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the crossbar is mean!

Unread postby JMP8928 » Wed Dec 08, 2004 8:41 pm

Just got done jumping at a meet here in colorado, and the crossbar absolutely licked me! busted lip and a chipped tooth. Any one got a nasty crossbar story?
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Unread postby OAKPV2004 » Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:24 pm

yeah, I caught the end of one in the eye when it was recoiling real fast. Thats what you get for knocking it off right. :eek:
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Unread postby Peepers PV » Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:24 pm

OUCH!

sorry bout that, hope ya heal up soon!
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Unread postby JMP8928 » Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:55 pm

haha, thanks peeps. im sure i'll be fine
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Unread postby C-townvault » Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:02 pm

I came down straddeling a cross bar attempting a pr. Needless to say i didn't make it. :dazed:
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Unread postby mcminkz05 » Wed Dec 08, 2004 11:34 pm

C-townvault wrote:I came down straddeling a cross bar attempting a pr. Needless to say i didn't make it. :dazed:


yeah that ones always fun.. done that my fair share of time too. ouch :no:
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Unread postby vaulter870 » Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:04 am

i landed on one with my back and broke it and better yet i had to pay for it as if getting hurt wasnt bad enough :mad:
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Unread postby JMP8928 » Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:18 am

waoh. thats bogus.
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:00 pm

I think everyone who breaks a crossbar should have to pay for it. They're expensive!! :mad:
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Unread postby Skyin' Brian » Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:28 pm

i have a teammate that must have broken 4 or 5 crossbars just last season.
what are they these days like 60+ bucks a piece?

i think soft mats contribute to bar breakage because old mats just give too much and the bars just cant bend that much.

i have also heard high jumpers argue that it hurts worse when they land on the bar.
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Unread postby ashcraftpv » Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:37 pm

two years ago, we had a kid come up short and came down with his feet on top of the crossbar. He bent the hell out of the crossbar, then his feet slipped of and it recoiled up and popped him in the mouth. He ended up with a cut below his bottom lip that went clean through! The trainer accidentally stuck a Q-tip all the way through it when she was cleaning it out. It was awesome!

I've only split my chin open a couple of times on the crossbar.

There was a deca from Michigan State back in 97 who broke one of our crossbars, then actually asked if he could keep it.......dummy
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Unread postby BethelPV » Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:54 pm

Was that Deca Paul Terek. He has the michigan high school state record in the pole vault. He is a crazy dude.

I once got a bloody nose from a crossbar, but it was bitter sweet. I pr'd on that jump, because my body hit the bar, but when it hit me in the nose it steadied...but it gave me a bloody nose. I also hate it when you get your shins smashed on the bar, or even better when you jam your elbow on it, and it gives you a huge bruise and swelling that you can't sleep on...the sport is Grand isn't it? :D No Pain, No Gain is what I always say!

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