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YOUR JUMPING STILTS => Before you buy questions => Topic started by: Tenroe on July 24, 2009, 02:37:52 PM
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Hey guys im new hear but i've been lurking around for about a week now and i've decided to pick up my first set of bocks. After lots of research im going with PJ's as they seem to be great quality at a great value.
I have one concern though and that is my weight as im fairly built. Im only 5'8 or 5'9 but I weigh about 16.3 stones. Which puts me at about 103.5 kg. Everyone recomends getting a pair atleast 10 kg over what you weigh but i cannot really do that due to my weight. Now the buyers guide on the Projump website shows an M120, but i dont think it's being made anymore or is just plain out of stock because it doesn't show up when I go to choose my size.
Ive been cutting weight as of lately anyways and hae lost a stone over the past few months. Im looking to cut down to just under 16 stone, but this could take a few weeks. My point is do you think as a beginner it would be allriht for me to go ahead and get the M110's? Im going to cut the weight anyways so id really only be just a bit over the suggested weight for a few weeks time.
Besides that im not getting my bocks till August 11th which is my birthday. (Ive been dropping mad style hints to my wife for weeks now lol) I personally think I will be fine but you guys all seem ery knowledgable and just wanted your input before I make any decisions.
Thank you all very much I cannot wait to get my Bocks and head down to Cardiff to have some fun :Cbiggrin: :PJ101Ian:
Well ive got to head down to Cardif to meet the wife for dinner so ill check back later tonight. Please guys any help would be great as i want to make sure the purchase is right for me before i dive in headfirst. Bockin is hopefully going to be my new hobbie of Skateboarding hahaha.
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I'm not sure about whether the M120's are still around, you'l have to wait for Naz to see this and then she'l be able to give you an answer on that.
If your planning on losing weight then the M110s should be fine, the more you lose techniquly the higher you'l go on the springs.
I assume you know that there is a big bocking group based in Cardiff called the welsh bockers?
Hope this helps a bit
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I'm 6' 4" and vary between 16 and 17 stone and use anything from 109's up to 114's so if you ask them to send out the highest they have in stock you should be ok especially as it's your first set (you will learn quicker on ones nearer your weight)
At your height you should loose weight fairly quick once you start using the bocks so go for it and start enjoying yourself
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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Yeah I know about the Welsh Bockers ive been on their site and heard about them people said theyre usualy down by the bay. But allright thank you guys for the help ill just go for the higher rated M110's because i am still losing a bit of weight and by the time im finish M120's might be a bit over kill.
Can't wait to start bocking soon thanks again for the help. ill try to become a good member to this forum and the bocking community in general. :PJ101John:
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First of all, welcome to the forum, have you managed to signed on the Welsh Bockers forum yet? There are a few of the WB who live in ponty and I'm sure you will get familiar with them very soon. They meet up on regular weekends to have normal meets outside and Gym sessions. A lot more can b explained on the website and in the forum. Hope to meet you soon ;)
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Havent signed up to the site yet but i had a little look at it earliar today and ill sign up tomorrow. I actually live just outside of Ponty in a small town called Hawthorn but yeah i cannot wait to start meeting people and getting out having fun.
Ive lived here for a year now since i got married to my wife who is Welsh. Im actually American see and havent done much since ive been here so im looking forward to a nice social activity to do every week.
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Hi Tenroe,
It would be great to meet you and have you come bock with us. We actually have one of our teenagers live in Hawthorn/Rhydyfelin and did have another 2 but they seem to be less interested now.
It's a shame we dont have any 110's or something for you to try but most of our heavy footers are not using projumps.
We'll see you soon
Matt
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Thanks Locky thats awsome to hear there are more bockers around. Ive seen a kid who must have been about 11 with a pair the other day actually and it only spurred me to get a pair even more so.
Im not to worried about it now but i should have my pair come August 11th and ill try to pop down and check everything out soon. I dont get to the bay very often but, then again i never had a reason until now lol. But i am in central Cardiff frequently so it shouldnt be to hard for me come pay you guys a visit soon. Ill probably take a week or so to et myself aquainted with the stilts properly before showing my face in public but ill definitly be down there sooner or later. :Cyes:
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welcome to the site, youll drop a shed load of weight from being on the stilts so you should be all good.
nice to see another mma fan here, i love the forrest griffin avatar.
