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03 Nov2011
Get a Free Crossbar!

Hurry and place you order now… During the months of November and December, order any two ESSX POWER-X or POWER-Force Carbons and get a FREE very durable orange ESSX POLE VAULT crossbars valued at $69.00! Click here to download the most recent price list -or- Go directly to our online store

04 Jun2011
Introducing ESSX POWER-X Vaulting Pole

We are proud to announce the launch of ESSX POWER-X, a new line of foundational vaulting poles engineered specifically to provide the best posible balance between value and performance. As part of the launch of the new pole line, be sure to check out the ESSX POWER-X pole giveaway.

27 Feb2011
How to Build a World Class Vaulting Pole

If you’ve ever wondered how we create the best vaulting poles on the planet, then your wait is over. Join us for a behind the scenes look into our state of the art production facility as the XLogic Team builds another world class ESSX Vaulting Pole! How to Build a World Class ESSX Vaulting Pole [...]

16 Jan2011

Moving to a stiffer pole rather than a longer one is based on where you are! I only suggest that you move to a longer pole after you have exhasted the shorter pole stiffness by 15-20lbs and have jumped over the hand hold of your grip. Then moving to a longer pole keeps you on one [...]

11 Nov2010
The Elusive Bar: Remixed

Its been over 30 years since “The Elusive Bar” film captured phenomenal world class pole vaulters in vivd 8mm celluloid… and now its back, and better than ever. Today’s version is enhanced and remixed to offer you a one of a kind viewing of some of history’s most famous vaulters doing what they do best…. flying high.

07 Aug2010

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Reposted from an email from Irei Hill… Hi Bruce, Just wanted to update you on my last comp! I Won the European Masters Champs in Hungary with a new W40 World Record of 3,85m. Was very hot there, jumped of 12 strides (in Australia it was so cold that we could only train of very [...]

07 Aug2010

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The elusive bar just sits there and drives vaulters crazy as it moves higher and higher pushing the vaulter to run faster, be stronger, use more finesse! Several tricks can be used to get your center of mass over the bar and maybe even under the bar! 1. SIMPLE TOOL TO CLEAR THE BAR: When [...]

21 May2010

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Sounds like the beginning of a joke and you know it is a joke, but believe me when I say I saw 4 used at each pit at the Texas State meet. Was this because of bad OFFICIALS… no.  THEY ALL KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING THEY JUST HAD THE WRONG TOOLS! We will be introducing [...]

01 May2010

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Have you ever vaulted and the pole bent so much it made contact with the pit? And then what happened? When the pole makes contact with the pit in the cutout area, the pole when pressing against the pit stops the bending action and drives the energy back up the pole causing the pole to [...]

23 Apr2010

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THE PROBLEM: Your pole tip does not last, it blows out within a couple of jumps! THE CAUSE: 1. Your take-off could be too flat and the pole tip is wedged in the box at an angle that presses the edge of the pole into the tips week sides. 2. The pole is made of [...]

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