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WAD SHOOTER
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Location: Clinton, MS
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 Pole vault to push pole? I just came across a free fiberglass 16ft pole vault and was wondering if anyone has ever used one to make a push pole. Its hollow and extremelty light. If I cap it off will it make it hard to keep in the water because it will want to float or should I add some weight to the foot to keep it down? Figured it would make a jam up push pole due to the light weight and durability.
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autogateman
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Location: Gonzales La
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Re: Pole vault to push pole? Have you ever accidentally grabbed a partially dry rotted marine VHF antenna? It will ruin your day when microscopic fibers are in your skin like thousands of splinters. I have. Just a thought.
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WAD SHOOTER
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Re: Pole vault to push pole? Yea that crossed my mind. Thought about wrapping it with something but figured it would make a strong lightweight push pole
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msm8281
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Re: Pole vault to push pole? Ruff it up and put a couple of good coats of paint on it.
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WAD SHOOTER
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Re: Pole vault to push pole? I could be totally wrong on this, but I noticed its wrapped and I wana say that all pole vaults are wrapped with something to prevent splintering. Found it laying by the trash pile at the college I coach at.
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mudslut
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Re: Pole vault to push pole? I pole vaulted in high school one year and the do have a coating on them but will break in half and that shit hurts when it slaps you in the back.
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diddyduck
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Re: Pole vault to push pole? duct tape that biotch 
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SwampSlut
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Re: Pole vault to push pole? get a roll of heat shrink to cover it.. splinter prob solved !! i have a few thing floatin around with a piece of pipe insulation covered with heat shrink as a cushioned handle
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KingKey
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Re: Pole vault to push pole? I could be wrong, but I think that the original Moonlighter push poles started life as vault poles... My understanding is that for high school or college, a pole could only be Vaulted so many times before a mandatory de-commissioning . Moonlighter then purchased the now 'useless' poles, put a foot and a spike on them, and now you have a push pole!
I agree with the above posts about a light sanding, and paint- Krylon Fusion seems to work well...Fiberglass splinters in your hands are one of the more miserable things in life-
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CaddoZ
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Re: Pole vault to push pole? Wrap the handle part in friction tape and be done
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coupe1975
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Re: Pole vault to push pole? Look on the bright side, won't ever have to worry about getting over a log again
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odass
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Re: Pole vault to push pole?
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ARguide
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Re: Pole vault to push pole? Got a buddy in MO that has been using them for years. He thinks its the only way to go.
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bmartina
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Re: Pole vault to push pole? Yo you want it to float , I push a boat everyday ... Do not add any weight , figure out the diameter and see if stiffy or loop push poles has a pointy end and a wider foot for the other end and you will be set
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