Pole Vault Fail: Old "Rigid" Methods Make Modern Poles Lethal
Channel: How To Pole Vault | Videos How to Pole Vault
Date: 2021-02-05

Pole Vault Fail: Old "Rigid" Methods Make Modern Poles Lethal and create today's avoidable pole vault injuries. At https://www.howtopolevault.com you will find all the answers to your pole vault questions. Inserted in the video above is a 1952 clip of Bob Mathias using a Virgil Jackson original fiberglass "Sky Pole" applying Cornelius "Dutch" Warmerdam's "rigid" pole vault methods. Bob Mathias explains why pole vault methods did not change for the new fiberglass vaulting poles. Coach Jackson trademarked the brand name and created the first fiberglass vaulting poles specifically for Bob Mathias who originally used the "Sky Pole" in June of 1950, during the National Decathlon Meet in Tulare, California. Herb Jenks was the engineer who provided the technical expertise for the fiberglass pole production, which began in 1949. 
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