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Trampolines scare the piss out of me

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strongmark
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i dont know how you kids do it, half the time when i try anything on a trampoline i end up way too close to the edge for comfort.  i feel a hell of a lot more comfortable doing tricks on skis than flippin around on a trampoline.

so kudos to them brave souls i see flippin around on trampolines, i sure as hell aint about to get after it!
Jul 1 2009 10:54AM
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Malcolm
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i used to have that problem but i kind of fixed it now. you have to jump straight up and then start your trick once youve left the tramp
Jul 1 2009 10:59AM
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smuggs
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i dislocated my elbow on the tramp, kind of sucked, but we were intentionally doing tricks off the tramp, well i was not we. i didnt get enough out because i tried to get huge air, landed backwords on the edge, flipped off the rail to my hands got up and my elbow was not right.
Jul 1 2009 11:05AM
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Peter.
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i have the same problem, and it's even worse, because the tramp i use is one of the gymnast ones that is wicked small but bounces you wicked high, it sketches me out, i can't even spin over a 5
Jul 1 2009 11:12AM
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quixotic
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You just need to jump all the time. I don't know if you are new to trampolines, but every time somebody who is pretty new to tramps comes to my house and jumps they are flailing everywhere and have no coordination. It's not because they are uncoordinated people, it's that trampolines aren't a normal feeling. It just takes time to get used to it. Keep jumping and trying stuff and eventually you'll raise your confidence and will be able to boost and do tricks with ease.
Jul 1 2009 11:13AM
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*TURBONERD*
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ya it takes practice. i just broke my elbow on one, but i've loved em for years. the key is not to huck your trick , just like off jumps
Jul 1 2009 2:10PM
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dozerr
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Jul 1 2009 2:15PM
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highaltNM
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Jul 1 2009 2:17PM
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garrets
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I get scared when there's no net but if there's a net im fine lol
Jul 1 2009 3:54PM
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HR8938Cephei
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i never get scared NEVER
Jul 1 2009 5:54PM
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OGHolliday
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get almost to the apex of your jump before you start your trick and you wont go flying off of the tramp
Jul 1 2009 5:58PM
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little_ey
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I was a gymnast for 12 years and trampolines have always scared me.  I'd rather flip upside down and sideways over a 4" beam than do trampoline.
Jul 2 2009 3:57PM
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Wilsooon
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that^
I didnt, and my foot went between the springs and I sprained my ankle. Its sucked I couldnt do shit for like a month
Jul 2 2009 4:20PM
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Mrvic.
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as long as the trampoline has a net or is inground it doesnt bother me at all, but if it is raised without a net i wouldnt be doing any of the stuff i can do. i guess its a comfort thing
Jul 2 2009 4:38PM
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ReedSkis~
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yea i kinda had that problem too
you just have to do what Malcolm said, jump up and then start the trick once your in the air

I am trying to stay away from tramps in the future since i just broke my ankle on one :(
Jul 2 2009 4:45PM
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icon1234
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like some1 said earlier you gotta be patient when you set your trick so that you go stright up and then down.
Jul 2 2009 4:50PM
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Hank
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i feel ya 'thread creator' everytime i try a backflip my feet nearly go through the springs.. not a fan.
Jul 2 2009 5:12PM
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joshua
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same problem i try a front on one end of the tramp and ill land prty close to the springs on the other ent
Jul 2 2009 5:13PM
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*steeze_is_good
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See I was really scared of landing in the springs because that was the only thing I did on my friends tramps when I was doing frontflips. I got a springfree tramp (Power rods instead of springs) And now I dont do that on any tricks because I'm not scared anymore. My tramp is a little more expensive then the average tramp but:
1. It gets bouncier with time and starts bouncy too
2. You can keep out all winter and then it gets even bouncier
3. No springs
4. Really safe because the frame is about a foot under the mat