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welcome to the site, youll drop a shed load of weight from being on the stilts so you should be all good.
nice to see another mma fan here, i love the forrest griffin avatar.
Hahaha yeah im a huge MMA fan, got into it about two years ago around UFC 44 I think it was. We will have to try and get some of the other members interested and maybe all gather up for the fights. Im going to UFC 105 in Manchester I think so ill have to bring my bocks and try and meet up with some other bockers in that area aswell.
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Sorry for the double post but just letting you guys know ive ordered my bocks and they are the M110's and i asked for the highest rated springs they have due to my weight. Im just praying they do send the highest they have and yeah im super excited for them to arrive. I cant use them till my birthday but ill get them all set up and give them a test walk just to make sure everything is in order :Claugh: :PJ101John:
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Your gunna wanna use them so much if your B-day is more than a month away...
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lol my birthday is August 11th and ill be 21 hahaha IM ALLREADY EXCITED!!! I may sneak a go on them while the wife is at work though hehehe. Do you guys think that their would be any ware on them if i tried them out for say half an hour that would give me away to my wife? :Ceek: :Nero:
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How about smashing a window and claiming them stollen and hide them in a shed, or do you want a less crazy way?
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lol im thinking the less insane ways but that is an option lol. j/k obviously but i just cannot wait to get on those bad boys and have some fun
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I sujest buying her a present, and doing nice things.. maybe she will let you have a go.
I cant wait till i get my new ones through the post, managed to trick a friend into lending me £200. And now im really really happy :)
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im lookin to be at 105 also mate, so no doubt if i get tickets ill take my stilts and we will make a ufc meet or summat, as for damage, the first hour is the most damaging time for stilts, i would spend the time your waiting checking out bocking vids on youtube, maybe she will relent and give em ya now :Cbiggrin:
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Agreed Nero the broken bones are a dead give away :Claugh: as is the ambulance parked outside when she gets home :Cbiggrin:
Only joking (well mostly :Claugh:)
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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Lol, im scared about getting mine tomorrow now if im gunna end up in an ambulance :P
cant be that hard or dangerous
DC
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Famous last words :Claugh:
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You guys really know how to make it inviting for newbies to get into it :P
cant be to dangerous because so many people do it.
DC
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Easy to answer that one as I have the scars to prove it
Bocking WITH Wristguards, knee and elbow pads and maybe a helmet = SAFE (fairly safe :Claugh:)
Bocking WHITHOUT the above = STUPID and a visit to A&E :Claugh:
Don't worry it is fun and fairly safe (if it was totally safe it wouldn't be any fun)
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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I like the sound of that :)
so excited about getting them tomorrow cant come soon enough :)
DC
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Im not worried about getting hurt i know how to take long distanced falls as i said im general a skateboarder but kind of gave it up when i moved to Wales because i had no one to skate with. I seriously doubt im going to be getting injured on the bocks anytime soon.
Im just excited to try something new especially since there is a large community here for it in Wales. All in all I have a feeling im going to take to them rather quickly :Cwink:
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i can take a fall to came of a Vert ramp whilst skateboarding ( managed to do a blunt though) landed on concrete, cracked my head and busted up my arm.
got some cool pictures :P may have to post them
But smashed up my Plan B :( now i have 2 halfs of a deck :P
DC
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Ummm cool? I skated mostly street till about the last year that i was skating for when i switched over to just carving back and forth on the miniramps. Never got to tech on mini's just axle stalls, 50's and a few airs here and there but i just liked being laid back on the ramps in the end.
Street was fun enough but after i finally learned tre flips consistantly i kind of gravitated away from it. Bocking shouldnt be too hard to pick up and im excited for it mainly because it seems like you can be laid back whilst doing it and not have to be too aggreive but i do plan on incorprating alot of the skating style into my bocking hopefully.
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good luck with incorperating skating, i aint ever been able to do it :P
could be difficult to do a flip trick on a Bock :P
DC
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I kind of meant the style in which tricks are done. Most people seem fixated on just plain old flips or fumping over things. Im thinking more along the lines of keeping everything moving and utilising things like plants, grabs and surrounding objects to make flowing lines of tricks rather than bouncing in one place.
Ive seen some people do things like this but not to many. Bocking is a relatively new sport and from what i have seen has alot of room for growth is all im just saying there are new areas to delve into as far as tricks on bocks go. Right now it seems rther limited but if we start thinking in different terms and aspects and thinking about bocks as if they were skateboards then a whole new realm of things start to open up.
