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YOUR JUMPING STILTS => Problems and solutions => Topic started by: dark-castles2 on August 11, 2010, 11:08:38 PM
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Ive been using Pro-Jump springs now for about 10months, and have gone through between 6-10 pro-jump springs in that time :S Does anyone else have this problem with the springs?
It's just getting annoying because every 3-4 months I have to fork out £70 for new ones because the warranty runs out :(
I have thought about getting Powerskip springs, but just wonderig if they will break as easy :(
DC
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What the hell are you doing to them?
Are they snapping or just getting too soft?
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HEHEHEHE DC Just snapped another a few hours ago, and you should have seen how annoyed he was :L :Cbiggrin: It was at a big event aswell :P (well.... big for plymouth) XD
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I dunno they just seem to brake so easy, I am just fed up of it though... Either I am getting dodgy springs or my style is wrong.
However I think I may have grown out of Pro-Jump springs, I can get 5-6ft when pushing it jumping, can jump 1-2 metres over about 1-3 foot objects. Think Pro-Jump springs can't handle some of it :(
DC
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Ooo and Locky they are fully snapping :( got a splinter from it today :P
DC
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I think this has to be down to technique. What weight are you and what weight springs have you snapped? Is there any sort of pattern? Do they snap in the same place? What is the snap like?
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I am on m100 springs (I weight 70KG!!!) I could fully compress them!!! makes no sence. They never snap in the same place, and some splinter, some snap in half... 1 just went so soft I could even walk on it. Just no pattern.
I admit I jump quite heavily on them, but still if they are 30KG above my weight that should not matter I hope
DC
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Strange one this. You are the same weight as me and I've not spent a lot of time on the black PJ springs but a pair of 80's or 90's would suit me fine.
Have you got any tidy videos of you jumping hard?
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ummm... there is one, not that clear but it shows my jumping (is a few months old though) I am the one with the curly hair :D in the bage disgusting coloured top
At 0.27 you can see the jumping best
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*shrug* I have absolutely no idea what is causing that :(
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Hmmmm.... I blame the springs :P
DC
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Generally speaking I've not had to deal with spring breaks in some time, the last couple of people I know of breaking a set within the 3 months period both have quite an aggressive style and go way above their weight range, you have to also take into consideration, how much you are actually bocking in them 3-4 months, as if you're putting in quite a lot of hours, this could account to someone elses 9 months of bocking.
I know some people just don't suit the PJ springs, due to their style, Kiola instantly springs to mind so if you are going through so many I would say try another brand and see how you do on them.
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Hmmm... Kiola kind of explains it, I kinda stole his stilting style :P and he was the one who taught me almost everything :P
And I do stilt 3-4 times a week, for about 9-12 hours a day :S so that also makes sence.
Thanks for the help Naz, Ill look into some 720springs :)
DC
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I think Kiola went through as many 720's as he did PJ ones :P
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9-12 hours a day?
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Yep we normally have really long meets from anywhere in between 9am- 7-8ish PM :P yesterday our meet was from 12noon to 10.30PM :D
DC
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yes it was....... i can't feel my kneecaps...
although night-bocking with LED's and glow sticks plastered to the stilts is epic fun.
think we got more attention than the fireworks :D
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Yep DC u R v similar to Kiola in style.
As a comparison... Jack of the jj'S. Has had his PJ's over 2 years. A regular user ...tho not as much as DC. Still got same springs AND Hooves ( regularly changes tyre sox). He got them at 14 so has been over weight for them for some time. Which is the only reason he has changed them ( got 2nd hand M100 springs from Ian).
DC 720's r v stressed and again may v well not work 4 u.
Dare I say it , think 7's?
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blimey if you average that out its over 36 hours a week, I'd say "average" or "reasonable" use would be 5-6 hours a week
so an average user would probably take about 5-6 weeks to do the time you are doing on them in 1 week... :Cwideeyed:
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its a full time job with him :Claugh:
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but it's wierd i pretty much stilt and jump as much as DC during the meets and usually one of the last to go home
but my springs arn't as knackered.... different technique perhaps...although i have learnt every thing i know from alex..and just practice i guess.
although recently i've being getting alot more confident with high jumps and tricks.so maybe the snapping is yet to begin hehe :P
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Our group does love to still, I think everyone in the group would stilt everyday if we could. When we had that string of hot weather we stilted almost everyday, must of racked up 50 hours a week :D
Kiola told me he went through 8 720 springs, and almost 40 Pro-jump and poweriser springs till he found 7leagues :D
DC
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yep he did a bit better than our ol m8 tundraH 'the spring slayer'
OOOO btw, I trust my spring isnt 1 ot the ones u bugg*red?
