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I built a 3' wide runway with 12' wolmanized 4X4s with a lap joint cut on each end with a 1/2" hole drilled in them and drove an 8" nail through them to keep in place. Laid them out using a string to keep staight and a level. Bury some of them built up the dirt on others. Then I filled the...

If something doesn't hurt in the morning when I wake up I'm afraid I've died in the night.

If you are in Springfield Mo. you should try and contact Mark Aschen (he organizes the Pole Vault Explosion in St. Louis on 4th of July) he is in grad school in Springfield. He is a 16' plus vaulter who went to Lindenwood in st. louis an excellent student of the vault and will be a great coach. Becc...

Having had a traumatic eye injury (late 70's) was a thirty year couch potato and now a wanna be vaulter who had cataract replacement last year I would suggest that you follow your doctors advice. I was told by my surgeon that vaulting has a similar impact as diving. After surgery I was told to lay o...

Have you thought about asking your MD to send you to a physical therapist that is familiar with sports medicine for some treatment. The therapist should be able to give you guidance in getting the elasticity back.

Beam, I tried your suggestion but now I can't get down. Did I make a mistake by substituting iron workers for football players?

could do them one handed when I was 18, not now. Grip bar with right hand, grip just below right wrist with left hand for balance and go for it.

being an oldguy, my kids are now young adults. During the time when they first entered high school and started riding in cars with other kids my wife and I told them to never get in a car with an impaired driver. All they had to do was call us up any time day or night and we would come and get them....

I've been vaulting since the sixties and other than allowing the pole to travel under the bar the rule has always been release the pole back away from the pit. Now if you can teach some such a difficult sport as the pole vault you can certainly teach them to flick their wrist left, right or away fro...

I taught myself how to use autocad with a book I got at a compuserve store. It took about a month of nights after work. Autocad programs are extremely expensive probably over a thousand for 3d model. There is a similar program called Turbocad version 7.0 that I use with the autocad book that I have ...

I am looking for used pit that to buy or haul away and old poles. My intent is start a vaulting club in St. Louis area. Any help would be appreciated.