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Just kind of wondering what kind of injuries people ahve suffered as a result of pole breaks. I broke one last year, right b4 junior nationals, and took 17 stitches to close my hand. 3 months before i could use it right again. Still not jumping as well as i was before i got hurt. just spooked. Anyone else got some good ones?

my friend from UNH had his pole break on him...just made his hand really sore and unable to stretch it too much...so he took some time off...a couple weeks, tops...haha

as for the other times I've seen poles break...no considerable damage to the vaulters and they kept vaulting that same day...just spooked, I guess

I for one, never had a pole break on me!

Few years back one of the HS kids I was coaching had a pole break in practice - hit him in the elbow and split it - duct taped the wound closed and finished practice - then he went to get stitches.

I broke two poles in a row at a meet down at LSU back in my college days. The first break only bruised my top hand a little, the second break left quite a bit of swelling. It looked like I was holding a flesh colored softball. Took weeks for all the fluid to finally drain.

Serves me right for turning straight upside down right at take off.

OUCH!

The first pole I broke hit me in the head and caused a four inch gash. My coach made me take off one more time before I went to the hospital so I wouldnt be scared of jumping (despite the profuse bleeding). It took 11 staples to put my scalp back together!

A,

Was that Jeff who made you do that? Is that guys still around? I didnt see him or Carl all year long.

I think it might be worth it, not to leave the poles around the vault site to get stepped on and spiked. And make sure someone catches the pole and that it does not hit the standards. These sound like serious pole breaks. I get crazy when I hear of a pole breaking no matter the brand I hate to see it happen.
And I duck when I hear them blow LOL

You have to be careful and not throw the poles around when you are mad and take care of them when in transit.
We sometimes forget we are jumping on GLASS
GLASS IS FRAGILE YOU KNOW?

ESSX wrote:
GLASS IS FRAGILE YOU KNOW?

After seeing a couple poles made and the big sheets of fiberglass, Bruce asked me if I still wanted to jump on a pole made out of fabric. It makes you realize just how fragile they really are if mistreated. Of course, then I saw how they take them off the mandrels.

this wasn't me, but my coach. He was vaulting by himself when his pole broke. The initial blow (the top part of the pole) hit him in the head leaving quite a large gash, while the second blow (the bottom part of the pole) hit him in the rib cage causing his lung to burst, He ended up having an air bubble surrounding his heart for about a week. anyone top that?

aaroncorbett wrote:this wasn't me, but my coach. He was vaulting by himself when his pole broke. The initial blow (the top part of the pole) hit him in the head leaving quite a large gash, while the second blow (the bottom part of the pole) hit him in the rib cage causing his lung to burst, He ended up having an air bubble surrounding his heart for about a week. anyone top that?

i stubbed my toe jumping off of the pit after breaking a pole once--hurt like hell.

a stubbed toe is no laughing matter. It can cause great discomfort. I am sorry you had to endure such trauma.