Sasquatch Discovered; Wookie Shamed

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Sasquatch Discovered; Wookie Shamed

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Mon Feb 16, 2004 1:00 am

Bryan "The Wookie" Carrell officially lost his title as "The Hairiest Man in Pole Vaulting" this weekend in Chicago. The title was picked up by a PVPower member we'll just call Sasquatch for now.

Details and pictures to come in the next few days...

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sasquatch correlation

Unread postby wubka » Mon Feb 16, 2004 8:32 pm

I spoke with Sasquatch and, as a result, have begun to evaluate whether Sasquatch has an IQ point for every (or every other) thread of hair.

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Feb 17, 2004 6:46 pm

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The camp staff

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The camp staff with no shirts on :dazed: :P

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Quite the pole break! It broke into 5 pieces.

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Unread postby jhesch » Tue Feb 17, 2004 8:46 pm

where do you get nifty poles like that with the candy cane wrap? special order? thats a rugged break.... :dazed:

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Unread postby SBVaulter » Tue Feb 17, 2004 11:54 pm

i'm not sure i'd want to order poles that break in 5 pieces! Any break is bad enough.
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Unread postby zack » Tue Feb 17, 2004 11:58 pm

SBVaulter wrote:i'm not sure i'd want to order poles that break in 5 pieces! Any break is bad enough.


Uh yeah cause none of the other pole brands ever break. :confused: ?

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Unread postby opalkak » Wed Feb 18, 2004 12:14 am

the really sad thing is that the pole appears to be brand new. Correct me if I'm wrong.

judging from the lack of wear on the wrapping at the bottom, and new tip, new tape, and the pole cap is still on.

I've only seen a couple brands break in this condidtion, and was victim to a brand pacer carbon breaking on the second jump ever taken on it, which by the way is the only pole I've ever broken.

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Unread postby vaulterpunk » Wed Feb 18, 2004 12:17 am

If there is a flaw in a pole then it will break in two pieces. When the pole breaks in three or more pieces the pole is either way to small for that person or they are taking off like three feet under.
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Wed Feb 18, 2004 12:28 am

You should have seen his takeoff :dazed: :confused:

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Unread postby Russ » Wed Feb 18, 2004 12:57 am

The noise of that break was like a mini-explosion...the loudest pole break I've ever heard. The magnitude of the sound may have been exacerbated by being indoors.
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Unread postby lonestar » Wed Feb 18, 2004 2:57 am

rainbowgirl28 wrote:You should have seen his takeoff :dazed: :confused:


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Unread postby Decamouse » Wed Feb 18, 2004 8:40 am

Low - slow - levered like crazy - weight more than pole rating - not sure how much the big spike mark halfway across the pole at one of the breaks had to do with it - the U of I kid who normally jumps on that pole was none to happy with the guy who borrowed it - James had jumped just over 15' on it the day before - but -stuff happens - someone borrows your pole -

PS: The pole was not brand new - James just took good care of it - also if you are almost sitting on the pit and you are still holding on to a 15' pole - you probably need to work on your take off
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