Vaulting in cold weather?

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soad44jb
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Vaulting in cold weather?

Unread postby soad44jb » Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:45 pm

is it ok to pole vault when it is close to or below freezing? I wasnt sure if the pole might break under those temperatures cuz i kno stuff like plastic gets brittle in cold weather
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Re: Vaulting in cold weather?

Unread postby powerplant42 » Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:07 pm

Poles are fiberglass, not plastic. They don't snap more easily (to a noticable degree). Use the search button, there must be 45 different topics on this already...
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Re: Vaulting in cold weather?

Unread postby soad44jb » Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:39 pm

i kno poles are fiber glass. i just need to kno if they will break easily in below freezing temp cuz i might be able to vault outside soon (we dont have indoor track). i tried searching it but i couldnt find an exact answer...
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Re: Vaulting in cold weather?

Unread postby powerplant42 » Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:18 pm

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=15421
Start there.
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