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Members Lounge => Introductions => Topic started by: killax on August 15, 2011, 12:56:13 AM
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Might as well before i forget to introduce myself. My name is Justin, age 19, from west michigan. Been wanting jumping stilts for over a year, finally got them, just starting to get use to them as i can walk all over as much as i please, standing still (near to) in open space, and i can bounce on one leg in open space but only a weak 5 inches.
I'm 6' tall, 135 pounds (Yes i know, skinny). Not very active person at all, but i always had a good sense of balance and fast hand-eye ordination. I bought the lowest weight range of air trekkers extreme, which is 133-155. So for a 135 pound guy, im going to have to work hard to hit these springs. Just walking and taking hard steps due to hills, by guess only flexes at most 1-2 inches. I practiced on grass, slanted hill, so 2 feet was impossible to me, but one foot was easy. Makes since, 1 spring gets the full 135 pounds. two feet, they get 67.5 pounds each. New springs, cant do it.
Like I said, I'm not physically fit, i just have high metabolism. I dont walk daily, but i do bike ride at least 3 times a week...which makes my legs strong, after a 2 hour first-time on stilts, my legs arnt sore from the walking. But i stopped after two hours due to getting tired, (maybe 30% due to needing to use the rest room)
Else, I'm a high voltage nut. Videos do more than words.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnIW3tzXcNk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnIW3tzXcNk)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93peEltfLdA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93peEltfLdA)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmmbtOIH5DQ&t=120 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmmbtOIH5DQ&t=120)
Skip to 2:00 on the last one
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hi justin welcome to the club :) dont worry about getting tired and aching we all suffer from that lol even after 12 months i can hardly move when i get off them for about a day lol perhaps its me age but im only 32.
those videos are wicked lol and a little bit scarey love the last video though in slow mo thats some crazy stuff the way it snakes into the air!! :)
keep us updated on how you get along on your stilts :)
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Welcome to the madhouse :Claugh:
It looks like your gonna fit right in here mate
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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Hey Justin, what town do you live and how did you find out about jumping stilts?
We live in Jenison
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WELCOME! <3
:Becky:
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Hi HEFFAE
Might be better off sending killax a PM on here as he dosn't get on here much but that will go to his e-mail box so he knows you are after him
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK: