Pole Selection?

[John]

I have a vaulter who is 135lbs. He is currently on a 14' 145lb UCS Spirit...
seems to be blowing through it. He has jumped on FX Pacers and seems to like those better then the Spirits.......my question is what length and lb pole should he move up to next? He like a 13'6" 150lb FX Pacer that he tried at a clinic....do you think that would be a good one to purchase for him?

[rainbowgirl28]

A 13'6" 150 would be a smaller pole!

Check out this chart http://www.skyjumpers.com/articles/reli ... _chart.htm

[fong520]

im abotu the same weight as him actually alittle less. i went to a 14' 150 after a 14' 145.. the 150 adn 155 i have are actually really close to each other i think so im kinda on that as well but ya i think the 14' 150 is the way to go, wheres he gripping?. im like around 12'7 on the 45 and i moved my grip up to aorund 12'10-13' ont eh 150 and 55

[John]

Thanks.....I guess I am thinking the 14' 150lb pole.

[meg15078]

If your a girl get a Lady Rocket
And if your a Guy get a Rocket

Our school has a lady rocket and it is the best pole i've ever used

[RidinHigh]

I disagree, I hated the rocket pole that I had last year. The flex numbers on them seem very different from any other poles I have vaulted on. I really like the 2 Essx poles I have and I would recommend them to anyone. This is also just an opinion and I am not trying to tell anyone they are right or wrong.

[rainbowgirl28]

Rocket poles depend on how old they are, because they have been made by different people. Right now they are flexed on Best Flex, so new Rockets will have the same flex numbers as Skypoles, Mystics, and Pacers.

[pistolpete6994]

The 150 pund pole should probably be your next move. My suggetion is to kep him/her moving up 5 pound weights on the same length poles untill they are "blowing through" a pole 20 to 25 pounds over their weight. At that point its time to think about a longer pole.

[altius]

How high is he gripping and how high is he vaulting????