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-Kieran-
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so me and my friends bulit a 5ft drop in and a 1'8" pvc rail this weekednd. And it basicaly when we try to go down and get air off of the kicker, we stop before we even make it to the end of the jump. We used plywood and covered that with astroturf. any tips or suggestions would really help. no meaningless posts please 

our setup looks basicaly like this 
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Dec 2 2007 2:26AM
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GUZ
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do you put anything on the astroturf?
Dec 2 2007 2:29AM
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-Kieran-
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no we didnt. should we?
Dec 2 2007 2:32AM
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Silence
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try using some soapy water on the astroturf to help you slide..you definitely need to put something on it - as you have found out with nothing on it you won't gain any momentum
Dec 2 2007 2:43AM
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-Kieran-
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ya we didnt get any speed it sucked but we'll try it with soap and stuff and should we get something better to slide with 
Dec 2 2007 2:47AM
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-Kieran-
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should the the drop in be down to flat to an up jump like in the pic or should i curve the wood so its more like one big jump 
Dec 2 2007 3:42AM
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Silence
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To be honest, i'd send a message to any of these guys who are online and request an invite to the Build-a-Jib 101 cult.

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There is SOOOOO much info there, and i'm positive you would be able to get your drop in happening nicely if you search the threads there

Dec 2 2007 4:00AM
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