Wind judgments

[Steve]

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

[Kurt Riska]

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