:What about the high jump - does the "rule" about getting off the mats before the crossbar falls aply to that sport ???

nope. that was never a rule for anything. in fact, i watched someone dive out of a pole vault pit once and break his arm, it was even sadder watchign him learn it was still a miss

Rhino · Unread postby **Rhino** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:00 pm

[/quote]is it also a rule in high jump you cant get off the matt underneath the bar?
I have seen it erroneously called a miss for exitting the pit under the crossbar. It is absolutely not a foul to do so.

Decamouse · Unread postby **Decamouse** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:54 pm

still abound - heard a bunch this weekend at Master Deca in Seattle area - some from officials - inclding get out of pit
- or what you can do in your alloted time during your jump - almost anything is the answer -

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What's True And What's A Myth?

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