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re: Growing up I only remember one name in pole vault
Posted on 8/6/24 at 8:52 pm to lsu4life77
Posted on 8/6/24 at 8:52 pm to lsu4life77
In Louisiana high school sports Duplantis was a legend
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Posted on 8/6/24 at 10:16 pm to mmcgrath
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Sergei had a similar contract to Mondo in that he got a huge bonus every time he set a new record. So he routinely broke it by a quarter of an inch even when he could vault much higher. If you saw Mondo's record, you can see that he could go a half foot higher if he needed to. He doesn't even miss at most heights.
Mondo admitted in his interview he purposefully does that.
The main point is Sergei did not have the same track to run on nor did he have the same pole to vault with and still did what he did. He was for superior to all his competitors.
Check out the YouTube video LSU produced describing the physics behind his success. They specifically talk about the changes in pole design from the full fiberglass to the fiberglass and carbon fiber composite.
Posted on 8/7/24 at 4:44 am to FreeState
Yep... I was a tenth grader and pole vaulter, our track team competed in the indoor meet that year.
Boots Garland was our coach, John Pennel, and Bob Seagran were there jumping, Boots new both of them of course, after the meet i got to meet both of them and they said go get your pole and jump a few jumps with us.
I looked at Boots, like really... he said go get you pole dummy i made 5 jumps with Pennel, and Bob Seagram who at the time was the world record holder, that memory has stayed with me forever this was 1967
Boots Garland was our coach, John Pennel, and Bob Seagran were there jumping, Boots new both of them of course, after the meet i got to meet both of them and they said go get your pole and jump a few jumps with us.
I looked at Boots, like really... he said go get you pole dummy i made 5 jumps with Pennel, and Bob Seagram who at the time was the world record holder, that memory has stayed with me forever this was 1967
This post was edited on 8/7/24 at 5:06 am
Posted on 8/7/24 at 5:00 am to ole man
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Bob Seagram
Bob Seagren
Posted on 8/7/24 at 5:07 am to DenverTigerMan
OOPS I fixed it thanks.
Posted on 8/7/24 at 5:08 am to ole man
Posted on 8/7/24 at 8:24 am to Tiger1988
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actually it really isn’t that hard at all. Track, poles, etc are ALL way different now. Bubka broke that record and nobody was close to him. He did it 14 times - FOURTEEN.
and he raised the record by a whole foot during his career. His record stood for 20 years.
This post was edited on 8/7/24 at 8:24 am
Posted on 8/7/24 at 8:36 am to GrizzlyAlloy
The Hawk Tua girl is pretty famous for her techniques for working a pole.
Posted on 8/7/24 at 3:09 pm to GrizzlyAlloy
Not only do pole vaulters have to be fast, but they have to be strong as frick to hold that pole as close to the end as possible.
Posted on 8/8/24 at 6:26 am to SFVtiger
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I'm older. John Pennel
Yes...you are old!
Posted on 8/8/24 at 6:42 am to lsu4life77
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Sergei Bubka. Guy was a legend, unbeatable. Now Mondo is attaining the same heights and glory!!
I don’t even remember Mondo’s first name, much less the name of any other member of LSU’s track team unless I saw him playing football across the street in Death Valley.
Posted on 8/8/24 at 6:58 am to lsu4life77
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one name in pole vault
To be fair, I don't know her name
Posted on 8/8/24 at 7:38 am to ksayetiger
John Pennell
Bob Seagren
Bob Richards
Don Bragg
Henry Wadsworth
All great American pole vaulters back in the 50s - 70s.
Also, Brian Sternberg, who may have been the best of them all if not for a tragic trampoline accident that left him paralyzed.
Still, Mondo is the best of the best now.
Bob Seagren
Bob Richards
Don Bragg
Henry Wadsworth
All great American pole vaulters back in the 50s - 70s.
Also, Brian Sternberg, who may have been the best of them all if not for a tragic trampoline accident that left him paralyzed.
Still, Mondo is the best of the best now.
Posted on 8/8/24 at 8:42 am to Bestbank Tiger
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Allison Stokke.
Posted on 8/8/24 at 10:37 am to Tiger1988
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Sergei did not have the same track to run on nor did he have the same pole to vault with
I have a buddy who was a collegiate pole vaulter and still coaches the sport. He says that it is legit that current vaulters have advantages that the ones of a generation ago did not. However, he said that the pole is not one of them. He says there are all kinds of new technology in poles, but most WRs are set with the old style poles.
Posted on 8/8/24 at 5:05 pm to SFVtiger
“ I'm older. John Pennel”
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Got to see him at a meet at Northwestern once . Literally had to raise the bar by putting the base up on blocks .
We’re talking early to mid 60’s .
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Got to see him at a meet at Northwestern once . Literally had to raise the bar by putting the base up on blocks .
We’re talking early to mid 60’s .
Posted on 8/8/24 at 9:29 pm to Penrod
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I have a buddy who was a collegiate pole vaulter and still coaches the sport. He says that it is legit that current vaulters have advantages that the ones of a generation ago did not. However, he said that the pole is not one of them. He says there are all kinds of new technology in poles, but most WRs are set with the old style poles.
The track surface is much faster today than the early 90’s even.
The poles, according to LSU, are the carbon - fiberglass blends and not full fiberglass. Mondo discussed the poles in an interview once and breaking them in. Take look at the chart in the video
Posted on 8/9/24 at 7:44 am to FightinTigersDammit
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Not only do pole vaulters have to be fast,
Washington Post has a great piece “What Makes Mondo Fly?” that breaks down every aspect of his technique.
Re speed:
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The faster a vaulter sprints, the more energy they can transfer to the pole. That helps in two ways. The pole moves forward more quickly, like a windshield wiper on a higher speed. And the vaulter can use a stiffer pole, which is tougher to bend but will fling them higher as it straightens out. No world-class pole vaulter has ever run as fast as Mondo.
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His top speed at takeoff has been measured at 10.3 meters per second, which translates to 23 mph — elite sprinter territory. Just a handful of other pole vaulters have cracked 10 mps, said Johan Cassirame, a French sports scientist who studies the biomechanics of pole vaulting and has a database of more than 18,000 vaults.
Washington Post
Posted on 8/9/24 at 11:48 am to ksayetiger
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To be fair, I don't know her name
Dont image search Clara Fernandez at work...
Posted on 8/16/24 at 9:17 pm to Twenty 49
Thanks for the link! I wish the talking heads on TV would be this informative.
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