All About the Evolution of the Pole Vault | The Tech Race

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Komentáře • 104

  • @volo455
    @volo455 Před 7 lety +178

    "Pole vaulters have a relationship between them and the pole. It's kind of like a marriage"
    *shows all failed attempts at pole vaulting* lmao

  • @danielwalsh4625
    @danielwalsh4625 Před 6 lety +36

    Half of the poles in this video are made by UCS which are fiberglass, not carbon fiber. The world record was jumped on a fiberglass pole by Renaud Lavilenie, and the the old world records were held by Sergei Bubka, also on UCS fiberglass poles. This video portrays an unrealistic depiction of the effects of carbon fiber poles on the sport of pole vault.

  • @thatonekid3881
    @thatonekid3881 Před 6 lety +12

    Champaign Chicago!?!? It’s Champaign, Illinois bruv

  • @sorrym8421
    @sorrym8421 Před 7 lety +30

    If they where mainly talking about carbon fiber poles, why did they show them making plexy glass poles most of the time?

  • @sagestats
    @sagestats Před 7 lety +45

    Come on IOC - Champaign is no where near Chicago but thanks for a great video about a local company founded by one of the 1st class of the University of Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame coach Harry Gill

  • @Dgahn
    @Dgahn Před 7 lety +171

    Champaign is in Illinois. Chicago is in Illinois. Champaign is NOT in Chicago.
    That would be like me saying that my friend lives in Munich, Berlin. That doesn't make much sense, does it?

    • @evab.6240
      @evab.6240 Před 7 lety +5

      Dgahn maybe they wanted to say it's near Chicago or something. but yeah. "in Munich, Berlin" wouldn't maje any sense :D

    • @TAlexBlack
      @TAlexBlack Před 6 lety +14

      It's 2 1/2 hours south of Chicago. I grew up near there. Chicago is like a completely different state compared to the rest of Illinois.

    • @avabowen3507
      @avabowen3507 Před 6 lety +2

      Thank you! we're not all Chicagoans

  • @greatestever8350
    @greatestever8350 Před 2 lety +5

    Would love to see how someone would apply pole vaulting in real life… you can see nowadays they’re landing on padding and so their technique is just to splat on the ground. Back in the days they were able to land being thrown 5 metres in the air and still that was on sand. So I wonder if there are ancient vaulting techniques that have been lost due to the evolution of this sport, even to vault further? Land cleaner? Pole plant more precisely? Maybe vault with just pure bamboo/wood? Or just how they would apply pole vaulting in a real life situation? Maybe the true purpose of it was mountain climbing or vaulting buildings.

  • @jacobberry4673
    @jacobberry4673 Před 7 lety +67

    Actually the ones they showed were mostly made of fiberglass. Only the black ones are carbon fiber

    • @belknapdlg26
      @belknapdlg26 Před 7 lety +2

      what if it's black fiberglass? oh, and by the way, you can get carbon fiber in any color of the rainbow now.

    • @fraserorourke2028
      @fraserorourke2028 Před 7 lety +3

      belknapdlg26 fair point, but alot of the poles were UCS spirit poles which are fibreglass

    • @MrDasmaster
      @MrDasmaster Před 6 lety +1

      Why did you have to bring race into this!

    • @kevintucker3354
      @kevintucker3354 Před 5 lety

      The Trigger
      Hehehe

  • @robwahl6288
    @robwahl6288 Před 5 měsíci

    As a note, all of the vaults shown during the beginning where you talked about fiberglass poles were all on UCS Spirit poles which are NOT carbon fiber poles.

  • @stevekerp1
    @stevekerp1 Před rokem +1

    The other side is landing pits. Back in the 40s the pit was sand or sawdust. When I vaulted in the 60s it was foam rubber (and lots of dirt) and you had to land on your feet and then roll onto your back and side. I sprained an ankle more than once.

  • @WinderUp
    @WinderUp Před 7 lety +3

    Love it! Way to go Wood.

  • @kevintucker3354
    @kevintucker3354 Před 5 lety +4

    In the early days if they weren’t forced to land on their feet on the hard ground they would have developed a much higher vault! Same with the high jump.

  • @davejenn6051
    @davejenn6051 Před 5 lety +10

    We used to land on the ground, then sand, then sawdust,. Then foam rubber and finally air bags. The sport was dangerous. In the 60's I jumped with a steel pole and landed in a sand pit from 12 feet in the air. So you had to land on your feet, standing up.

  • @AbhinavDhar93
    @AbhinavDhar93 Před 7 lety

    @1:48 Never knew Billy Bob Thornton was into Pole Vaulting!

  • @Chris-ux7xb
    @Chris-ux7xb Před 5 lety +9

    This is like the most inaccurate portrayal of pole vaulting that I’ve ever seen. They use a 13 foot vaulter as their chosen athlete to interview, and constantly show random failed attempts and even a decathlete vaulter. Info is also random and they for some reason kept talking about carbon fiber as if any record has ever been set with a carbon fiber pole.

