relative

stiffness

line

10' 60

This chart assumes that for every six inch length

10' 65

increase in pole length the vaulters maximum

10' 70

10'6 60

allowable boby weight is reduced by ten pounds.

10' 75

10'6 65

This system helps reduce over-bending and thus pole breakage

10' 80

10'6 70

10' 85

10'6 75

10' 90

10'6 80

11' 70

Vaulters who are incapable of vaulting on a pole equal to or greater than

10' 95

10'6 85

11' 75

there body weights should move to a shorter pole.

10' 100

10'6 90

11' 80

10' 105

10'6 95

11' 85

Vaulters should not advance to the next pole until they can vault on a pole

10' 110

10'6 100

11' 90

11'6 80

ten pounds greater than their body weight.

10' 115

10'6 105

11' 95

11'6 85

10' 120

10'6 110

11' 100

11'6 90

12' 80

Good pole vaulting programs offer progressions

10' 125

10'6 115

11' 105

11'6 95

12' 85

of poles, so that as vaulters improve they can

10' 130

10'6 120

11' 110

11'6 100

12' 90

efficently move to longer of stiffer poles.

10' 135

10'6 125

11' 115

11'6 105

12' 95

10' 140

10'6 130

11' 120

11'6 110

12' 100

12'6 90

10' 145

10'6 135

11' 125

11'6 115

12' 105

12'6 95

10' 150

10'6 140

11' 130

11'6 120

12' 110

12'6 100

10'6 145

11' 135

11'6 125

12' 115

12' 6 105

10'6 150

11' 140

11'6 130

12' 120

12'6 110

13' 100

11' 145

11'6 135

12' 125

12'6 115

13' 105

11' 150

11'6 140

12' 130

12'6 120

13' 110

13'6 100

11' 155

11'6 145

12' 135

12'6 125

13' 115

13'6 105

11' 160

11'6 150

12' 140

12'6 130

13' 120

13'6 110

11'6 155

12' 145

12'6 135

13' 125

13'6 115

11'6 160

12' 150

12'6 140

13' 130

13'6 120

14' 110

11'6 165

12' 155

12'6 145

13' 135

13'6 125

14' 115

11'6 170

12' 160

12'6 150

13' 140

13'6 130

14' 120

The highlighted poles on

12' 165

12'6 155

13' 145

13'6 135

14' 125

14'6 115

this chart are what I call the

12' 170

12'6 160

13' 150

13'6 140

14' 130

14'6 120

"key poles"

12' 175

12'6 165

13' 155

13'6 145

14' 135

14'6 125

I have arranged them in 10 lb

12' 180

12'6 170

13' 160

13'6 150

14' 140

14'6 130

15' 120

increments

12'6 175

13' 165

13'6 155

14' 145

14'6 135

15' 125

These "key poles will accomidate

12'6 180

13' 170

13'6 160

14' 150

14'6 140

15' 130

approximately 90% of HS vaulters

13' 175

13'6 165

14' 155

14'6 145

15' 135

13' 180

13'6 170

14' 160

14'6 150

15' 140

15'6 130

13' 185

13'6 175

14' 165

14'6 155

15' 145

15'6 135

13' 190

13'6 180

14' 170

14'6 160

15' 150

15'6 140

13'6 185

14' 175

14'6 165

15' 155

15'6 145

Each line on this chart represents a set of poles

13'6 190

14' 180

14'6 170

15' 160

15'6 150

16' 140

5 pounds stiffer than the line which preceeds it.

13'6 195

14' 185

14'6 175

15' 165

15'6 155

16' 145

All poles on an individual line offer approximatly

13'6 200

14' 190

14'6 180

15' 170

15'6 160

16' 150

the same resistance to penetration.

14' 195

14'6 185

15' 175

15'6 165

16' 155

14' 200

14'6 190

15' 180

15'6 170

16' 160

16'6 150

14'6 195

15' 185

15'6 175

16' 165

16'6 155

14'6 200

15' 190

15'6 180

16' 170

16'6 160

14'6 205

15' 195

15'6 185

16' 175

16'6 165

15' 200

15'6 190

16' 180

16'6 170

17' 160

15' 205

15'6 195

16' 185

16'6 175

17' 165

15' 210

15'6 200

16' 190

16'6 180

17' 170

15'6 205

16' 195

16'6 185

17' 175

15'6 210

16' 200

16'6 190

17' 180

17'6 170

15'6 215

16' 205

16'6 195

17' 185

17'6 175

To build a better progression of poles in your program. First circle all the

16' 210

16'6 200

17' 190

17'6 180

sizes you currently have at your disposal. Then fill in the key pole sizes.

16' 215

16'6 205

17' 195

17'6 185

16' 220

16'6 210

17' 200

17'6 190

16'6 215

17' 205

17'6 195

16'6 220

17' 210

17'6 200

16'6 225

17' 215

17'6 205

17' 220

17'6 210

17' 225

17'6 215

17' 230

17'6 220

17'6 225

17'6 230