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Jul 2 2009 6:12PM
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Malcolm
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how does it get bouncier? do the rods things stiffen or something?
Jul 2 2009 6:17PM
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*steeze_is_good
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Im not sure but I know the mat gets more give to it but the rods keep it firm
Jul 2 2009 6:52PM
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Bragger224
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were did you get that?
Jul 2 2009 8:10PM
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*steeze_is_good
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Costco ;)
Jul 2 2009 8:17PM
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Zent33zy
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price?
Jul 2 2009 8:28PM
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Bragger224
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http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11075152&search=trampoline&Mo=1&cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&lang=en-US&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Sp=S&N=5000043&whse=BC&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=Text_Search&Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ne=4000000&D=trampoline&Ntt=trampoline&No=1&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1
Jul 2 2009 8:42PM
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ski-swagga
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i still have that problem, i travel like 10 feet backwards on my backs. i try to jump up but i just do it without thinking.
Jul 2 2009 8:51PM
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Panchuk
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These things slayyyy
Jul 2 2009 8:57PM
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*steeze_is_good
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But definitely get the 12 ft circle one if your wanting to do corks or anything like flatspins
Jul 2 2009 9:17PM
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DON_EMILIONE
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this year I want to try corks and backflips on skis.. some poeple are telling me to practice on tramp before, and other are telling me that tramp is completly useless..
what should I do?
Dec 3 2009 4:33PM
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JOHNishi
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you have to learn how to use your feet to set a trick right/not spin while still on the bed so you don't jump close to the springs or out of the tramp.

when i have people over nad we jump every single time someone hits the springs. and once one of my bros basically tried to push right off his heels to do a backflip and almost went clear out of the tramp, and mine has a net too.

Dec 3 2009 4:56PM
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DaNinjew
Posts: 240 - Karma: 44
i kinda get a bit spooked if i like am trying a back and its sketched or whatever but i like backyard tramps more than gymnast tramps
Dec 3 2009 5:02PM
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ckskier
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try wearing a pair of ankles weights or even your ski boots on the tramp. it gives you the feeling of having the weight of skis attached to your feet

as for trying these tricks on the snow, learning on a tramp does help and it will teach you that feeling of the rotation in the air, but it still will be different since you are hitting a kicker.

Dec 4 2009 1:00PM
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T-Holt
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/claim
Dec 4 2009 1:10PM
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Download-My-Apps
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I hate those kinds of tramps.
Dec 4 2009 2:35PM
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rYb
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I agree. I go to the same tramp place CASG does and see them do shit is crazy. Some kid at my school broke his neck on a tramp and ive been scared ever since.
Dec 4 2009 2:36PM
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Lemuel
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Wearing ski boots on the trampoline is a recipe for disaster.  You can rip the mat and the plastic slips on the mat.  I tried it before, you can't try anything, its just doesn't work.  I tried ankle weights but I only have one and it kept slipping off my foot.
Dec 4 2009 3:23PM
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C+Thompson
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another good way to do it is to dig your tramp underground
then its just less scary + when you get comfortable you can land your tricks on the grass.

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Dec 4 2009 3:32PM
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fouldsys
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^thats a dope setup

also regarding the post witht he trampoline with no springs, those things suck balls. my buddy had one and i dont think it works for big people such as myself.
Dec 4 2009 3:37PM
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Derailed
Posts: 233 - Karma: 60
Ya I got the circle version of this, the flexable net poles have saved me probably easily Thousands of times hahaha but ya with experience you learn to stay in one spot while doing your tricks
Dec 4 2009 3:47PM
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twintipper4lyfe
Posts: 556 - Karma: -21
trampolining is soooooo sick to be honest ir eally dont think its scary at all i love doing flips off of it!
Dec 4 2009 3:54PM
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Sheldon
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In ground is dope. Hurts less when you fall off. I've had an above ground tramp since I was 5, never seriously hurt myself, just normal bashes. Got a 16 foot one recently, harder to fall off!

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Dec 4 2009 4:05PM
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Newschool_Pope
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i eat tramps for breakfeast :D
















jk theyre scary as fuck :D but u get used to those suckas
Dec 4 2009 4:08PM
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some-skill
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why?
Dec 4 2009 4:46PM
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wesley.
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once i was doing a cork 7 and i traveled alot and hit the net... i love those things
Dec 4 2009 5:25PM
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J-Evs
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landed on my head last weekend.
gave me headaches for a few days
Dec 4 2009 5:45PM
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frosted_flakes
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i net is key
Dec 4 2009 5:46PM
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jamodeo
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whats happening come spring time
Dec 4 2009 5:49PM
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stokedelic
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boo!
Dec 4 2009 6:14PM
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sip166
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i had a tramp when i was lil so im not scared of them.
Dec 4 2009 6:29PM
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dunkaroos
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I was at the MHSSC tramp and somehow my knee came up and hit me in the mouth after a misty or something. It really sucked skiing with a 2 inch long gash on my knee for a week...and now im semi scared of trampolines.
Dec 4 2009 7:54PM
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Relish_man
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dude i hucked the shit out of a 12 on my friends netless and landed within a foot of himm and about 6 inches of the side. scary shit but its summer so breaking shit wont suck as hard as in winter.
Dec 4 2009 7:57PM
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