  • @PInk77W1
    @PInk77W1 Před 5 lety +2

    That guy missing over and over at the end. That would be me if I tried to pole vault

  • @sohilaquuen8895
    @sohilaquuen8895 Před 7 lety

    Beautiful I love it - جميلة

  • @HEPOVAH
    @HEPOVAH Před 5 lety +1

    ¿Por que pone pertiguistas con pértigas de fibra de vidrio como ejemplo?

  • @ngardnerPV
    @ngardnerPV Před 7 lety +12

    The world record was achieved on a fiberglass UCS Spirit pole, along with the Olympic record set in Rio 2016. That said, im not sure why they talk the whole video about carbon fiber (showing videos of vaulters mostly vaulting on fiberglass poles) poles being more technologically advanced when at this moment in time greater success is being seen with fiberglass poles. I get that carbon fiber poles are more complex in design but they are far from being the dominant pole type of choice at this moment in time in my opinion. I also understand that the ways the two types of poles react suit different styles of vaulter and it may just be the case that the technique suited for UCS Spirit poles is more optimised for efficiency of energy transfer and therefore jumping high.

    • @chambeet
      @chambeet Před 7 lety +2

      ngardnerPV Very insightful comment. Thanks for the info I didn't know before.

    • @ngardnerPV
      @ngardnerPV Před 7 lety

      Edward Chamberlin you are very welcome my friend

    • @stillgonnasendit5068
      @stillgonnasendit5068 Před 6 lety

      ngardnerPV I would say that USC poles are the best for 5m+ poles but for the smaller poles I would say that Altius carbons are the best but once you get on 16 foot poles the people at USC have it figured out

  • @sorrym8421
    @sorrym8421 Před 5 lety +1

    I'd say UCS is the most prestigious pole vault manufacturer.

  • @Zcardenas2
    @Zcardenas2 Před 7 lety +23

    CHAMPAIGN, CHICAGO?!?! COME ON!!
    That's like saying "In Brisbane, Sydney." Come on guys

  • @raslc
    @raslc Před 7 lety +15

    "Puts more energy in the system".

    • @guillermomarturetfendt9037
      @guillermomarturetfendt9037 Před 7 lety +1

      Not for any reasons they are athletes

    • @pyraminxrox6522
      @pyraminxrox6522 Před 5 lety +1

      As a matter of fact, it does introduce the possibility of having more energy in the system. Kinetic energy in a closed system is mass multiplied by the velocity squared. The reason that this is relevant is that, for example, if having a 3% lighter pole allows the athlete to run 2% faster, you actually end up with just shy of 1% more kinetic energy in the system (assuming all else is equal). Practically, this translates to a higher jump. What he said does make sense, especially when you start looking at energy return in the pole as well.

    • @kevintucker3354
      @kevintucker3354 Před 5 lety

      Blake James
      It made perfect sense to me, I just couldn’t map it out like you did professor!

  • @lekanakumong3708
    @lekanakumong3708 Před 7 lety +27

    Where the pole vault gang at??

  • @brandonnaylor9067
    @brandonnaylor9067 Před 7 lety

    evolution of the discus please

  • @nonyadamnbusiness9887
    @nonyadamnbusiness9887 Před 3 lety

    Champaign, Chicago?

  • @cjjones928
    @cjjones928 Před 6 lety

    "Therefore"

  • @PacoOtis
    @PacoOtis Před 4 lety

    Regarding the "history" of pole vaulting let us not forget the horrible pits of yesteryear. At the best they were sawdust which was often compacted and/or damp which caused a loss of cushion.

  • @NisHungry
    @NisHungry Před 6 lety

    Narrator sounds like Michael Fassbender

  • @notme3272
    @notme3272 Před 5 lety

    Champaign or Chicago: pick one

  • @1pasupaty
    @1pasupaty Před 2 lety

    Vault lifting u over

  • @hudsont.105
    @hudsont.105 Před 7 lety

    I wonder how they're transported around...

    • @sorrym8421
      @sorrym8421 Před 7 lety

      Hudson T. Very carefully and expensively.

  • @alecpost
    @alecpost Před 7 lety

    You should do one for archery

  • @eduardocampos4202
    @eduardocampos4202 Před 4 lety

    Champaign is not in Chicago..lol

  • @juicywhiteman5850
    @juicywhiteman5850 Před 7 lety +1

    I'm a jumper. Why am I here?

  • @marieconstant6452
    @marieconstant6452 Před 6 lety

    That the reason they made that Car accident.those Banna's

  • @abdulmalik053
    @abdulmalik053 Před 5 lety

    Me trying pole vault 4:49

  • @professionalsimper1558

    100 anniversary 2018

  • @yoyotrying9990
    @yoyotrying9990 Před 6 lety

    Where ?
    i can bay it

  • @DwayneIsKing
    @DwayneIsKing Před 4 lety

    I'd be way too scared that the pole would break. Plus I'm fat so........

