Let's change the wind rulings that show up.
--Old way (high school)
Did the vaulter make an effort to throw the pole?
--New way (copied from the NCAA)
Did the WIND cause the pole to diplace the crossbar?
As a teacher of Physics, I can tell you that the force it takes to unbalance a pole enough to have it fall away from the crossbar is next to nothing (relative to the force required for a person to clear the bar in the first place)
Obviously there are days when we have to have wind calls--and I'm OK with that. I would argue that these days are very few. But let's ignor the wind when ever possible--require more of our vaulters--and leave the bar UP!
What do you think?
Steve
sorry i'm late with this reply. i've been out of town a while. i think the wind judgement thing is a bunch of poo. throw the damn pole (unless it's carbon, then place it). otherwise, it's very healthy to be jumping on a pole which is not tall enough to knock the bar off; or you should be jumping at heights which exceed the height of your pole.
monkey