Well, went out with my brother today to take video for help purposes only. Didnt do much in the video, i was sore from work, tired, etc. The grass was wet too. So, after the day..i came back with a sore back and watched the videos. I relised the reason my back is sore, unknown to me, is because when i was jumping on two legs, and trying to bounce back up, i was leaning forward, and i was probably pulling up hard..causing me to just pull muscles in my back. The bone is fine, i cant pin-point the soreness, its just "My back"
So, the video showed me my jumping is wrong. In my slowmotion, 2 leg jumping, i started bad, but the last 2 jumps where not too bad. I wasnt leaning forward, and my arms looked about right, just wasnt doing my legs right.
Half the reason i cant jump well, I'm 135 pounds. theres are 133-155 pound springs, and i only have maybe 3-4 hours of total use. I felt like my one leg jumping was weak compared to last time, my leg at first was still a little sore from the last time when i landed and it nicked my knee or something. By the end, only my back was sore, from double jumping wrong. I didnt relise i was leaning forward, or trying to thrust up with my body instead of my arms.
So there you have it. Learned more about jumping. Grass is soft, and long (like 3 inches)...So im sure if i was on concrete id be bouncing more. I did NOT fall today. I did running FOR THE FIRST TIME, that video was my first time, no practicing before. and off video i did some run to jumps and my brother claim it was good and i had a good jump. But any time i lost my footing especially during the run-jump, i always got my self balanced right away. Didnt come close to falling ever. So, im feeling very confident with my self on these now. I dont fear falling (thats why i tried running) and thats why i tried run-jumps.
Fact is, my springs are just too much for me, and i just simply have to work harder until they loosen up. Once they do, my fun begins
by time they do, i should be prity good. I'm staying on grass for now, but im confident enough to do concrete...I just want to experience an accidental fall during walking/running on grass..to see how much it sucks.. Doing it on purpose is fun as it doesnt hurt. I fell today, to practice getting up, and of course i got up the first attempt at it.
All I can say is even though you hear people say stuff like "Those look dangerous! Those are badass!" and friends being friends saying "You look like a retard
" or "Dude i want some!" is fun. and my parents, who were terrified to DEATH of me having these, witness me on them. Both my brother and mom saw me on these, and they both think its a lot less dangerous than they thought. They thought it be hard to stand and walk because its a curved peg. Its not.
Love bocking! Hope i can get jumping down so i can start enjoying these on concrete in more public view, like a park. I want to get people to see them in hopes to find people who will buy them and form a group to get together. I have one friend who wants them, but needs money so hes saving.