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POWER BOCKING EXPERIENCE => Beginners Board => Topic started by: harry on August 22, 2007, 07:24:36 PM
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hi i was wondering if any of u know a good way to actually come to a stop quickly after running.... because atm when im practsing in my back garden i just basically run into the like 7ft gate at the end of my garden to actually stop but the other day when i ran to my mates house on my bocks i found it quite diffcult to actually stop and had the odd moment with a car. :) so yeh any ideas....
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go into a dive and fall over never fails
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Well, the trick is to slow down a bit before you must stop. Like with running normally. And practise...
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ok 2 ways gradual ease up(look at how a sprinter stos and do that) or convert the foreward momentum into an upward 1 and 'shift' into jumping up. You will never however stop 'on a dime' on these things if travelling at speed. Just like a car be aware of your stopping distance
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hi i was wondering if any of u know a good way to actually come to a stop quickly after running.... because atm when im practsing in my back garden i just basically run into the like 7ft gate at the end of my garden to actually stop but the other day when i ran to my mates house on my bocks i found it quite diffcult to actually stop and had the odd moment with a car. :) so yeh any ideas....
If you are running at speed you cant stop quickly. I transfer my forward momentum into quick almost running on the spot movements. It helps to slow down, but you still, as Bmthbloke has already mentioned,must be aware of you stopping distances.
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Someone bound to come up with a chart one day of stopping distances ;D
There you are taking your Bocking Test
Now sir. What isthe stopping distance of a bocker traveling at 20mph on a dry road ?
Arr ... Mmm ... I don't know I just fall over !?
LOL
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lol. Bocking Proficiency tests... If you fall over, stopping distance is the same as your height! LMAO!
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despite being a n00b, the running I have done has wielded the result that naturally, when I want to stop I begin to take small, rapid steps, generally lifting my legs higher and leaning back slightly.
Each small step lets you change a small amount of the forward momentum which you had into upwards momentum, whilst leaning back decreases the amount of momentum which is transferred forwards by changing the angle of contact between the pad and the ground, reducing the forward component.
This is, for me at least, a natural response with some basic (potentially incorrect) mechanics applied.
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Think abut it --isnt that just what a runner does at the end of the 100m?
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Very true BbmthBloke, In my eagerness to post something of worth, I missed that you manged to say the same thing in about a third of the words.
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No phil, what I ment to show was just that what we are doing is not amazingly different. Its just BIGGER than normal. So there are not new and different ways to do things. Its in soo many ways just like on our feet just more so ;D
So if 1 meets a problem. Dont think how do I do this on bocks, but, what would/do I do on my feet ;D
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You've got a point there Q I used to run into walls when I was a kid now I do it on bocks ;D
Got a laugh at out of the people when I did it at Trafalgar sq
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lol. Bocking Proficiency tests... If you fall over, stopping distance is the same as your height! LMAO!
Wronge !
I must have be flying for at least 2 meters before I even hit the road then I went another 4 !
Hand your bocks back ;D
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i found a good way to help stop quickly isto get into a bounce as soon as you realise that you need to stop, as when you are jumping u are able to jump in one spot and not move forward if done correctly or at least well enough to fall over on the spot if you dont lol but its better then runnin into a mercedes like i nearly did i opted for fallin on the floor
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i found a good way to help stop quickly isto get into a bounce as soon as you realise that you need to stop, as when you are jumping u are able to jump in one spot and not move forward if done correctly or at least well enough to fall over on the spot if you dont lol but its better then runnin into a mercedes like i nearly did i opted for fallin on the floor
OR you could have ended up with a Mercades BENT ;D
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yea i chose to eat the floor instead of a merc comin at me at about 25mph if id had mine a lil bit longer i think i may of been stupid enuf to try and jump it lol, i may try jumping a mini soon tho like vault over it will post pics and videos of how it goes
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I find when I want to stop really fast I naturally tend to bend my back and legs as much as I can, which I find helps to absorb energy
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be carefull doing that mike you can really damage your back if not put it out, i jared mine at london doing that luckily it wasnt too bad but i know a few bockers who have seriously hurt their backs from doing just that
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I do understand what you mean Mike I do something similar it's like taking the energy out of the springs and you end up hunching and letting your knees sort of kick up under you it works well and feels safe unless the hoof slip
I haven't found that it hurts my back when stopping like that but like trixster says if you bend your back and try to stop by turning the energy into height you can really jar your back like jumping without your back straight not a good idea
I only did that once and it hurt ;D
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hi i was wondering if any of u know a good way to actually come to a stop quickly after running.... because atm when im practsing in my back garden i just basically run into the like 7ft gate at the end of my garden to actually stop but the other day when i ran to my mates house on my bocks i found it quite diffcult to actually stop and had the odd moment with a car. :) so yeh any ideas....
When learn to stop quickly is a good rule idea to remember how long it took to get up to that speed ! How ever long it took is more likely less than it'll take you to stop !
If you can run then unless you have a VERY big garden go up the road let the public see how much fun your having ;D
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i have a 250 ft garden i could run it but its got apple trees n stuff in the way n i cant run round them easyily as ther slightly large lol
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i have a 250 ft garden i could run it but its got apple trees n stuff in the way n i cant run round them easyily as ther slightly large lol
All round to Trixster's for a meet :o
Capital Orchard Bocking ;D
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my mum goes away at sum point soon so if you guys wanna come over for abit of bockin sumwer could come back to myne for a bbq n a beverage lol
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oh! when?
