No, nothing violent and no pitch pole. First time use. I went out and came back in when I realized there was not enough wind to be there.

Here is the line-up. They have all been used but only one bent.



Here is the bottom side.



Here is the top. There was no impact and I did not jump out on it either. I thought that I needed the dog bone but everyone I talk to likes these. Maybe I just got a bad one. It still works, just looks like crap.