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You're all spot-on with the solutions/work-arounds and I've used them before (in training, the girls compensate the height by vaulting on heavier poles--120, 130 etc.), my biggest issue is simply that UCS doesn't seem to want to make a pole in between 12'1 and 13'1 for apparently no reason whatsoeve...

You could possibly buy a couple filler poles say a 12'1 110 spirit, to a 12'4" 110 altius, 12'9 110 altius and then up to 13's in spirits. From personal experience, once I vault on one brand, other brands start to feel off to me. The different makes of the poles yield different bends and feeli...

UCS doesn't make a pole in between 12' and 13' which presents a problem for high school girls who are ready to move up in grip on their 12' pole but now have to hold nearly a foot down on a 13' pole, giving them much more resistance. As an example, say you have a 110 lb girl jumping on a 110lb 12' p...