Theres nothing wrong with flips and everything im just excited to see the way the sport does grow and evolve over the years. There just seems to be alot of different facets that havent been tapped yet and it's exciting to think of new things to do when out with a group of guys. Bringing the sport to a whole new level is more or less what im on about :Ctongue:
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Lol i understand what you meant was just kidding, be good to meet up with you sometime like at the next 'Capital Bocking' see how your getting on since we both are starting at the same time.
and i wanna see how you use skating, suppose the ballance will help.
DC
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We will definitly have to meet up sometime homie. Im sooooooo exited and praying to god my stilts come today as they are do in. Do you know whether they come with the regular post or by a speial courier?
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If you ordered them yesterday they will come today, and yes they come by corier, I GAT MINE TODAY :) gunna be awesome :) cant wait
so excited im going to be :Becky: :Straddle5: :PJ101John: :Nero: alll day :)
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MINE ARE HERE :) Wohooooo
ill cya l8ter its to sunny to be inside :P
DC
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I ordered Sunday so im praying they ome today. I found out parel post ship[s them usualy so YAY hopefully they will be here. The sun just came out by me it was raining all morning though so ill just walk in the hous a little when they come hahaha.
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ok it's now afternoon and i need to go to the groery store to get some stuff but i ant in fear that i wont be here to sign for my bocks when they arrive. Im going to be really upset if they end up not oming because that means a day of errands wasted lol. Anyone know the normal arrival time for them or does it vary?
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Varies. You ordered from projump right? Providing you took the free delivery which is with DHL you should be able to find out if they will come today. Email projump and they should be able to find out or provide you with a tracking number. Not sure what they need to know but they should tell you, it might actually be faster to phone but not sure how that would work lol.
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Thanks guy ill email them now. Yeah I ordered with projump and the free delivery so im hoping it shows up soon.
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dunno why its so long for you, you got a reply email yet?
DC
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No still waiting for an email reply but im gonna all them now im tired of waiting lol. Im not worried about them being a day late because i cant have them till my 21st birthday anyways whih is august 11th. i just want to know whether they are coming or not so i can leave and do some other stuff.
Also have you been enjoying yours? And if so how have you faired so far?
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really enjoying mine, broke a cup though, maybe shouldnt use them in house :P
i took them out into town with m8's earlier and got kicked out of shopping centre, :O
i can now jump and i can almost run :)
DC
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on the phone getting traking number now and will update when i find out. :Ceek:
:Ccry:For some reason mine was only posted out today the guy said. He didnt know why but he gaurenteed it would be here tomorrow because its allready been dispathed today so yeah atleast now i an go to the store. Talk to you guys later.
Good to hear you were having fun aswell the castles. Cant wait to join you in that fun lol.
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Better hurry up or ill be beating Jason soon :P
DC
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:Ccry: For some reason mine was only posted out today the guy said. He didnt know why but he gaurenteed it would be here tomorrow because its allready been dispathed today so yeah atleast now i an go to the store. Talk to you guys later.
He shouldn't be guaranteeing what is beyond his control. It's in DHL's hands now. From what I have heard DHL are pretty good tho...unless you live near me :D
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LMAO, yer post near me is awful.. to 4 weeks for a game to get to me of play.com, yet PJ's only took 2 days :)
DC
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I guess he really shouldnt have been gaurenteeing anything but he seemed pretty adament that they would be here and ive used DHL when shipping away for all my VISA stuff and goverment bits and bobs and theyve never failed me. So im expeting them tomorrow :Cbiggrin: :Straddle5: :PJ101John:
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cool, hope they do come for you tomorrow... i can jump really high now :)
Myabe ill be doing flips by the end of the week :D
DC
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THEYRE ALMOST HERE NOW!!! I just tracked the item and it got to Cadiff and at 7:00 this morning was loaded onto the ar for shipping to me now WOOT THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER AND I CAN FINALY BEGIN TO BOCK!! :Cbiggrin: :PJL: :PJR:
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WOOT THEYRE HERE ive had a go on them for about 6 minutes and was walking decently but i didnt get the straps on the knee bar sorted correctly yet so it was abit wobbly at first. Ive tried them out now though and will patiently await my birthday before i do anything further on them lol. Also i tasted my first fall which like i thoguht wasnt that bad at all no worse than when skating so yeah IM FREAKIN EXCITED!!!
