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20ft jumps

Unread postby 260stickjumper » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:09 pm

just wondering if anyone knew of any lagit attempts at 20ft or better since bubka. who it was, when it was, and if there is any video?
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Unread postby achtungpv » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:07 pm

I believe after jumping 5.97 Lojo jacked it up to 21' for whatever reason. Maybe to prove the 6.40 model correct? Without seeing any video, I'll hazard a guess and say none were close.

Markov attempted either 6.15 or 6.16 after clearing 6.00 for the first time in New Zealand.

If I remember correctly, Mack may have attempted a WR after clearing 6.01 in Monte Carlo. Not sure on that though.

Other than that, I don't know of anyone attempting a 20'+ bar.
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Unread postby Bubba PV » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:39 pm

Hartwig did at '99 nationals after he got the AR. Jan Johnson has the attempts on his Sky Systems 5 - AWESOME video BTW!! Bubba

One would also think that Tarasov has certainly attempted it as well.
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Unread postby achtungpv » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:31 pm

Tarasov never once attempted a PR after he cleared 6m the first time unless he had to in order to win...which is how he got his 6.05 PR losing to Bubka in Japan.

I've always been curious for his reasoning.
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Unread postby vault3rb0y » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:30 pm

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Unread postby SlickVT » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:49 am

I had a twenty foot jump in practice one time... over a bar! But I have always been a better practice jumper than meet jumper ;)
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Unread postby powerplant42 » Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:32 pm

I really want to attempt the world record at a meet this season... you know, and get that dude to announce it and everything... I just think that would be so cool to have said that I attempted the world record. Maybe in high jump too...
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Unread postby jcoover » Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:28 am

Walker jumped at 6.15m outdoors last year at the IAAF champs after he won. He only took one jump at it but it was actually not too terrible. Definitely a 6m+ effort.
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Unread postby 260stickjumper » Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:41 pm

so considering how few attempts have been made at a new world record, would it not be safe to say that the current pole vault world record is one of the most "untouchable" records in track and field?
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Unread postby VaultPurple » Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:00 pm

im going to put the cross bar at 21 tomorrow. I bet i just so good that not only will the bar stay up there, it wont even wobble! ;)
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Unread postby SlickVT » Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:10 pm

The pole vault record is pretty out of the question mainly because the man that set the record later was in a position to shorten the pegs the bar sits on and also made another rule to round the other three sides of the cross-bar ends...

Both things he didn't have to deal with and changed to protect his own record.

Pretty shady and borderline cowardly if you ask me.
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Unread postby vault3rb0y » Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:10 pm

That is kind of weird. But if you dont touch the bar you dont have to worry about any of those things i guess ;).

He might as well say that when a world record is being attempted, claps are illegal and flash photography is manditory.
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