"A Pole is a Pole is a Pole!"
Let me first tell you anyone who tells you that does not know what they are talking about!
All vaulting poles are built similar but not the same.
Lets talk about poles;
All poles are cured in an autoclave oven some at high Pressure and others at lower pressure with a cellophane tape.
All poles are made with a design to provide hoop strength!
The first layer of glass provides the pole with strand or several strands of glass wrapped around the pole thus the strength is in the direction an angle to provide hoop.
Pole A: Uses cloth turned 90 degrees in 50" sections butted up to each other up and down the pole as 2-3 pieces.
Pole G: uses Tape at an angle continuously the length of the pole. 55% to hoop 45% to Stiffness
Pole U: uses uni glass running continuously the length of the pole. 80% to hoop 20% to stiffness
Pole N: uses uni glass running continuously the length of the pole. 80% to hoop 20% to stiffness
POLE X: uses a special weave of fabric that provides 90% strength to the hoop and 10% strength to the stiffness.
All poles have a body wrap to strengthen the stiffness of the whole pole;
This layer is the body of the pole.
Pole A: Uses 4 wraps to the body.
Pole G: Uses 3 wraps to the body.
Pole U: Uses 3 wraps to the body.
Pole N: Have not seen enough poles to voice an opinion.
Pole X: Uses 3 wraps to the body 2 1/2 wraps on carbon models.
All poles use a sail wrap on their poles.
The sail provides additional stiffness to the pole and controls the way the pole bends and stores energy.
Pole A: uses a smaller sail making the pole body dominate.
Pole G: Uses a sail that comes in standard widths but varies in the width of the short sides of the sail to determine stiffness, thus lengthening and shortening the angles of the sail on various Mandrel sizes and weights.
Pole U: Uses a sail that comes in standard widths but varies in the width of the short sides of the sail to determine stiffness, thus lengthening and shortening the angles of the sail on various Mandrel sizes and weights.
Pole N: Have not seen enough poles to voice an opinion. However if they use any attributes of the old browning skypole designs and systems the sail is a consistent width, thus lengthening and shortening the angles of the sail on various Mandrel sizes and weights.
Pole X: Uses a sail wrap that has a calculated width based on the other 2 wraps to balance the pole and never allow it to be Sail dominate ( keeping it from bending too low) and Never body dominate (keeping it from acting like a training pole and allowing energy to roll up the pole smoothly).
Carbon not on all the brands.
Pole A: Does not have carbon technology!
Pole G: Uses Carbon technology in parts of its line.
Pole U: Does not believe in Carbon Poles.
Pole N: Has just developed Carbon Technology.
Pole X: Has taken Carbon Technology to poles 13' on up using more carbon on their poles than any of the other brands.
Pole A: Ships in a cardboard tube with a rubber pole tip.
Pole G: Ships in a cardboard tube with a very good standard pole tip.
Pole U: Ships in a cardboard tube with a very good standard pole tip.
Pole N: Ships only in Europe in PVC tubes and a plastic/vinyl pole tip.
Pole X: Ships in a PC tube for protection and provide a 1 year guaranteed pole tip with Engineering to help and provide the means to jump higher!
Pole A: Has a wide range between weights sizes making it difficult to move from one pole to the next in its progression!
Pole G: Uses standard width of sail that creates smooth transition from one length to the next but not between Mandrel sizes.
Pole U: Uses standard width of sail that creates smooth transition from one length to the next but not between Mandrel sizes.
Pole N: I have not seen enough poles to make or form an opinion at this time other than their flex chart and poles are very stiff rated.
Pole X: We have a system called "SMART PROGRESSION". All poles we sell are designed with this engineering system to insure and provide a smooth transition from one size to the next allowing you to concentrate on continued jumping with the same style and timing as the previous pole, rather than having to change your timing as required by other brands.
Smart progression also allow you the confidence to order poles without the fear of duplicate poles in your line. We do not round up our sizes they are true and never crossover in sizes. This means you do not have to worry about flex numbers.
We are the only pole that provides you a "SMART LABEL" on the pole telling you the flex comparisons to other brands and the progression size need for an upgrade.
PRICES
Pole X: Our poles are priced moderately as that of Pole G, U, and N and a little more than pole A in our Carbon models.
This might be the time to tell you about something new we have invented!
ESSX ECONOMY PREP STARTER POLE
A less costly secret manufacturing process that provide a pole that meets all the NFHS rules and is a legal vaulting pole.
POLE P: Is a less expensive way to start your beginning vaulters off. Made with the use of the "ESSX SMART PROGRESSION SYSTEM" Poles are a direct transition to hi performance poles without the stalling danger found in moving from other PREP poles to regular poles of other brands. Other words our Prep Starter poles is accurately rated properly.
Available in starter packs
In these sizes only:
10'8"-140 lbs.
11' 0"-125 lbs.
11' 6"-110 lbs.
12' 0"-100 lbs.
12' 4"- 96.8 lbs.
more sizes in the future (Dec 1st 2008)
11'0"-135 lbs.
11'6"-135 lbs.
12' 0"- 120 lbs.
12'4"- 110 lbs.
Buy any 4 poles $ 900.00 includes freight
Buy any 6 poles $ 1,300.00 includes freight
Buy any 9 poles $1,900.00 includes freight
Contact your local dealer to place an order
or contact XLOGIC SPORTS bruce@officialessx.com
http://www.officialessx.com
We care about better performance and jumping higher!
Statements and opinions in this post are by Bruce Caldwell and based on 35 years of research and development of vaulting poles.