Also acording to the manual there are supposed to be calf straps but i dont seem to have any?
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you only get the calf straps if you bought them...
Peace out
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Guess i miss understood i just thought the manual said they were provided but no worries eitherway im going to switch over to mycalf cuffs anyways when my bday rolls around.
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They used to provide webbing with the early versions of projumps but the strap on the kneebar is better now and easier to get tight so they no longer provide them. Still a good idea to make some extra straps if you use the kneebar but if you have cuffs thats even better ;)
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Glad to hear you got them... finally :)
how you getting on with them? you allowed to use them?
DC
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Just snuck in another quick bocking session and i got the straps sorted out. Ican stand up on my own now and am fairly confident walking on my own. 10 minutes in i started doing small in place jumps and small jumping strides. nothing fancy but just getting the feeling for it. Ive only had one fall and that was when they werent on properly so im ecstatic!
Cant go on them anymore till my brithday though or the wife will know (I cellotaped the bubblewrap onto the springs so there is no visible wear on them now lol). Im definitly gonna get some bike tires and make some armor for the springs though lol.
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definatly a good idea... iv somehow already managed to scr***e mine fairly hard already :S
running is... wierd... im thinking its more like powerwalking with more bounce.
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lol you know thats how i felt when i was doing my small spring steps i was like wow it takes alot of arm movement hahaha. My are looking pretty banged up aswell but its mostly from the one time i fell and scraping them whilst learning to stand on my own lol. All in all im impressed. Time to diet though so i can shed half a stone and get the most out of the springs. :Cbiggrin:
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Im thinking of getting some of them yellow and black covers that are in classified :)
DC
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Yeah those look pretty cool but i think the bike tires will be more damage resistant at the end of the day. Im probably wrong though lol. :Hoofies2:
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yer i agree with you :p
how do you put big tyres on them? when the springs compress they will fall of
DC
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Cable Ties are your best friend...
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yer but they make the Pro-Jumps look really really bad :(
i still want them to look nice :P since there new :)
DC
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There are some tutorials out there on the web just google stiltmods and it should be the first website that shows how to put the tires on and im thinking i might do that tomorrow after the big weekend in Cardiff.
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You gunna come up to CB? may be a good chance to learn some stuff :)
DC
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I would like to but my wife is disabled and wheelchair dependant it can be a hassle for us to get to the bay on the busses sometimes, so we dont usualy go down there unless we have a ride from her mother as i cant drive hear yet. (Rather i can but it scares me because im on a different side of the road lol)
Sadly besides that i cant officialy use my bocks till august 11th so unless she lets me have them early it's a no go. Gonna watch the parade though so i can see some of the welsh bockers who are in it :Claugh:
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you in wales then?
i want the CB to be in wales again nextr year, looks like a good place to hold the event :)
DC
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ummm sorry i thought you meant CB as in Cardiff Bay. But yeah im in Wales lol.
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Lol, na i meant CB as in capital bocking in london on the 22nd i think :P
you going?
DC
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CB = Capital Bocking
The Bay = Cardiff Bay.
Capital Bocking Down The Bay Tomorow 11 o'clock. Probably only the welshies and EAs will get that :D
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No i dont think ill be able to as my wifes birthday is on the 28th and we need all available cash for that because we are going to Brighton for a week as a small holiday type thing. Sucks that i have to miss something as huge as that but no worries ill make it next time lol. :Csmile:
Also thanks for the lingo tip hahaha.
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Ive lost the plot of this convo once again :P
i can never keep up :D
DC
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I was just saying i wont be able to make it to CB because i dont have the cash for it right now lol.
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Lol, im still deciding whether i can make it, i hope so
If not you better come next years :P
DC
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Sucks that i have to miss something as huge as that but no worries ill make it next time lol. :Csmile:
Next year sounds like it'll be on your doorstep, so no excuses :P
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and if you cant make it ill find your house and drag you out :P
DC
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Hahaha no worries guys ill make it for sure especially if its gonna be close to home. I would be able to go this year but ive only recently been allowed to work here in the UK and am having difficulties finding a job due to the economic climate lol.
