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WheelWalker

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3. My younger brother began pole vaulting with a metal pole

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 8, 2024, 11:01 PM

Aug 2024

as a High School freshman and transitioned to fiberglass by the middle of his sophomore year. He still holds the school record set in 1969. Pole vaulters have some loose wiring upstairs in my opinion.

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Well, I learned one thing this Olympics. I would never have made it as a pole vaulter. [View all] brewens Aug 2024 OP

did you see the pole vaulter whose, uh, package-- viva la Aug 2024 #1

That's what happens when you lead with your penis! madinmaryland Aug 2024 #8

The way the poles bend nowadays freaks me out. Silent Type Aug 2024 #2

My younger brother began pole vaulting with a metal pole WheelWalker Aug 2024 #3

Yeah, I tried those metal poles in the 60s. Decided that wouldn't be my sport. Silent Type Aug 2024 #4

Gymnastics on a Stick GopherGal Aug 2024 #6

So true. All of that, plus speed WheelWalker Aug 2024 #7

Yep. I too am blessed. Glamrock Aug 2024 #5