Yes Absolutly Technique. One thing to think about it really bending your
knees and also if you can get somewhere to hold on to something ie. a
baseball backstop or the "A" end of a Big Swingset that helps Jumping.

And Around here some of the old timers think we're nuts too.


Dairyboy

signature http://www.superdairyboy.com - Great Toys and Extreme Sports! All
prices include shipping! No hidden charges anywhere. We specialize in
unique, different and unusual items.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Maxham" <mark@...>
To: <Poweriser_Jumping_Stilts@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Poweriser_Jumping_Stilts] New Poweriser user here. :)


> roboursa wrote:
>
> > I had my first day today with them. It wasn't so good. I was made
> > fun of by a neighbor, lol. Mainly because I cannot do much in them,
> > walk oddly but that's about it. They seem a bit stiff.
>
> My first day on Powerisers was HUGELY disappointing, for exactly that
> reason. They were so stiff that I could bounce no more than six inches,
> which was a far cry from the six FEET I'd been promised! However, if
> you stick with it, and use some good spray graphite lube on all the
> joints, and get your technique down, it'll get better.
>
> The technique I found most useful was "hate the ground". When you
> bounce, really try to stomp the earth to get as much flex into the
> springs as possible.
>
> Your neighbor is a big LOSER. ;-)
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>