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Nope it was not :) and you can get it back soon :) I need to go to Dorchester to get a pair of stilts so ill drop it off to you then if you want?
Hmmm... anyone know what to do with a pile of broken stilt springs :P
DC
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How long do 7's last you?
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Kiola told me he went through 8 720 springs, and almost 40 Pro-jump and poweriser springs till he found 7leagues :D
DC
I'm sure his telling porkies lol
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Id call it more over exaggerated joke :P
DC
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we all hav stories to tell :Csmile:....erm and exagerate/embelish
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And Locky, next week will be the first time I have ever used 7's :)
DC
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well u only had 2 ask
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:P Spoke to 7league and I wanted different springs, they say I have to get them from Austria :O
P.S. Q I just spoke to Andrea Boeck, and she says there is no waranty on 720 springs because they only like selling them to 'on request of the professional performer.' (or similar thing) But she said you can get them if you email them :) if you are still after the springs
DC
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gawd spares from austria now, mm well my t rex's ( last I heard were in australia grrr) but me dave un darfgarf would have given u trys.
Un yep I know and have quote from boecks :o) just gotta find the letter with my new pin number un print of bank transfer details.
720's break ded easy I know ( ive watched 2 or 3 break up close un personal---daves bro) but when happens Ill transfer my 7 springs to the frame, or, if last that long, look to do what Jason has done...asuming Naz will b selling 'bits' :Cwink:
But really u r getting loads of wear out of ya kit ( oo un tell me it aint my spring hehe)
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Ive already said it's not :P
I would go on your but they would kill me :P and me and DG aint on speaking terms atm :O so no go area :P and I am getting S-Rex springs, so all of your would be useless for me
DC
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erm me un dave got s rex x un r un ooo dear wot up wiv u un dg noticed he not on here of l8 but knew new job un stuff
i cant have u two not speakin grrrr......report to my study
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But everytime we report to your study bad bad things happen... remember the comments on role play :D
And it's personnal stuff to do with Me, Him and Gemma (boo) so can't say :D Meh I will just get them and go :P I don't really mind
DC
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ahh woman involved say no more...ill get her to sort it out :Claugh:
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O she has tried :P Many a time
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ooo i gotta sort dg out ....even betta :o)
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No you don't :P Better off just left :S Ooo Alex Parlby is getting 7leagues aswell now :)
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Shhhhhhh erm re 7's un soz already pm'd gemma
un ill slap dg if needed
un even if not id prob quite enjoy
hey its just a survice i offer :Claugh:
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Hmmm... punishment is needed
DC
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DC not many people know but I went through a spring breaking session and couldn't figgure out why at first
I tried 7's the old X type spring and found I could bottom it at will and only get 3 ft so they went back
Clive got a pair of S's the new ones and couldn't bend them so let me have a go
Guess what they bottomed but were about as responsive as a wet lettuce (I hated them) Clive sold them on
In the end I went down a little bit on weight (was 117-120 so droped to 114 ish )and changed my technique a bit and I havn't broken a spring since
I hope the 7's cure it for you but if not try going down 5-10 kg and alter your technique it might just help
Just one other thing take a look here
http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=2166
Yes he is that far above a door top (I estimate he is 8ft up to lowest point) yes he does it all the time
And yes he's on PJ's and they aren't that new so maybe it is technique that breaks them as tundraH taught me a lot :Cbiggrin:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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I only weight 10-11 stone, can't really loose much weight :P I have been on 7's before, lower weight ones and found them really really good, but they were to low weight, so it might be the solution.
And if you look through the shadow at the cross line in the picture you can tell he is actuall getting about 6foot :P maybe less, just that his legs are bent so it seems more :D
DC
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Im with jason, heavier sevens suck ass, so much so i wouldnt dream of trying softer sevens.
but you seem like your mind is well and truly made up so best of luck on them, and i hope sevens austria are as helpful as pro jump.