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Lol, sounds like bocking is getting big everywere now :P
soon might be in olympics :D
DC
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soon might be in olympics :D
china specially trained a couple of hundred bockers for the olympic ceremony 2008, so they were :D
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I mean in an event :P
maybe we could see Jason on Tv in 2012 :P
That would be a wierd day
DC
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Been there done that C in N 2 years ago :Claugh:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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:P
how could you have been to 2012?
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Have faith young DC
I can travel in time freely :Cbiggrin:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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Scary, you must be jumping high and going fast on your bocks for that to happen.
(freaky) :P
DC
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Bocking in the olympics would completely ruin the sport. It would have to become regulated by officials and there would be people telling you whether or not your style is good or not and it would detract from the freedom of the sport.
Bocking along with skateboarding has no set rules, It is about expression and the individuals own ability to push the limit and thrive off his friends ability aswell in order to learn new things. Bocking is simply not a competition and all the regulations and drug tests (not that any of us are using drugs lol) that come with the olympics would plain and simply drain the sport of it's own essence of fun.
Sports like Skating, Bocking and other "Extreme sports" ultimately have no set goal and to try and force won down upon them for the sake of competition would really not only split the community but stop the progression of the sport as a whole because people would only focus one those few things that the Olympic officials laid out as "The best" "The Proper way" and "The Hardest" even though each of these things vary from person to person. This would stop the sport from growing because there would be no need to try anything new, only to perfect on what is allready in place.
Sports like this do not NEED the olympics and you'd be smart not to support them being pushed into the limelight like that. The market would be flooded with cheap knockoff's, and the thing that is yours would very quickly become EVERYONES and just be the norm. All the fun of being one of those crazy guys on stilts would be gone because people would just be used to it.
Trust me when skateboarding got pushed into the limelight i couldnt wait for it to fade back to the underground again. When everyone in the world is in on something and doing it just because it's the cool thing the whole thing looses it's pizaz. It's not like you would ever stop because the love for the sport is still there but trust me some of the specialness of the sport will dissipate because it's no longer only yours.
The same way as when a band youve liked for years all the sudden become HUGE and everyone is all over them for awhile and then they bail out for the next huge band of the month and the true lovers of that band find that arguements insue about how your a poser and blah blah. It's not good stuff guys :Cno:
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I only wanna see Jason in the olympics, think it would be hilarious :P
No offence Jason :D
Olympics didn't ruin some skating, Tony Hawk ruined skating :p And as for the drugs, im sure none of us have or ever will do them :Cmask:
DC
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Lol i only mentioned drugs because of all the different tests and people who would start using roids and such. Also no Tony Hawk hasnt ruined anything. Tony Hawk has paved the way for skateboarding and funded so many small towns so that they could build skateparks for the community i's not even funny. Just because he was shoved into the limelight by the media doesn't mean you should bag on him. Seriously the dude may be a cash cow but he gives back in so many ways it's no even funny. The guy even gives scholarships to skaters :Claugh:
If anything Bam Margera ruined skating. Dude was solid and a respectable skater when he road for Toy machine before Jackass and the 3rd CKY video. The dude gave skaters the worst possible rep and all the little girls went nuts for him.
Also i never said olympics ruined it, Skating just became popular of it's own acord and that was bad enough. If the olympics was behind it it would have been 10 times worse lol. Local events and demos for skating and bocking are one thing but competitions just ruin the whole stigma of it you know. I mean small competitions arent bad either but the Olympics is a whole nother animal and more than just a game between friends.
Sorry if im being kind of hostile towards the Olympics i mean it's great for what it is but I dont think bocking should be associated with them in any way IMO.
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Tony Hawk was just for the mechandise and money, and his games are awful, Skate 1 &2 are so much better :P
O wait Bam is just for merchandise and money. Meh liked him though
Hmmm... Jason on Bocks and skateboard could be fun :P even just standing on it would be hard :P
DC
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Fact is Tony Hawk gave the money back to the community, people jsut hate on him because he was in the spotlight. Not to mention he was a legit skater period, no if's ands or buts. He is still amazing on a vert ramp and yes that games suk nowadays but when they came out were the shiz. Up until the 3rd or so. I own both Skate and Skate 2 and love them to pieces lol if you wanna play sometime add me on 360 my gamertag is Tenroe.
