Aussie Steven Hooker Soars 6.01m

Steven Hooker set new Australian, Millrose Games and Madison Square Garden records on Jan. 30, 2009 in New York, en route to the best indoor jump ever on American soil. The reigning Olympic champion then showed why it may be just a matter of time before he moves to the head of the all-time class with 3 good tries at a World Record 20-2 1/2 inches (6.16 m).

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[Aquamanatee]

First of all, toxicopoo7, thanks for the civility of your comment. Point well taken, as far as the video goes. You see him clear 6.01m in the first image, a still gleeped from some legitimate news source. And next, his exultant pose.....the same. At that point, with the announcement of his feat, all eyes were on him to see if he could do even better on subsequent attempts. That's when I tuned in, and that's what you got.

[Aquamanatee]

Anybody know why Hooker did not compete in the Millrose Games in NYC a couple of weeks ago? Saw nothing on Google News about what he's up to lately....

[Aquamanatee]

The first few (still) images are about his clearing 6.01. The video relates to his failed attempts at 6.15. Perhaps the headline should have read: STEVEN SHORT OF SERGEI...... Subhead: But breaks 3 records on his way to three failed attempts at immortality. (Hmmm.)

[Aquamanatee]

oops. We are so non-metric here in the US.....Apologies

[toxicpoo7]

umm...i couldn't help but notice that he did not clear those

[LilTwistaX]

i was there...great meet..and Hooker did amazing

[j111oncher]

@Aquamanatee in high school yah but in college some are in meters

[themarimbist08]

@fessorlipinchip0 In all honesty, it doesn't matter if one company is "better" than any other company, or who has a bigger sail piece, or stiffer flex rating. All poles are wrapped a bit differently, even within the same brand. That's why you'll see top vaulters change around poles when they're trying to achieve the highest height. All vaulters are different, and each run is different, and as such, no brand can be said to be superior. It's all about preference. my PR-5.3 meters on a Spirit.

[thr0wing]

you mad?

[fessorlipinchip0]

well put MikeVsonn i think what Luv2pv was referring to was the idea that carbons some how have better recoil for smaller poles but i had heard that that was just because gill had a different way of flex testing them which would make is seem that they were bigger. and what i believe iamapolevaulter is doing is just being and ass

[MikeVsonn]

Why do Carbons suck? They're lighter and thinner. Spirits are big ass poles man. It's all preference.

[MikeVsonn]

Bubka chose to jump on UCS poles, yeah they had Carbon poles back when Bubka jumped, he just liked the Spirits better. If Hooker had jumped on Spirits it would be the same result. Renaud Lavillenie jumps on Spirits and he jumped 6.01 as well.