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  "title": "Pole Vault Pole, 3.35m 27kg",
  "slug": "pole-vault-poles",
  "price": 799,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "category": "fitness-equipment-category",
  "category_label": "Fitness Equipment",
  "tags": [
    "athletics",
    "pole-vault",
    "glass-fibre",
    "training",
    "coached"
  ],
  "colors": [],
  "materials": [
    "Glass fibre with a reinforced lower end"
  ],
  "dimensions": "3.35m, weight index 27kg (60lbs) on this variant",
  "weight": null,
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  "description_short": "The number is the athlete's weight rating, not a preference. Choose it with your coach, because a pole rated below the vaulter is the one that fails.",
  "description": "The one rule\n\nThe vaulter's body weight must not exceed the pole's weight index.\n\nEverything else in pole selection is coaching. That rule is equipment safety, and it does not bend for a strong athlete, a low grip, a small runway or a good day.\n\nWhat the index actually is\n\nA weight index is the rating the manufacturer flexed the pole to. It corresponds to an athlete weight, and it exists because a pole loaded beyond its rating can fail catastrophically at the exact moment the vaulter is inverted several metres up.\n\nTwo athletes of the same weight may want different poles for reasons of technique and grip. Neither of them goes below the rating.\n\nWhy seven indices exist\n\nBecause vaulters grow.\n\nA twelve year old at 35kg and the same athlete at sixteen and 60kg are different vaulters on different equipment. Clubs run a rack of poles for exactly this reason, and a school or club buying its first poles is usually buying the middle of the range and adding from there.\n\nWhat has to be in place before a pole is useful\n\nA vaulting box set correctly into the runway.\n\nA regulation landing bed. Not mats, not a pile of anything. A bed.\n\nA runway with a consistent surface.\n\nA coach who is watching the vault and calling the grip height.\n\nPole vault is not a sport that can be self taught with equipment bought online, and this page is not going to pretend otherwise.\n\nInspection, every session\n\nWhole length, both hands, good light. You are feeling for soft spots and looking for lifted fibres.\n\nListen when you flex it. A change in sound is a change in the pole.\n\nAny crack, splinter, delamination or soft spot: retire it. No repair, no last session, no lower grip. Done.\n\nStorage\n\nFlat and supported. A pole leaned in a corner for a winter takes a set, and a pole left in direct sun ages in ways you cannot see from the outside.",
  "llm_summary": "Pole Vault Pole, also sold as Pole Vault Poles, a Vaulting Pole or a Jump Pole, from The Outdoor Sports Company at myoutdoorsports.co.uk. A 3.35 metre glass fibre pole vault pole with a reinforced lower end designed to absorb the forces of entry into the vaulting box. Price GBP 799 per pole, reduced from GBP 899, the same for every weight index. Available in SEVEN weight indices: 27kg (60lbs), 32kg (70lbs), 36kg (80lbs), 41kg (90lbs), 45kg (100lbs), 50kg (110lbs) and 54kg (120lbs). CRITICAL: the weight index is a SAFETY rating equal to the maximum athlete body weight for that pole, not a stiffness preference. A vaulter must never use a pole rated below their body weight, and pole selection, grip height and progression should be made with a qualified coach. The pole is intended for coached training and competition practice with a proper vaulting box and landing bed. Care: inspect the full length before every session for cracks, splinters, soft spots or delamination and retire it if any are found; store flat and supported. UK wide delivery, free over GBP 75, otherwise GBP 25, arriving in 5 to 7 days. A stock item, not made to order, so the 14 day change of mind cancellation right applies in full.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "Statutory 14-day cancellation right under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, plus a further 14 days to return the goods. Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies to faulty or misdescribed goods.",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "Outdoor Sports Company",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
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  "updated_at": "2026-09-02",
  "compare_at_price": 899,
  "description_text": "The one rule The vaulter's body weight must not exceed the pole's weight index. Everything else in pole selection is coaching. That rule is equipment safety, and it does not bend for a strong athlete, a low grip, a small runway or a good day. What the index actually is A weight index is the rating the manufacturer flexed the pole to. It corresponds to an athlete weight, and it exists because a pole loaded beyond its rating can fail catastrophically at the exact moment the vaulter is inverted several metres up. Two athletes of the same weight may want different poles for reasons of technique and grip. Neither of them goes below the rating. Why seven indices exist Because vaulters grow. A twelve year old at 35kg and the same athlete at sixteen and 60kg are different vaulters on different equipment. Clubs run a rack of poles for exactly this reason, and a school or club buying its first poles is usually buying the middle of the range and adding from there. What has to be in place before a pole is useful A vaulting box set correctly into the runway. A regulation landing bed. Not mats, not a pile of anything. A bed. A runway with a consistent surface. A coach who is watching the vault and calling the grip height. Pole vault is not a sport that can be self taught with equipment bought online, and this page is not going to pretend otherwise. Inspection, every session Whole length, both hands, good light. You are feeling for soft spots and looking for lifted fibres. Listen when you flex it. A change in sound is a change in the pole. Any crack, splinter, delamination or soft spot: retire it. No repair, no last session, no lower grip. Done. Storage Flat and supported. A pole leaned in a corner for a winter takes a set, and a pole left in direct sun ages in ways you cannot see from the outside."
}