Bam just took money and p**sed it away gave nothing back. He wouldnt even sign autographs at the Zumiez couch tour when I went and quit the demo after ten minutes because the crowd was to rough for him the lame idiot.
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Some one has already done the Skateboard/bocks bit also the bike/bocks bit
Don't think anyone has tried skiing or ice skating though if you looking for something to try
Bocking has already made the olympics (the closing ceremony :Claugh:)
And all sports are what you make of them so if they go to the olympics all well and good we have all tried to get bocking into the public eye as that increases sales and leaves more money for R&D so we get newer and better models quicker
Only gripe I have about the olympics is it's being held here and costing us a fortune :Claugh:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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I dont think this is about the olympics anymore :P
Ans o well if he gave money to the community so does oxfam!
:P
DC
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Some one has already done the Skateboard/bocks bit also the bike/bocks bit
Don't think anyone has tried skiing or ice skating though if you looking for something to try
Bocking has already made the olympics (the closing ceremony :Claugh:)
And all sports are what you make of them so if they go to the olympics all well and good we have all tried to get bocking into the public eye as that increases sales and leaves more money for R&D so we get newer and better models quicker
Only gripe I have about the olympics is it's being held here and costing us a fortune :Claugh:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
Well for some reason my first post didnt go through in response to this but let me just say my good man youve completely misunderstood the entirety of my posts.
Im not going to be skating on bocks im talking about incorporating styles and looking at your surroundings differently and then adapting you bocking to be used in different ways than you have before in those surroundings. :Cbiggrin: Im to tired to offer a proper rebuttle right now as i allready did but it didnt post for some reason but yeah.
Ill put it like this Olympics comes with rules and legislation which means restrictions on the sport which slows if not stops the progression of the sport as a whole. :CGEEK:
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Ok, my mind is to simple to undestand that :P
how you getting on with your stilts? you been aloud to have them yet?
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havent been allowed them yet but ive snuck in a total of ten minutes or so and have gotten in so small bounes. I held onto my fence and bounced about 2 feet high but after that i felt guilty and put them back away until my birthday lol.
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I wasn't answering you Tenroe I was refering to this
Tony Hawk was just for the mechandise and money, and his games are awful, Skate 1 &2 are so much better :P
O wait Bam is just for merchandise and money. Meh liked him though
Hmmm... Jason on Bocks and skateboard could be fun :P even just standing on it would be hard :P
DC
As for the olympics all things come with plus and minus points and I think it is a close run thing with any form of publicity
As in how did you first find out about Bocks and if it wasn't for things like the Zuric and advert and LotR how many of us would have even seen of heard of them let alone be using them
"My Good Man" :Claugh: you've not met me then :Cbiggrin:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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LMAO your comments always make me laugh :P
you going CB Jason? If so youll have to teach me some stuff :P
DC
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I will be there on the Saturday for sure not certain about sunday as I may have something to do
And yes I will gladly teach you what little I know (mainly about falling over and breaking things) :Claugh:
Oh and about not falling over and breaking things (like fingers :Cbiggrin:)
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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I wasn't answering you Tenroe I was refering to this
Tony Hawk was just for the mechandise and money, and his games are awful, Skate 1 &2 are so much better :P
O wait Bam is just for merchandise and money. Meh liked him though
Hmmm... Jason on Bocks and skateboard could be fun :P even just standing on it would be hard :P
DC
As for the olympics all things come with plus and minus points and I think it is a close run thing with any form of publicity
As in how did you first find out about Bocks and if it wasn't for things like the Zuric and advert and LotR how many of us would have even seen of heard of them let alone be using them
"My Good Man" :Claugh: you've not met me then :Cbiggrin:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
That's fine my mistake but in response to another post in which you are not addressing me...
The first time I saw Bocks was a couple years ago at Universal Studios in Florida. TBH i havent seen them in commercials and the only reason i deide to get a pair is because I saw someone around town with a pair. Marketing and advertising is one thing but sports such as this tend to do that all on there own. You don't see television commercials for the new version of a skateboard, surfboard, hang glider or anything like that.
Generally extreme sports are their own niche market and thrive as such without the need of major marketing and mass appeal thus allowing for a more intimate experience for the few who do enjoy the sport. It's allways great to have more people over to the party but eventually thing's get a bit crowded is my main point i guess.
