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Unread postby vaultin chris » Thu Mar 11, 2004 9:24 pm

opalkak wrote:what is tall?

What is short?

tall= Jeremy Scott
short=me
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Unread postby nolevault » Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:10 pm

If I misunderstood the Miles comparison, forgive me. I might have missed the boat on that one. It wouldn't be the first and it sure won't be the last, Ha.
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Unread postby opalkak » Fri Mar 12, 2004 12:04 am

vaultin chris wrote:
opalkak wrote:what is tall?

What is short?

tall= Jeremy Scott
short=me


yes but am I tall or short, what about Bubka and Hartwig?
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Unread postby vaultin chris » Fri Mar 12, 2004 12:35 am

i would say any vaulter who is considered a short person, is a short vaulter and the other way around for tall guys. its not how tall u are it how high u jump.
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Unread postby cordes » Sat Mar 13, 2004 10:35 pm

does anyone remember jacob davis? 6'4" or maybe taller, not much speed. but his plant was amazing, and his grip was high. i don't know his pr, but it was way up there.

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Unread postby smokinvaulter1 » Sun Mar 14, 2004 10:00 pm

Jacob Davis was very fast for his size he had a good take off then double leg swing like crazy on some giant poles.
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Unread postby swtvault » Mon Mar 15, 2004 1:23 am

John, how the hell are ya?? Geoff Fairbanks here. Good to see southland old timers around!!! hahahah! For those of you who dont know, John was a dec/vaulter from Sam Houston State who was pretty damn good!
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Unread postby cordes » Mon Mar 15, 2004 10:40 am

Geoff,

Man, it's good to hear from you. What are you doing now? Where are you located? Are you still jumping? For those of you that don't know, Geoff kick my rear end his freshman year (if I remember it right), and was/still is a great vaulter himself.
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Unread postby xclusiv1 » Sun Mar 28, 2004 10:52 pm

I believe Joe Dial was 5'4 or even shorter when he jumped 19' 4 3/4"
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Unread postby KYLE ELLIS » Mon Mar 29, 2004 2:18 am

joe is about 5-8 or 5-9
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Unread postby Russ » Tue Mar 30, 2004 11:54 am

Kjell Issakson of Sweden was 5'8" in his prime (circa 1972) and jumped 18-9 in practice and 18-4.25 in competition using a blue Skypole.
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Unread postby Barto » Tue Mar 30, 2004 12:19 pm

KYLE ELLIS wrote:joe is about 5-8 or 5-9


Joe is a deceptive 5'9". He also has an ape factor of about +6". Very long arms for a shorter guy. His funtional height was probably close to 6'.

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