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:P what do you suggest Nero?? Mind is not completly made up, couldn't get hold of Austria :S need to find a new way to contact them :D
DC
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im not sure what to suggest to ya mate, i break a lot of springs but then i do really stupid things on my stilts, i got to the point with work etc that £70 for a set of new springs became a consumable, things will break and all that.
The only way i can suggest for you to stop breaking them is to use lighter springs as they have more of a tendency to go soft, rather than just snapping.
I hit this wall a year or so into my bocking life, and at times i got really p**sed off with it.
Only other thing i could suggest is hold out for the new stilts to drop, im sure there will be breakages to them springs too, but at least if pro jump are selling them you know you'll get top notch customer service.
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Yeah I get what your saying, I think what I am going to do is go for a lower weight in the 7leagues and that way if they break I might just go for 640 skip springs ( I used them all day once and not a problem) instead of 720's
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OK, Ive got a lil lost on this thread. i like to think of myself as pretty, hip, gear, street un down wiv the kids. But if something 'sucks *rse', erm well is that good or bad?
Honest, please some1 tell me.
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All I can say DC is that his front foot hit the blind at one point and that is 8ft plus above the ground so I stick to his lowest point being very near 8ft :Cbiggrin:
I'll stick a tapemeasure up behind him next time :Claugh:
Sounds like you had the same experience as me on 7's Nero shame as the lighter ones seem so responsive
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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Yeah still not sure what to do :s need to decide soon though AHHHH!!! :P
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It's a shame Clive hasn't still got his as I'm sure he would have let you have a try
There must be someone arond that will let you try a pair
I mean the guys that like them always say they are unbreakable so they should be lining up to lend them to you :Cbiggrin:
The other thought is that if they are lasting you 3 months just ask Naz for a bulk order. I mean 4 sets should last you a year :Cbiggrin:
How many springs have you got left mate :Claugh:
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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I have 3 springs left, 2 M80's that Parlby is borrowing, and 1 M94 spring :S and then 6 broken M90 springs :D
DC
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Unfortunately i just sold me set of X's to someone else...they are unbreakable though jason :P
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Surely they can't be unbreakable :P I am sure I could give a week or so :P
DC
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Yep Tim
They are unbreakable but so are wooden stilts :nana:
And the wooden ones give slightly more feel :Claugh: (only joking they are about the same :Cbiggrin:)
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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Hmmm... I could go for 7league frame with new wooden spring, for that extra economical look :D
DC
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wot about my spring i lent u? :Cmad:
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Ive said this loads Q, it's not broken... None of the springs you have ever given me have broken.
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oo phew relief.....ooo un this post didnt show as being 'new' when I logged in, even tho the last time i looked at this thread i posted ( the previous thread)
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You comp is seriously messed up :S why not invest in a new one instead of skips?
DC
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that didnt show as new either yep been having loads of probs wiv laptop i must admit....un still got a prob with photo album...wot is really bugging me--thats my main prob ...wot dont matter here ( except i got probs sending peeps original pix and also editing stuff) Also pm'd naz
but hey ho
its u un ya stilts wot matter
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delete your cookies.
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not sure.
we should make a bet on the forum to see how long it will take DC to snap them :P
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I give 4months :D
DC
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alex.......erm..... you only have 1 m80....left............................yeah about that..lol
how i was jumping 5ft with a splintered spring i have no idea.
took the cover off. and it turned into a japanese folding fan :/ :Claugh:
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:D so you broke my spring :P Am I able to get them back?? I have a collection going on :D
DC
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Hehe brought some more Pro-Jump springs for the next 2 months :P they should last me till my paycheck allows for a set a little more adventurous :)
DC
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i give it a month alex a month on these springs....he needs to keep ahead of me :P
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Parlby you need to learn, it's not about the stilts, but about the person who wear's them :P If you went on Ian's stilts you wouldn't automatically be Ian :P and vice versa (Ian is from the Pro-Jump display team) I will always keep ahead in the sense that......
You smell and I don't :D
DC
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:P...................okay i give it 3 weeks...and just a note powerisers arrived this morning .....i am going to die using calf cuffs
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Hehe Mine are coming tomorrow, really don't want to use the cuffs :P
DC
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For most of the time i have been bocking i have used pro jump springs nad never really had a problem with them, the last set i just replaced have lasted me nearly a year and are still usable.
they get a fair bit of use as well as i bock quite often ..
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I am guessing it is just the way I stilt then, I fear I am to ruff :S
DC