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Lol, well be good when i see ya to see how you use them :) hopefully you can make it to CB next year hopefully will be really good. but can only make it on sunday this year :(
DC
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In a way I do agree with you Tenroe things do get a bit crowded when fringe sports become popular
But the way I look at it is the first skateboarders (yes I'm old enough to remember them :Claugh:just don't remind me to often) used the streets and parks and any place they could (which I would imagine was fun) a little bit like we do on bocks at the moment
Now you can't go to a mid sized town without finding a Skateboard park so althought there is a bad side to all the publicity and getting organized (Rules etc) Imagine the good side of it like Bocking Parks with jumps blocks and steps and maybe even a soft sand pit to practice flips into (just mind the dog muck :Claugh:)
And the sad bit is no mater how much we fought it eventually the rules and restrictions will come so it might be better to get in on the ground floor so we can make the rule reasonable instead of some pen pushing pi**ock deciding we are all loonys an banning us
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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Your comments always make me laugh Jason :P
there is a Bocking community now though, so its really diff to skateboarding, mainly because there aint really a skateboarding community just people doing it.
DC
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In a way I do agree with you Tenroe things do get a bit crowded when fringe sports become popular
But the way I look at it is the first skateboarders (yes I'm old enough to remember them :Claugh:just don't remind me to often) used the streets and parks and any place they could (which I would imagine was fun) a little bit like we do on bocks at the moment
Now you can't go to a mid sized town without finding a Skateboard park so althought there is a bad side to all the publicity and getting organized (Rules etc) Imagine the good side of it like Bocking Parks with jumps blocks and steps and maybe even a soft sand pit to practice flips into (just mind the dog muck :Claugh:)
And the sad bit is no mater how much we fought it eventually the rules and restrictions will come so it might be better to get in on the ground floor so we can make the rule reasonable instead of some pen pushing pi**ock deciding we are all loonys an banning us
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
All very good points indeed lol. I guess im just being pessimistic is all ignore it lol. Im just excited only 7 days untill I can start bocking WOOT :Cbiggrin:
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The dog muck a good point?
DC
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Only 7 days you must be tearing your hair out waiting :Claugh:
Enjoy yourself in a week mate they are worth the wait :Cbiggrin:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
Ps DC wet leaves, slugs and snails, bird muck and dog muck are all the Bockers worst enemy :Cbiggrin: just wait till autumn when you have them all together on one path :Claugh:
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Thats why my family owns a gym, ill be in there :P
WEATHER CANT BEAT ME!!!!
DC
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Your family owns a gym DC :Cbiggrin:
You are gonna be popular on here mate :Claugh:if the EA's find out you'll never be rid of them :Cbiggrin:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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too right :Cbiggrin:
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Damn, im scared now :p
Jason will you protect me? :Claugh:
Meh could be good buisness to have a Bocking day there, Only problem is EA is in London this gym is some place near Reading.
DC
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Only problem is EA is in London this gym is some place near Reading.
DC
Geography fail, but will let you get away with it. :) Where abouts? For a gym day we haven't really got any issues with distance, like Jason says, you won't get rid of us :P
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I did fail geography :P
were is reading?
And ill ask if you cna use it, dunno yet as its my Grandad's. But should be cool cus its got loads of crash matts as it used to be used for gymmnastics, but there is some good stuff to use there
DC
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I did fail geography :P
were is reading?
And ill ask if you cna use it, dunno yet as its my Grandad's. But should be cool cus its got loads of crash matts as it used to be used for gymmnastics, but there is some good stuff to use there
DC
See map. :)
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Wow mager geographic fail, i see how reading is right by London :p
Guess it wont be to difficult for you to get there.
DC
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it will if we cant get a lift with driving ppl - EA is further north - at least us EAs are
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Good lord i cant believe this thread has gone for 5 pages. Just and update though from me. i havent had any more goes on the stilts and hopefully the wife will never know i did allready. But ive gotten 4 different colours of tape for my springs. Red, black, Brown, and Black/yellow warning (Aka Barricade or Police) Tape. Ontop of this i got some seat belt covers that would be used for a car's seat belt and secured those to the springs aswell so they are well and portected hehehe. :Claugh:
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Err Did you say Reading as in Berkshire DC
Cause if you did you have real problems as that is almost walking distance (well not quite :Claugh:) for both the Hanworth Banned and the Surrey springers :Cbiggrin:
And we are within easy drive of EA and Invicta so you could end up with a very full house if your Grandpa is willing
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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This is starting to look worrying :p
well ill update you as soon as i can on wether you can use it, and ill post a time table to show you when the gym will be free so you can decide when you want it.
