The next pole

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dracjr
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The next pole

Unread postby dracjr » Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:19 pm

13'6 inch grip on 14' 165 flex 18.4 sky pole carbon standards on 60 cm 34' mid, could he jump on 14'7 160 ucs 22.0 flex 2 inches cut off bottom
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Re: The next pole

Unread postby KirkB » Wed Jun 04, 2014 1:04 am

dracjr wrote:13'6 inch grip on 14' 165 flex 18.4 sky pole carbon standards on 60 cm 34' mid, could he jump on 14'7 160 ucs 22.0 flex 2 inches cut off bottom

I can only answer the part about the 2 inches cut off the bottom ...

That shouldn't make much difference at all - hardly noticeable.

Why was it cut off? Wore the plug out but kept vaulting? It does make a loud sound when this happens, which is a very good signal that you better stop jumping on it til the plug is replaced!

Also, I hope you filed down the sharp edges when you cut it off, else it will cut thru the new plug quite quickly.

I know this isn't what you were asking, so I hope someone else with more experience with those particular poles can answer your REAL question.

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