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altius poles
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:35 am
by txpolevaulter_k25
am i the only one that thinks altius poles are really slow acting, i have this crappy blue one and it seems like it takes forever to get unbent and i am 15 lbs underneath its weight i am still vaulting 12'6" on it and it is a 12' but does anybody have any tips on the next pole i should buy i was thinking pacer how do ppl like them
open to any suggestions
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:37 am
by rainbowgirl28
Buy a stiffer Altius and I bet it won't feel so slow.
Any pole that is too soft will feel slow.
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:48 am
by txpolevaulter_k25
ok how do i read the flex # correctly, is it the higher the # the stiffer Or the lower the # the stiffer
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:26 am
by 2-15-46
txpolevaulter_k25 wrote:ok how do i read the flex # correctly, is it the higher the # the stiffer Or the lower the # the stiffer
What size alius are you on now and what is the flex??? they are in inches!!!
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:33 am
by achtungpv
Quit driving the bottom.
Re: altius poles
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:07 pm
by Bruce Caldwell
txpolevaulter_k25 wrote:am i the only one that thinks altius poles are really slow acting, i have this crappy blue one and it seems like it takes forever to get unbent and i am 15 lbs underneath its weight i am still vaulting 12'6" on it and it is a 12' but does anybody have any tips on the next pole i should buy i was thinking pacer how do ppl like them
open to any suggestions
If it takes too long to get the pole unloaded, you are jumping too flat it is not the pole. The Altius pole is a great pole, timing is the key.
Jump with the pole do not sit on it. Move to a stiffer 12' then work on pushing 2 ' then move to a 13' go not move up to a longer pole till you get these fundamentals doing so will cause you to break longer poles with a flat take off.
Bruce