No promises though.
I wanna Gaffa my springs to but i dunno how :p
DC
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I must admit we have been looking for a gym in our area for a while
We are willing to pay the going price (but any discount will be welcome :Cbiggrin:) and if he is unsure about the bocks you can give him a demo :Cbiggrin:
So well done DC even if it doesn't pan out
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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Free of charge m8, if none else has booked it, ill just creep up to him :p
buy him a beer or something :D
DC
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A beer :Claugh: a Case of beer more like :Cbiggrin:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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hell, i'll buy him a few for that deal
there's always a little promotion work for free in return too...?
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Lol, na ill just go see him this month some time (he is crap with phones)
then ill tell you if you can use it :)
DC
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Just an update guys. Ive had my bocks now for 3 days not counting today since i just woke up and I LOVE THEM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH. Ive gotten plenty of practice and can now hop on one foot, bounce about 3 feet high whilst doing various grabs and tricks. I can run a at a decent pace aswell which isnt NEARLY as hard as alot of people made it out to be. Ive only taken 3 spills so far and all of them have been stupid falls as i wasnt even doing anything other than walking lol.
My only problem is i have a hard time maintaining my balance for more than a few bounces at a time. Im still working on my technique so i can get higher and higher but ive got walking up and downhills mastered. I can also bounce over a set of 4 stairs as well as other various drops of different sizes of walls.
Have a hard time gauging my height though as i tried to bounce UP the wall next to the set of stairs and came up short. I thought i was going to eat dirt but somehow i did a stall by landing on the wall with the underneath of my foot plates. (Think ive invented a new bocking trick allthough it's rather dangerous lol and was a complete accident) But i hopped back down and decided jumping up anything higher than a curb isnt a good idea for now lol. :Ctongue:
ANyways that is my expereince on bocks other than i forgot to mention i met one of the members of the Welsh Bockers (who gave me some pointers) the day before yesterday while bocking around and will be making my first trip to the gym next week.
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(Think ive invented a new bocking trick allthough it's rather dangerous lol and was a complete accident)
nope, some people have even gone along grind rails on that part of the bock, bad idea, damages bocks, puts a huge shock up your leg, really not fun
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Shock wasnt nearly as bad as anything when skateboarding. But damn i was hoping to try and grind a rail myself once i get a bit better. Ill start throwing out variations of nose grinds 5-0's, not to mention frontisde and backside lipslides and stuff like that.
Didnt damage the bocks as all though there is barely a mark on them and it was on some pretty jagged ass concrete aswell which is why i was expecting to die lol (not literally) Obviously it cant be good for them and i wont actually make a habit of doing it often but it was jsut a fun little acident that occured. lol thanks for being positive :Ctongue:
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just watch your support rods for any obvious bending, normally the spring takes quite a lto of shok out of the frames, but if you land on the footplate, all the shock will go straight up the rods, they're designed to work under tension, not compression, so jut watch em
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Agreed with DG, I caught the side of my footplate on the side of a skate ramp a few weeks back and wrecked a support rod.
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Shall do guys thanks for the advice ill make sure not to bang em around to much. I can do this :Becky: and this :Straddle5: now aswelll hehehe
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sounds like you are getting on well with them, i broke mine and had to buy a new pair :(
But they should be here tomorrow :) Cant wait again
DC
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I remember your kind offer of a spare bit at CB Cardiff Sprog when I did the same thing and bent the footplate support it's very easy to do and can do a fair bit of dammage if you get it wrong
Sounds like you got off lightly :Cbiggrin:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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Hey, How you getting on with your Bocks now? learn't any cool tricks?
DC
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Doin all right i can jump fairly high now and do quite a few different grabs and stars and things like that. Havent even thought about flips yet as im still getting adjusted. I havent been on them as much as id like as it's been a little rainy and ive been trying to sort out some back problems which are made worse by my bocks lol.
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Lol, im getting better aswell, Im in so much pain though.
Im concentrating on getting my jumps higher then ill flip, But im going to go to a gym meet first and hopefully try them there :)
Managed to do my first jump about 3ft ish onto a wall and drop back of today :) we have had very good weather
DC