  • @asafvirin2181
    @asafvirin2181 Před 3 lety

    Even if they did have carbon fibre poles in Athens, anyone going over, would break their legs on impact

  • @junkboxxxxxx
    @junkboxxxxxx Před 6 lety +8

    So the real winner is the pole, and the human is just a jockey

  • @stuartlittle3048
    @stuartlittle3048 Před 6 lety +2

    the equipment should never change, you never know who the greatest ever is

  • @hankadelicflash
    @hankadelicflash Před 6 lety

    I don't need a pole to pole vault....know what I'm sayin"? :)

  • @tjfirehost
    @tjfirehost Před 7 lety

    hi

  • @cjvj3301
    @cjvj3301 Před 7 lety

    I'm 15th

  • @mymaanmax9319
    @mymaanmax9319 Před 7 lety +10

    Sooooooo if im married with my pole.... So can I do, You know what I mean

  • @nickmartinsen8549
    @nickmartinsen8549 Před 6 lety

    Thise poles were literally fiberglass😂 not carbon fiber

  • @glenharold6004
    @glenharold6004 Před 7 lety +4

    Why is this 13 footer getting interviewed about pole vault?

  • @xRays6
    @xRays6 Před 7 lety

    Soooo is it pay to win?? Not sure how much poles cost...

  • @Shlrine
    @Shlrine Před 2 lety

    Reading all the comments I realize the Olympics video is really off the topic and also misdirection. :(

  • @druidriley3163
    @druidriley3163 Před 5 lety

    Ancient Greeks didn't do the pole vault.

  • @swizhgg8164
    @swizhgg8164 Před 7 lety +3

    Im early

  • @user-ds5hc1jh7m
    @user-ds5hc1jh7m Před 6 lety

    حلوو

  • @katherineh4702
    @katherineh4702 Před 5 lety

    O

  • @hunchbackhunchback3067

    Better materials means better result. Kinda pointless sport then if you can't compare results with people that used older poles. Something similar we had with swimming but they banned suits and that gives just a little difference. Here we have from bamboo to the fibre and who knows what we will get in the future.

  • @oleglogosha
    @oleglogosha Před 5 lety

    Минус. Ни разу про С. Бубку не сказали!!!

  • @hpraveensolo4418
    @hpraveensolo4418 Před 5 lety

    Su

  • @kevintucker3354
    @kevintucker3354 Před 5 lety

    I had a girlfriend once who was a great pole vaulter...a champion really. I think about her often😏

  • @siegeaye
    @siegeaye Před 6 lety +2

    Lets put some high tech into stripper poles!! Lol

  • @kazaklariwts
    @kazaklariwts Před 6 lety

    ancient greeks didnt compete in pole vault

  • @miaglenn549
    @miaglenn549 Před 7 lety

    I like triathlons anyone else🏳

  • @duthegee
    @duthegee Před 4 lety

    03:12 This sport used to be suicide lol

  • @mtoledo8284
    @mtoledo8284 Před 7 lety +2

    Jeff Hartwig neglects to note that in 1943, on bamboo, while continually vaulting nearly 16 feet, without landing mats, Warmerdam was clearing his grip height repeatedly by nearly 3 feet. Comparatively, using modern powerful flexible poles, today's vaulters are terrible. Archaic "traditional" vaulting methods are entirely wrong for the new technology of which these guys so arrogantly boast. The video self-evidently portrays vaulters failing more than succeeding. Sadly, there is nothing to brag about in this errant presentation.

    • @stillgonnasendit5068
      @stillgonnasendit5068 Před 6 lety +1

      M Toledo sam kendricks clears his grip height by nearly 4 feet if that's not progress then what is

  • @nickmartinsen8549
    @nickmartinsen8549 Před 6 lety

    They make a huge deal about carbon fiber, and it's all a lie. They are not good, and everyone knows that the reason they need to jump fast is because they bend easier. They are not better in the least bit😂

  • @liorrechter9925
    @liorrechter9925 Před 7 lety

    First

  • @timbomuffin
    @timbomuffin Před 7 lety

    So now it's just about the pole not the man or woman using it.thats to say if they all went back and had to use the old poles they could not jump as high ummmmm sad times

    • @sorrym8421
      @sorrym8421 Před 7 lety

      timbomuffin I don't think that is quite what they are saying. I think that they are implying that the pole is one of the most important tools in pole vault and with them they are able to jump higher. I don't think they are implying that the pole is all that matters. I think they are trying to say that the pole is very important and without the improvements that have been done, it would not have been possible to vualt as high as they have.

    • @timbomuffin
      @timbomuffin Před 7 lety

      Konner Johnson hi konnner I hope your right thanks for getting back to me 👍🇬🇧

  • @LaitoChen
    @LaitoChen Před 6 lety

    Sounds like the athletes haven't gotten better. Lame sport