Flex Ranges for poles

[skyshark177]

Does any one know the Flex# ranges for the different kinds of poles?
For instance:
The flex ranges for a Spirit 15' 150 lbs. (Flex# to Flex#)

Is there anywhere on the net that shows this?
For:
Spirits
Pacers
Carbons
Skypoles
Ms.Sticks
...

[lonestar]

LOL - good luck! I'm a dealer for 2 of the leading manufacturers and do a respectable volume of business and I can't even get them to share those charts with me!

Still, if you do enough research (ie: read and record the lengths, weights, and flexes of as many poles as you can get your hands on), you can pretty much figure it out.

1.0cm is approximately 5lbs, so for example, a 20.0-20.9 would most likely have the same weight rating.

[rainbowgirl28]

Manufacturers generally do not release their flex charts to the public.

Here is an Altius flex chart, not sure how up to date it is. This is the only flex chart I have ever seen.

http://www.nwpolevault.com/pages/flex_chart.html (remember that Altius flexes in inches, while other manufacturers flex in centimeters)

[LHSpolevault]

okay so, is it, the higher the flex #... the stiffer the pole? or vice versa?

[rainbowgirl28]

okay so, is it, the higher the flex #... the stiffer the pole? or vice versa?

The lower the number the stiffer the pole.