Two Sided Pole Vault Pit

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Re: Two Sided Pole Vault Pit

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:30 am

UW keeps their pits indoors most of the year where a double ended pit is not practical. The biggest meet their outdoor facility will probably ever host is the state HS track meet (and they are years away from that). It's just not worth the expense for a double ended pit when you have to store it somewhere and it would only get used a few times a year. It's not that hard to turn a pit around, certainly not $10,000-$15,000 hard.

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Re: Two Sided Pole Vault Pit

Unread postby superpipe » Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:43 am

VaultPurple,

Beyond jealous. Do you have a mat filling the "gap" between the front buns of the side without the standards? Is that the purple color I see in the pic there?
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Re: Two Sided Pole Vault Pit

Unread postby VaultPurple » Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:50 pm

superpipe wrote:VaultPurple,

Beyond jealous. Do you have a mat filling the "gap" between the front buns of the side without the standards? Is that the purple color I see in the pic there?



You are correct. Here is a better image of the plug:

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Re: Two Sided Pole Vault Pit

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:05 pm

That's the best plug that I've seen for that sort of pit! :yes:

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Re: Two Sided Pole Vault Pit

Unread postby coachjvinson » Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:21 pm

That is a great plan and layout, nice work!!
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Re: Two Sided Pole Vault Pit

Unread postby superpipe » Tue Oct 16, 2012 3:37 pm

Wow! This is exactly what I need for my club's UCS 1900 pit. I just moved it to my house and got UCS to make me a custom weather cover that "bridges" the gap that your plug is filling. Why? Can't believe no one else has ever complained, but I brought it up to UCS when I ask for the custom cover that a ridiculous amount of water seeps right into the mesh of the front extensions and front buns with their "standard" weather cover for the pit that just follows the contour of the mats. The problem is the mesh in the front extensions (the worst for getting water logged to the point of not even being able to lift them, much less flip them over to drain and dry for a week before storing) and front buns extends down too far and there is a solid few inches of exposed mesh that rain easily finds it's way into (weather cover moves enough to create exposed mesh). I mentioned to UCS to have the "closed" vinyl extend a few more inches up in the mesh areas. They said they have never heard of this problem. I have a brand new set of UCS 1900 pits from 2010 at my high school where this is a huge problem. Like I said, I have to flip over the front extensions and front buns for a solid week to drain before I can store them. Pretty bad for "outdoor" equipment.

Anyway, I was going to make a "wheeled" plug out of wood that filled that gap to support my custom weather cover in that area. Probably still have to make one myself since that plug has got to be at least $800.00 I'm guessing.

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