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blowing through the pole

Unread postby efhspolevaulter91 » Wed May 03, 2006 12:38 am

i am very new to polevaulting, and everyone is talking about how they are blowing throught their pole, what does that mean?
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Unread postby VaultMarq26 » Wed May 03, 2006 8:14 am

it means the pole is too soft for them.....when you blow through a pole you are normally landing toward the back of the pit.
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Unread postby theczar » Wed May 03, 2006 11:38 am

VaultMarq26 wrote:it means the pole is too soft for them.....when you blow through a pole you are normally landing toward the back of the pit.


...and usually bend the crap out of it in the process


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