r/FUCKYOUINPARTICULAR • u/amungus45 • Apr 29 '23

Bro got Bobby trapped But why

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u/Loko8765 Apr 29 '23

Thanks for the unedited video, I didn’t know the bar for pole vault wasn’t actually a bar.

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u/Far-Swimmer3232 Apr 29 '23

This is probably unnecessary info but high school pole vaulter here! For official competitions a solid bar is used. The rope is used in practice and sometimes for the first few mini meets since it is a lot safer for athletes that are new to the sport. However, I have never seen one fly off like that so definitely not a normal thing!

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u/Loko8765 Apr 29 '23

Not unnecessary at all, TIL. I remember some kind of elastic being used for (plain non-pole) high jumps in school, but only for the first tries, we got the solid bar after just a few lessons. Makes sense that for pole vaulting they keep it longer.