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I've been in search of a new pole an I have a quick question.
I'm in need of a 13ft7in 135lb ucs spirit.
on the official ucs spirit website it states that the pole has a hand grip of 12' 1" - 13' 1".
I understand the 13' 1" but not the 12' 1".
is the 12' 1"the measurment just above the warning tape?

heres the direct link:

http://www.ucsspirit.com/vaulting-poles ... irit-Poles

I would imagine they are just saying that is the range for optimum performance of the pole.

- master

The lower height just means that if you are gripping lower than that, you should buy a shorter pole.