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YOUR JUMPING STILTS => Problems and solutions => Topic started by: harry on August 01, 2007, 01:01:33 PM
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hi i have only had my pair of bocks for about a week now and i can already bottem them out i weigh just under 9 stone and i have the 70kg model so what should i do... :'(
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dont eat for a week, works everytime :)
haha nah, theres always the possibility of buying a new spring, next one up, quite costly but solves the problem?
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Do you bottom them out running or kanga hopping?
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what is kanga hopping and i bottem out when im just jumping on the spot and jumping along and obsouly i bottem out when one footed jumping
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what does botteming out mean cause i am getting some pro jumps at christmas and want to know pretty much everything
thnx
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Kanga hopping is jumping like a kangaroo, on two feet. If you can bottom them out kanga hoping every time, not just once or twice, then they are worn out. It is always easier to bottom out on one foot because all your boddy weight is only on one spring.
Bottoming out is when the rubber stop under you foot hits the top of the hoof. So there is no more spring travel.
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still dont get it does it mean u cant bounce?? ???
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still dont get it does it mean u cant bounce?? ???
No, it means you have compressed the spring fully so you will get the most bounce out of the springs. Here's a picture of it (look at the 3rd bounce)
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g213/richgrundy/bottomin-raptors.gif)
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thnx is that u on that video picture thingy
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thnx is that u on that video picture thingy
No, it is my friend Rich aka Athoul
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how do u copy the thingy in the purple??
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how do u copy the thingy in the purple??
Press this button:
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It's to the top right of the post. See it? :)
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how do u copy the thingy in the purple??
Press this button:
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It's to the top right of the post. See it? :)
ahhh thnx alot
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Harry
If you weigh 9 stone (57kg) I assume with your normal bocking clothes on and you bought the 70kg model you shouldn't be able to bottom them out a week after you bought them
Are you very athletic (fit)
Where did you buy and what maker
are you sure about your weight ( check your scales try boots they have acurate scales 30p a go)
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as u were saying jason i shouldnt b able to bottem out i do weigh 9 stone i checked it and i bought them from the projump website and they r definatly the 70kg model and i can defintly bottem them out :'( and i wear norml clothes. my fasion sense my not b that good but im sure there nomal ( a potato sack with holes ;D ) lol yeh so jason do u think i should send them back or what but i have been on them every day for half hour since i bought them.....
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as u were saying jason i shouldnt b able to bottem out i do weigh 9 stone i checked it and i bought them from the projump website and they r definatly the 70kg model and i can defintly bottem them out :'( and i wear norml clothes. my fasion sense my not b that good but im sure there nomal ( a potato sack with holes ;D ) lol yeh so jason do u think i should send them back or what but i have been on them every day for half hour since i bought them.....
how long have you had them
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Well Harry
In the first instance I would give Pro-jump a call and explain exactly as you have on here If as you say you've only had them a week and you've got the right weight and have only used them for 3 or 4 hours I think they will help you they have been good in the past
The only thing I can think is maybe you have got a lower weight in the wrong box as they shouldn't bottom out but I wouldn't think that even the 60kg's would bottom out that quick
Just one thing when you first get them they seem very stiff and seem to have no give in them
Has someone watched you to see if they are actualy bottoming out (I know it's a long shot but could it be that they arn't bending and give the feeling that they are hitting)
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ok thanx jason ill give them a call and i know there the 70kg ones because on the bottem of the srping where the hoof is there is 70 printed on the spring ermm also when i bought them they didnt feel stiff they felt bendy and i got my mum to watch me
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ok thanx jason ill give them a call and i know there the 70kg ones because on the bottem of the srping where the hoof is there is 70 printed on the spring ermm also when i bought them they didnt feel stiff they felt bendy and i got my mum to watch me
Hmmmm, so you are on M70's, which are 60-70kg. You are 58kg, so I would expect you to be bottoming them out sooner or later, but not immediately.
If you take a video of yourself you will be able to see how much they are bending and if you are bottoming out.
See if you can upgrade to the M80's (70-80kg) model, then you shouldn't bottom out, and this is also the recommended 10kg's up :)
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yeh i phoned them up and they sed they will send someone round to pick them up and then they will test hem to see if they are faulty because of im only 13 and 9 stone and shouldnt b able to bottem them out and if they r faulty them they will send me out a new pair. but thanx for ur help ;)
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but sprog the 70kg ones r 10kg more thne me anyways there being picked up and taken away and hopfully thy will send me a new pair
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but sprog the 70kg ones r 10kg more thne me anyways there being picked up and taken away and hopfully thy will send me a new pair
No, they are 2kg more to the minimum weight, you are only just off the weight bracket. Because of this, M80's would be better. If you were about 54kg, then M70's would be fine, but at 58kg, M80's will be better.
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i have now had them picked up by projumps delivery people and i had a phone call 2 days later telling me that projump have no more left in stock at all not even any more springs and they rnt going to get anymore stock in becuase of they are waiting to get the new 3rd gen ones so they have sent me a refund for them and i will have to wait 2-3 months for the new boots to come out :'( soo yeh :'( but they were very helpful ;D
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It's a shame that your bockless Harry but at least your not out of pocket PJ are normaly very fair
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Hey Harry please pm me your phone number or old order number. Pro-Jump have a base in London and they may just have some 80kg / 70kg ones left up there - no promises but if there is some, I'll get the office to give you first refusal on them.
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im 9.4stone (60kg) got a pair of m70's only ever bottomed them out from landed one footed from a jump will i start to bottom them out alot? ???
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probably only if you go 1 footed but two footed you arec fine for now
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im 9.4stone (60kg) got a pair of m70's only ever bottomed them out from landed one footed from a jump will i start to bottom them out alot? ???
As you are within the weight limits (60-70kg), you may end up bottoming them out if you put a lot of effort in and get your technique right. You should be ok for quite a while though :)
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ah gdgd thanks for reashuring me guys :)
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thats ok its all in a days work 8)
;D
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o i have now ordered a pair of m90 powerizers they will b with me by about 2moro i belive.... YEY!!! :)
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and u are bottoming out already?
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ermm i dunno what u mean.. on my m70s yes i was botteming out but now on my new m90s im no where near botteming out ;D