That is exactly what I was thinking..... LOL, pole vault is one of the more rewarding events though there is just something about flying 17-18' in the air by using only your own momentum. But when it goes wrong it goes wrong, much like... uh um.. cough.. rolling over.. cough.. excuse me. But yeah I am not one to talk, I planted wrong (took off way too far out) in Germany last year at a meet and hyperextended my knee and broke my foot, but I didn't know it at the time, I thought it was just sprained, so I kept on competing and finished the dec, the next day however my foot looked like a club..... ah hears to dangerous exciting adventures