like it ... or not?

[blazerunner121]

assuming that most of the posters here are pole vault lovers and addicts, has there been a day where u just absolutely disliked pole vault?

[tim hutzley]

Never. There are days when i get frustrated with it but i cant stop loving it, ever.

[saraf]

i don't know what i would do if i didn't like the pole vault

[Lord of the Poles]

yea, it's kinda hard to ever hate the event. I get frustrated with not doing better, and even if I get so frustrated I don't feel like attending practice, I still go and vault.

[rainbowgirl28]

I love the sport but I hate planting the pole

Lane summed it up best last spring, "I've never met anybody who loves every aspect of the sport as much as you do, and yet is so afraid to plant the pole."

[Peepers PV]

i don't know about hating vaulting, but certain meets can tip ya towards the negative end.

golden south 2004.

Saturday:
warmed up, and sat around for 4 hours plus rain delays.
meet was rescheduled for the next day- good thing it was out of town, i mean, had it been in town it would have made sleeping arrangements FAR too easy .
thankfully, i stayed with a friend, and found a ride back because my mom had to go to the airport that day.
to sum up: i'm stranded in orlando with all of my spikebag and no car.

sunday:
then the meet starts.
i either can't get into the pit during warm ups or went WAY too deep- that's right, i was between poles hardcore.
i come in at 9'6" and am clean... until 10'.
got into my first jump-off of the season at 11'6, and my longest EVER jumpoff, it lasted around an hour and a half, at least.
PR was 12' goin' in

that left a sour taste in my mouth for a WHILE after... and by a while i mean 2 days cause then i went to EB's VAULT STOCK '04 which = ultimate cure for everything .

[ladyvolspvcoach]

Take it from an old guy, pole vaulting does not fall into a "like or dislike" catagory. It is more like a deeply ingrained addiction that will never go away entirely. No matter how many years go by the desire to vault never leaves you!!!

[DFW-ELITEpv]

No Matter how old you are, pole vaulters are a Great Breed, it will always be in your blood.
After 40 years of vaulting and 29 years of coaching, I can't stop.

[ladyvolspvcoach]

That's a GREAT point! If you think you are finished with vaulting after college forget it!!! There are hundreds of middle school and high school vaulters who need to know what you know. Get involved! They REALLY need your knowledge pass it on... We ARE a Great Breed !! Show 'em.....[/quote]

[superchau88]

since it takes me about 45 mins to an hour to get to practice, i tend to fall asleep in the car when someone else is driving because we go to practice right after school. then when i wake up and get out of the car i feel all groggy and certainly don't feel like warming up and pole vaulting.

[Peepers PV]

superchau88, you are so right. most every weekend i drive 3 hours to practice with my club team, and when i get there i feel so slow and groggy. one good thing i've discovered is that at a meet where everyone has to travel, you're at an advantage because you're used to vaulting with "travel legs"! there's always a bright side...

[GirlPoleVaulter87]

3 hours thats rough.. I thought 2 was bad. Definitely know what ya mean about the travel legs which sucks because my run needs work to begin with.

I looovveee polevault practice but i have a hard time at meets. I'm used to stressful gymnatics competitions so i need to make the transition to a better attitude. I've psyched myself out in the past but i guess i should remember that I pv no matter how well i do at that one meet!