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Tim Lobinger: "I'm moving to Jamaica after the World's&
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:32 pm
by Skyin' Brian
german athlete qualifies for finals on strangly taped pole
http://www.iaaf.org/MultimediaFiles/Pho ... 0XH600.jpg
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:53 pm
by Mecham
I think all poles should have sweet tape like that
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:49 pm
by VaultMarq26
that probably took a while to do
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:13 pm
by Scott Go Pre
I think his poles are already headed for Jamaica. That tape job looks too much like the country's flag.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:52 pm
by Mecham
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:11 pm
by Scott Go Pre
Man, Brad is holding quite low on that pole, must have started blowing through it or need some extra stiffness.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:33 pm
by lonestar
Scott Go Pre wrote:Man, Brad is holding quite low on that pole, must have started blowing through it or need some extra stiffness.
Dude, you did not just say that.
You don't grip down if you're blowing through, or you'll blow through even worse with the added pole speed. If anything you grip up to slow the pole down.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:49 pm
by Skyin' Brian
Scott Go Pre wrote:Man, Brad is holding quite low on that pole, must have started blowing through it or need some extra stiffness.
probably had more to do with the crappy conditions and it only being a qualifying round
