Posted by Duckworth on May 14, 2001 at 19:07:18:
In Reply to: Lets be real Vaulters measure all brand standards Before jumping! posted by ESSX on May 14, 2001 at 09:04:37:
: Ok these are my pet peeves:
: Vaulters who do not know how high they hold!
: Vaulters who do not know ho much they weigh!
: Vaulters who do not know the length of their approach!
: Vaulters who do not measure standards to insure accuracy. (Even before the meet)
: YOU HAVE TO KNOW THESE THINGS IN ORDER TO VAULT SAFELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
: All standards are not built by engineers on a daily basis so we need to insure we are jumping the height we are jumping so we do not waste our jumps.
: Labels can move from heat during storage and shipping, and people make mistakes in assembly, So you have to check the standards.
: OK I am now off my SOAP BOX (grin)
: Bruce Caldwell
: Have fun, Be safe, and Vault High
iM sure heat could move them but exactly the same on both sides? And yes the standards are setup exactly as i nthe picture with the straight piece down. Im going to measure them to see exactly how much off they are, but I we have jump according to the bottom pin (9'-16') till we can find away to fix them. Oh yeah another point is on there web page it says 9'-20',9'16' bottom pin, 13'-20' top pin. (our labels say the same.) but there are 4 pins 12" apart. bottom Pin at 9'. 9', 10',11',12' that looks like 4 heights one foot apart each time. just some thing to think about....