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Unread postby spill21 » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:49 pm

Is it me or are Altius poles more beginner poles.
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Unread postby vaultmd » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:32 am

They are only beginner poles if you don't know how to jump.

Lane Lohr jumped pretty damn high on those.
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:48 am

spill21 wrote:Is it me or are Altius poles more beginner poles.


They're good poles, they just tend to have a heavier carry weight.
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Unread postby AVC Coach » Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:05 am

The company is just much smaller, so it's not the most popular pole on the market. Here's a list of a few vaulters that have used them over the past few years:

Spencer McCorkel (17'09")
Chad Faulkner (17'00")
Jason Pelletier (16'10.25")
Jeremy Willis (16'02.5")
Sam Ewing - Freshmen (15'07")
Shade Weygandt (13'08")
Stephanie Foreman (13'02")
Mallory Lawrence (12'10")
Staci Yahn (12'05")

They're a great pole at a great price. Just not much marketing goes into them! :yes:
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Unread postby swtvault » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:57 am

I think I heard somewhere that Billy Payne jumped 5.80 on one....
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Unread postby gtc » Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:05 pm

5.70 I jumped 5.72 on them. Bill switched to Pacer's in 1990
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Unread postby achtungpv » Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:35 pm

gtc wrote:5.70 I jumped 5.72 on them.


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Unread postby gtc » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:58 pm

Good stuff!
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Re: Altius

Unread postby spill21 » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:02 pm

rainbowgirl28 wrote:
spill21 wrote:Is it me or are Altius poles more beginner poles.


They're good poles, they just tend to have a heavier carry weight.



what do you mean by heavier carry weight?
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Unread postby AR01 » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:08 pm

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: Altius

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rainbowgirl28 wrote:
spill21 wrote:
Is it me or are Altius poles more beginner poles.


They're good poles, they just tend to have a heavier carry weight.



what do you mean by heavier carry weight?



The Altius poles are literally heavier than the poles manufactured by bigger brands, such as UCS or Pacer.
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Unread postby powerplant42 » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:27 pm

what do you mean by heavier carry weight?

Shouldn't you be able to feel that? Come on now...
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Unread postby spill21 » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:18 pm

damn... ha now that I think about that, forget the previous question
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