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POWER BOCKING EXPERIENCE => Beginners Board => Topic started by: chasm378 on June 26, 2009, 12:17:47 AM

Title: New here and just general question.
Post by: chasm378 on June 26, 2009, 12:17:47 AM
HEY EVERYONE!

Glad to be here, I finally got my powerstriders today!

My day:
I was walking instantly and started to try and jump and run.  I didn't fall at all but my form was a bit bad mostly because I didn't do the knee straps correctly.  I fixed that though.
When jumping I felt the springs were really reluctant and I only got about a foot off the ground.  I bought powerstriders spring up to 195 pounds and I weigh 184 so the springs should be perfect right?  They will be good when I wear them in and improve my form?  I wanna be jumping high in no time!
Title: Re: New here and just general question.
Post by: Chrishead on June 26, 2009, 11:40:43 AM
They take time to soften up just keep practicing and you will find u will get better height in no time.
Title: Re: New here and just general question.
Post by: Bbmthbloke on June 26, 2009, 04:30:21 PM
Ello and welcome.  If you can post a lil vid ( from a 'phone will do) of what you can do/trying to do. It may just be a little of your style that needs 'tweeking'.

To get the height you need to put all your wieght directly down onto the springs. This means, jumping thru the heels, keeping a str8 back and looking str8 ahead ( or looking down about 4m or 12 feet ahead).