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POWER BOCKING EXPERIENCE => Bocking Tips => Topic started by: DJ MIDNIGHT on April 17, 2008, 11:39:04 AM
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hey ive started bouncing on my jumping stilts now wahay its well fun. lol but im only going about half a ft in the air. it might be because i have 9 stone pjs and im only 6st11. hmm
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I got some help form trip and Tok at the weekend..Trip said really really really stomp like it is somebody you hate that you are landing on and tok said swing your arms up a but like infront of you. They were agood help..Just have to stomp away until you get stonger I think
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gratz man eny thing is a gd start i have a roblem with bottoming my stilts lol its sceary when u do it lol
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lol i cant even push my springs down an inch lmao :PJL::PJR:
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lol eat more chips then :thumbs:
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sounds like we got sum1 still on tantrum jumps, lol
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lol eat more chips then :thumbs:
lmao yh that woz wot i woz thinking
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gratz man eny thing is a gd start i have a roblem with bottoming my stilts lol its sceary when u do it lol
I did have that problem till I got some not floppy springs
sounds like we got sum1 still on tantrum jumps, lol
I am :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: Springs don't springs so much now lol
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mightydblok, I am only 10st and on 14st springs, and i get about 4 feet out of them, it comes down to techique, the more you work on your jumps, the more you will find yourself gaining height, as you start to gain a technique that works for you
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oh thanks :rolleyes: i need lots n lots of practice
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Technique wise:
Push down with your heels, not your whole foot.
Look about 10ft directly infront of you, not down at the floor.
Use your arms for extra downward force, throw them down as you are going down.
As you land, bend your knees slightly (10 degrees or so, if that), and use that to push down harder. Don't lock your legs or bend them too far, you'll kill the bounce.
Keep your legs straight whilst in the air, don't bring them up/tuck or anything, as it'll mess up your timing on the landing if you don't straighten them out again in time.
And that's about it really other than PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE ;D
Good Luck! :)
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lol i keep bottoming mine is that a gd thing ?
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lol i keep bottoming mine is that a gd thing ?
If it's continuous, no. It means you're getting the most out of the springs as you can, if it's continuous you should go up to the next size spring otherwise you're going to damage your stilts and your back as well (continuous sudden vertical impacts on your spine = not good)
If it's like once a session or so, don't worry about it, it just means you put the most force in at that point, which is good.
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it duz it when i try and get the most air as pos witch is most of the time grrrrrrrr gunna have to spend another £40 or so and i just bought them and i have no money :'(
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How heavy are you and what springs do you have?
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9 st 5 was the waight i was when i got them witch was a month ago and we spoke tot the guy and he sed i was in the middle of the biggest kid 1s and the smallest adult 1s got them for my b day
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it only happens to 1 of them at a time thow so im prob not spredding my waight across them evanly
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woop woop i went out yesterday n practiced like mad for 3hrs i woz shattered but i finally started bouncing about 2ft high omg its so much fun will go out again today n try n get higher :) also ive learned to run as well i can do bout 3ft strides yaaaaaaay
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nice man lol iv just come in from jumpping around to :D
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lol kool i mite go out on mine now
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there aint enywhere to bock where i live just a rode that cars dont go down often
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yh same i live on an island im da only person wid pjs so i just run up n dwn da road on my own lol
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iv only bin into my town on my bocks once
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aint been in my town yet coz chavs will prob push me ova coz the jelous
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lol yer no wat u meen just ignor them thay will get bord
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lol just went out on the rode and i forgot the primary skl finishes at 3 and all the kids were like WOW thats cool jump rillt high and grab a tree lol
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lol hate wen people go wow do a flip lol im like in a years time mate
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i just say in a few months
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lol hate wen people go wow do a flip lol im like in a years time mate
Just say " You do one first ! " or " You show me a trick first " :Dark_Knight: :thumbs:
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lol will say that nxt time :haha:
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Hi I bock alone as Hereford is very backwards I have been into my town once(last night) I can jump and bounce about 2 1/2 - 3 ft and I am extremely good at saving myself if i am gonna fall off My mate lay in the road while I jumped him but as I said i am the only one so when I went down town even though am quite a confident jumper for the height I reach if I do nearly fall and save me self you do look like a pringle. I have still not bottomed out yet and want some tips to get higher cos then if I do have to save me self it wont look as bad because of the initial height.