I wasn't kidding when I said Brad Walker blew up 5.70...

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I wasn't kidding when I said Brad Walker blew up 5.70...

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:33 pm

This is Brad at his opening height of 5.70 in Eugene. Sorry my camera was out of focus and it's all blurry, but you can still see the big height he has on it.

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Unread postby bvpv07 » Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:43 pm

:dazed: WOAH :dazed:

Way to go, Brad! :yes:
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Unread postby SweetPVJumps » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:51 pm

oooooooo my gosh thats insane :eek: . sweeeeeet :yes:
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Unread postby patchdoggydogg » Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:56 am

Hol-ee cow!

And the funny part is that I was next to the pit when he did that!
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Unread postby SweetPVJumps » Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:39 am

does anyone remember if he had good radial clearance--like did his entire body get that high or did he just get the hipheight?
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Unread postby mikepv1 » Fri Aug 18, 2006 5:36 pm

SweetPVJumps wrote:does anyone remember if he had good radial clearance--like did his entire body get that high or did he just get the hipheight?


Judging by the position he's in, I'd say just the hip height reached the level shown. At a guess, I'd say his true radial clearance was about 15cm lower than hips are in the picture, which still puts him around 25-30cm over the bar--not too shabby.
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Unread postby sam-o- » Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:11 pm

wow thats INCREDIBLE!! i wish i was like that
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Unread postby polevaulter08nw » Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:36 pm

DANG
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Unread postby bel142 » Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:52 pm

Brad Walker Olympic Gold '08
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Unread postby Mecham » Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:32 pm

Kinda reminds me of Bubka's 6.01m jump
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Unread postby bel142 » Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:30 pm

Or even Bubka at 6.11
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Unread postby MadeinTaiwan » Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:11 am

thats funny i was just thinking the same thing about the comparison between the bubka 6.01 photo of Bubka and this brad walker photo(no disrespect to Mr Walker intended).
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