Posted by ESSX on April 30, 2001 at 23:05:09:
In Reply to: Pole Flex posted by Rob on April 29, 2001 at 14:43:09:
There is a big difference in a 160 and a 140, the length of the pole is very important also and you have failed to include that in your question.
If you are having trouble bending the 160, chances are the pole is too long.
All you need to be concerned with right now is the following:
What is your grip on the pole?
What your weight is?
How high you have jumped for your Personal Record?
And what style you use Power or Swing style!
These imputed into my new POLE CALCULATOR will give you a selection of poles you should try.
This can be used for any brand pole just round up on other brands.
As far as flex numbers, well that is how they measured fishing rods back in the 1960's, nothing scientific about putting a 50 lbs weight on a rod supported by two saw horses. Of course the manufacturers have included ball bearings to insure that they get the most accurate measurements without friction coming into play.
Unless you have taken a course in Applied Physics Flex Numbers 101 you will have trouble computing how to move from one length pole to the next length, I guarantee it!
I have a simple method of calculating a pole to fit your needs. You may write to me to get the link free on my website write to my email above
Bruce Caldwell
President of pole Brand X (grin)
PS: Bryan you are correct Best Flex has absolutely nothing to do with my POLE CALCULATOR
QUESTION WAS:
: sorry if my post seems a bit novice-like but i don't have much for coaching in the way of pole vault so i have a question on pole flex.
: I weigh 160 but i seem to have a lot of trouble getting any flex out of the one pacer pole my school has to fit my weight, i switched down to a 140 skypole and the flex say 7.3m, and can get a fairly decent bend out of that, any suggestions on what a good pole and flex would be if i could convince our atheletic department to buy me a new one?