Book 3 — Scale on Vaulting Pole Indicates Points of Grip

Indications on the Vaulting Pole Aid the Athlete in Finding the Proper Grip

Unnecessary delay in running off the pole-vaulting events at athletic meets is caused by the repeated testing of vaulters for the proper height at which to grip the vaulting pole. This was readily overcome by marking intervals of 1 ft. on the upper end of the vaulting poles. Vaulters judge the proper height once and thereafter may easily take the same grip with the aid of the indications on the pole.—A. B. Wegener, Madison, N. J.