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Late summer setup help

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caliB
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How steep of a drop should I have from a 7ft platform?
Aug 5 2012 7:47PM
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cwphoto
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mines 7 feet tall and i used 12 footers to make the in run. it gets you a TON of speed
Aug 5 2012 10:49PM
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caliB
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yeah thats what i planned to use i wasn't sure if it would be steep enough. thanks!
Aug 5 2012 11:17PM
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cwphoto
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no problem, heres mine in case you had any other questions

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/696255/
Aug 5 2012 11:56PM
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caliB
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oh i really like your's, those pictures are super helpful! but I'm going to make mine 4ft wide.
Aug 6 2012 5:38AM
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cwphoto
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thanks. yea if i could have afforded it it would have been 4 feet. its easy to fall off two
Aug 6 2012 4:27PM
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penguin_steeze
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that drop looks real sketch, I would go with 3 or 4 feet OP
Aug 6 2012 9:59PM
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Poikenz
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Mines 8 feet tall and I am going with 12 feet, and in all honesty it seems a little too steep, of course I am on a hill and I have plastic lattice on it, but 12 is a good angle, anything steeper and it feels like you lose control anything less and it feels like you are going too slow.
Aug 12 2012 9:26PM
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