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goes away the 26th but ur invited ne time depaw lol :-* ::)
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:o
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i'd be up 4 bbq and shizznay, lol, tho im pretty sure i shud b in school at that kinda time so weekends wud b only times possible, lol
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yea u will b lol and it wld b a weekend anyway will pick a date out if ppl are intrested
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Beer and Bocks = The Perfect combination ;D
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Beer and Bocks = The Perfect combination ;D
You missed out women :D
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I find that if you bring your knees up more and turn your run into a jog then back into a walk is the safest way. It may not stop you on the spot but you can stop within a couple of strides and if your running then you should be able to jog/walk !?
This is also a easy and safe way to change directions too !
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Beer and Bocks = The Perfect combination ;D
You missed out women :D
beer + bocks + women = a lot of laughs ::) ;D
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I find that if you bring your knees up more and turn your run into a jog then back into a walk is the safest way. It may not stop you on the spot but you can stop within a couple of strides and if your running then you should be able to jog/walk !?
This is also a easy and safe way to change directions too !
Stopping on stilts is like stopping on foot once you've done it a couple of times :-\
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Someone bound to come up with a chart one day of stopping distances ;D
There you are taking your Bocking Test
Now sir. What isthe stopping distance of a bocker traveling at 20mph on a dry road ?
Arr ... Mmm ... I don't know I just fall over !?
LOL
wlel if u know ur bocks it preety simple
10 mph - about a meter
20 mph - 4 meters (depending on floor and how good you are) could be 3 meters or 5 best technique is lean slighlty back and strt using the grip of the hoffs to stop you ;D
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Beer and Bocks = The Perfect combination ;D
You missed out women :D
beer + bocks + women = a lot of laughs ::) ;D
now we just need a clip of naz on her bocks while drunk ;D to see if Beer+Bocks+Woman=a lot of laughs ;D
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I find lamp posts quite handy to stop with!
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When people see you running they think that looks great !
Things is when your stopping most people think your having a fit ( arms waving all over to keep balance ) ;D
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I tried stopping with a traffic sign pole and inadvertantly did some impromptu pole dancing! Looked classy as hell! Not!
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Try stopping like I did at Cin, there were a few people about, silly me jogged a lil, then had to stop, one leg either side of a sign post! AAAIIEEEE!!!
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As I remember you did quite a lot of spectacular things at CiN hybrid hex ;D
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erm, care to list them? it was a long day, and the drinks on the train home were plentiful, memory fuzzy, just remember bounce, bounce, bounce . . .
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The way stop best is by leaning back and slowing down when I want to stop. You still have to take into account a few feet stopping distance though.
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i find running and stopping a great way to drp, as it promotes skidding more than any other move, skidding on bocks is fun.
i say one big bounce instead of steps then take the bounce out the landing with your knees.
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i find running and stopping a great way to drp, as it promotes skidding more than any other move, skidding on bocks is fun.
i say one big bounce instead of steps then take the bounce out the landing with your knees.
SKIDDING!!! Lol I either slow down then stop or grab something lol but its not that hard just takes a few steps to get ridof the energy in the springs
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i find running and stopping a great way to drp, as it promotes skidding more than any other move, skidding on bocks is fun.
i say one big bounce instead of steps then take the bounce out the landing with your knees.
SKIDDING!!! Lol I either slow down then stop or grab something lol but its not that hard just takes a few steps to get ridof the energy in the springs
:hijacked:
I was riding my motor bike in stop/start tarffic and this lad on a little motor bike came along side me. The car is front stopped, I stopped but he was looking at my bike and didn't stop :o
He hit the cars tail light he flipped up but dropped down again have smashed the tail light and his head light !
I sat feet from this, wish I'd filmed it LOL
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or u cud do a flip and stop that mite work i aint tested that yet as only been on them 1 day and cant flip yet lol any wanna test theat theory or u cud find nearest tree or lkampost to bump into
lol
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i love the way the last post was almost a year ago excluding evil-t ... but still im going to post any wya
i recon the best way to stop is to bounce backwards off one foot like kinda putting all the energy in to a major hop thus ending up about a meter or 2 behind you lol
works wonderes unless you slip and endup under a car.... i love bocking along a road and running full pelt at cars then bouncing on to the pavement the look on the drivers faces.....
just for the record there are very few cars on my road... unless its school pick up time then ther are tones of kids so you still get attention lol
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.... i love bocking along a road and running full pelt at cars then bouncing on to the pavement the look on the drivers faces....
Doesn't sound very safe or cleaver !?
So do you want your final words on your grave stone " ARrr Diesel "
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.... i love bocking along a road and running full pelt at cars then bouncing on to the pavement the look on the drivers faces....
Doesn't sound very safe or cleaver !?
So do you want your final words on your grave stone " ARrr Diesel "
lol when i say bouncing on to the pavement i mean bouncing on to the pavement a safe distace away lol and we have lovley long streches of road so they can see me comming :biggrin: