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POWER BOCKING EXPERIENCE => Beginners Board => Topic started by: dave1234 on September 01, 2006, 04:58:00 PM
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its weried how ive had mine for two weeks now loving them always yet i can run fairly fast and like hop quite high yet i cant stand stilla dn jump on two legs without feeling damn unsafe:(:(:( anytips?
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oh i find jumping up and down on the spot easier than jumping with forward momentum which scares me alot lol cos u fly very fast towards the floor and u bounce up again lol.
i just started jumping not very high at all and just practising controlling the landings. put ur weight on ur heels too.
Ben
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its weried how ive had mine for two weeks now loving them always yet i can run fairly fast and like hop quite high yet i cant stand stilla dn jump on two legs without feeling damn unsafe:(:(:( anytips?
You cant stand still on these as you dont have enough contact with the floor. Thats to say that with shoes you've got maybe a foot's worth of contact so your center of gravity is distributed. However, on PR's you've got what, an inch or two, therefor you're centre of gravity is nigh-on impossible to maintain.
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You cant stand still on these as you dont have enough contact with the floor. Thats to say that with shoes you've got maybe a foot's worth of contact so your center of gravity is distributed. However, on PR's you've got what, an inch or two, therefor you're centre of gravity is nigh-on impossible to maintain.
what about when you stand on tip toes i can stand stilll on my toes and they cant be that much bigger
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You cant stand still on these as you dont have enough contact with the floor. Thats to say that with shoes you've got maybe a foot's worth of contact so your center of gravity is distributed. However, on PR's you've got what, an inch or two, therefor you're centre of gravity is nigh-on impossible to maintain.
what about when you stand on tip toes i can stand stilll on my toes and they cant be that much bigger
yeah and ballerinas manage to stand en pointe and balance...... I think its all about the way you hold yourself upright
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I've just got back on my pro's today after an ankle operation, its so weird before the op I couldnt find it in myself to jump with both feet, but after 5 mins of gaining the balance back after 2 months of non bouncing, I starting jumping! yay meeeeee! lol ;D
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Easy does it yeah? Dont burn yourself out so soon after surgery!!
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i cant jump cos i nearly always fall of any tips ???
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Its just practice practice practice!
When i started i found kanga jumping extremly unstable, but with lots of practice you get used to it.
If you want to practise find a lampost and hold onto that and just get used to balance.
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As athoul says just keep practising. But it isnt just an abiltiy thing ( we are just talking jumping no big thing in itself). There is a mental thing. Now you will see vids on here of people doing just amazing things. Just cos you ( and me) cant do them does not make us freaks wimps or failures. Some can just go jump of a 10 foot wall jump up 6 or 7 steps. Others just cant, the brain doesnt let them. You have to prove to your head you can do it.
I met up with a mate yesterday. He has stolen a march on me and has done 'flips' , well 2 onto matts to be exact. But he cant 'jump up'. Now im not good but he was balking at 1 step ---but he can flip goddamn it!!! He can do amazing things but not simple things.
So what to do, well you know jumping is simple ( tho u cant do it at the mo). So go look at the vids and pix here, brake them down, then go practice each bit. Best if you have a fellow projumper with you , but failing video yourself if you can or jump infront of shop windows
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As athoul says just keep practising. But it isnt just an abiltiy thing ( we are just talking jumping no big thing in itself). There is a mental thing. Now you will see vids on here of people doing just amazing things. Just cos you ( and me) cant do them does not make us freaks wimps or failures. Some can just go jump of a 10 foot wall jump up 6 or 7 steps. Others just cant, the brain doesnt let them. You have to prove to your head you can do it.
I met up with a mate yesterday. He has stolen a march on me and has done 'flips' , well 2 onto matts to be exact. But he cant 'jump up'. Now im not good but he was balking at 1 step ---but he can flip goddamn it!!! He can do amazing things but not simple things.
So what to do, well you know jumping is simple ( tho u cant do it at the mo). So go look at the vids and pix here, brake them down, then go practice each bit. Best if you have a fellow projumper with you , but failing video yourself if you can or jump infront of shop windows
Thats have to be the best tip ive ever seen it rely helped me alot!!
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i cant jump cos i nearly always fall of any tips ???
you cant jump lol what do u do in them? sit? do you just stand there? ;D :D :P
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My kanga is starting to feel better now after a couple of weeks - programming my brain to let me jump over stuff - now thats hard! It knows im old and will probably hurt when i fluff it! Cant bring myself to jumo over stuff more than about a foot high at the mo............. :-\
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i finaly mastered jumping on/over stuff.
Was to scared before but i just went for it and woila! ;D
I can jump about 120cm ( 1,2m ) after almost 5 weeks
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Thats fantastic got any pictures?