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altius poles

Unread postby txpolevaulter_k25 » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:35 am

am i the only one that thinks altius poles are really slow acting, i have this crappy blue one and it seems like it takes forever to get unbent and i am 15 lbs underneath its weight i am still vaulting 12'6" on it and it is a 12' but does anybody have any tips on the next pole i should buy i was thinking pacer how do ppl like them

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:37 am

Buy a stiffer Altius and I bet it won't feel so slow.

Any pole that is too soft will feel slow.
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Unread postby txpolevaulter_k25 » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:48 am

ok how do i read the flex # correctly, is it the higher the # the stiffer Or the lower the # the stiffer
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Unread postby 2-15-46 » Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:26 am

txpolevaulter_k25 wrote:ok how do i read the flex # correctly, is it the higher the # the stiffer Or the lower the # the stiffer


What size alius are you on now and what is the flex??? they are in inches!!!
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Unread postby achtungpv » Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:33 am

Quit driving the bottom.
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Re: altius poles

Unread postby Bruce Caldwell » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:07 pm

txpolevaulter_k25 wrote:am i the only one that thinks altius poles are really slow acting, i have this crappy blue one and it seems like it takes forever to get unbent and i am 15 lbs underneath its weight i am still vaulting 12'6" on it and it is a 12' but does anybody have any tips on the next pole i should buy i was thinking pacer how do ppl like them

open to any suggestions


If it takes too long to get the pole unloaded, you are jumping too flat it is not the pole. The Altius pole is a great pole, timing is the key.
Jump with the pole do not sit on it. Move to a stiffer 12' then work on pushing 2 ' then move to a 13' go not move up to a longer pole till you get these fundamentals doing so will cause you to break longer poles with a flat take off.
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