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Trampoline + Skis?

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dan38
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I want to make my air time on my trampoline more like air time off a jump. Does anybody know how I can practice my grabs and simulate the swing weight of skis on my tramp without breaking the bank?
Oct 25 2015 10:24PM
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robert.clarkeiii
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They make these foam skis for tramps not sure how much they are though
Oct 25 2015 10:25PM
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270on420out
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Just bounce normally dude. The feeling of bouncing without skis is closer to the feeling of doing it on snow, rather than using tramp skis.
Oct 25 2015 10:47PM
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Poikenz
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If you wear anything ski like you'll lose bounce height. Just jump with nothing and get after those boot grabs, it's all you need to get a perfect score these days, just remember to hand drag your landings.
Oct 25 2015 10:57PM
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teflon66
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Saw a thread this one time where some kid split his head open with skis on a tramp. You could try ankle weights.
Oct 25 2015 11:44PM
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Gherbs
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watch out for the edges of your skis doing some damage to your tramp over time
Oct 26 2015 1:19AM
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JibInMyPants
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Wrap those bitches in bubble wrap and get after it. On the plus side, you get to pop the bubble wrap when you're done...
Oct 26 2015 6:27AM
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Massivedonkeydic
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Real skis would probably break pretty quick on a tramp and hurt like mad
Oct 26 2015 7:34AM
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gnar_whal
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What I did was take some ski blades and take the bindings off, and then I taped skate shoes to them. Then I taped closed cell foam to the bottom. Boom.
Oct 26 2015 7:50AM
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Ian_Fitz
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Tramp skid are a rip off......get a air bag pass instead or just tramp normal.
Oct 26 2015 9:12AM
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Mr.noodle
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Skis are really heavy but you don't realize it while your skiing, if you jump on your tramp with skis you will not get more than 6 inches off the ground, but you can still do japans mutes safety and seatbelt a kinda with out skis
Oct 26 2015 9:18AM
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uturn
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tramp normal, it works for everyone else
Oct 26 2015 9:20AM
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BenFrost
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dont. just dont
Oct 26 2015 10:57AM
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BenFrost
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dont. just dont
Oct 26 2015 10:57AM
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Deepskier
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Tramp skis suck you get like a foot of air but if you really want to You can a buy a pair of foam short ones that blow ass cheecks and are spendy take an old oair of skis anr rap them in duct tape and shoes or the best option is go find and buy a long foam sled draw out your design (graphic and shape) then cut them out with a hot wire cutter and tape shoes on or drill holes in them and run shoelaces and maybe some tape to make bindings that fit everyone the only problem is they can be week and fold so you might wanna slide a small thin biece of wood like wall trim in the middle so they dont fold and tear
Oct 26 2015 12:15PM
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stephens.pass
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Tramp with boots on
Oct 26 2015 1:04PM
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r.simp
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The foam sled thing will work decently but it might fall apart kinda quick. Just to screw around and try some different things I like to tape pool noodles to the sides of my feet to practice grabs and change up tricks/ get interesting and you could probs put some ankle weights on to make it more realistic
Oct 26 2015 6:13PM
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TJ-Scum
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DeepskierTramp skis suck you get like a foot of air but if you really want to You can a buy a pair of foam short ones that blow ass cheecks and are spendy take an old oair of skis anr rap them in duct tape and shoes or the best option is go find and buy a long foam sled draw out your design (graphic and shape) then cut them out with a hot wire cutter and tape shoes on or drill holes in them and run shoelaces and maybe some tape to make bindings that fit everyone the only problem is they can be week and fold so you might wanna slide a small thin biece of wood like wall trim in the middle so they dont fold and tear


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RsimpsonThe foam sled thing will work decently but it might fall apart kinda quick. Just to screw around and try some different things I like to tape pool noodles to the sides of my feet to practice grabs and change up tricks/ get interesting and you could probs put some ankle weights on to make it more realistic


My Friend an I have done both of the Foam sled and the noodles, Both worked well and we still have them but sadly no tramp anymore. Mine were the pool noodles and I made bindings out of duct tape. After a while the noddle started to rip around the front and back of the "Bindings." To fix this I cut out some cardboard laid it over the splits and duct taped it over. That added strength as well as kept the edges from flopping around so I could actually get some grabs. I would never use stiff skis for fear of hurting yourself or ruining your tramp but I can vouch that with the pool noodles or sled they work great, you don't loose to much bounce once your use to them, and they can be mad fun when you get the hang of it. Plus we stole some noodles from the local pool and had ductape at home making this project $0. My friend also used and old belt for a "binding." Hope that helps if you really want I could get pics, if it doesn't work your probably out like $10-$20 max.
Oct 26 2015 8:55PM
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Deepskier
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Really tho go to a lake and build a secrect ramp or something thats way to much work so just take a lanwave kid skate thing out astro turf on it and roll turf down a hill and you have a water ramp
Oct 26 2015 9:33PM
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cozzey
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I had a little beginners foam snowboard, which i cut in half and ductaped some old sandals onto it for bindings. Worked well for bindings, and could get good grabs and airtime with them. My friend had some noodles, which were more floppy and harder to bounce on due to the rounded surface, id say find a cheap sled or old foam snowboard and shape it real good
Oct 29 2015 11:38AM
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cozzey
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tjs98My Friend an I have done both of the Foam sled and the noodles, Both worked well and we still have them but sadly no tramp anymore. Mine were the pool noodles and I made bindings out of duct tape. After a while the noddle started to rip around the front and back of the "Bindings." To fix this I cut out some cardboard laid it over the splits and duct taped it over. That added strength as well as kept the edges from flopping around so I could actually get some grabs. I would never use stiff skis for fear of hurting yourself or ruining your tramp but I can vouch that with the pool noodles or sled they work great, you don't loose to much bounce once your use to them, and they can be mad fun when you get the hang of it. Plus we stole some noodles from the local pool and had ductape at home making this project $0. My friend also used and old belt for a "binding." Hope that helps if you really want I could get pics, if it doesn't work your probably out like $10-$20 max.


If we still have them id be willing to send them out to someone if they pay shipping, ill never use them again due to no more tramp
Oct 29 2015 11:40AM
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EasyCheesySteezy
Posts: 132 - Karma: 947
Tramp+Skis= Death
Oct 29 2015 11:43AM
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tokeagain_dyl
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I Have the nsi whatever theyre called tramp skis and to be honest they aren't worth it. Too much $$ for something you could just build yourself. They just make it harder to bounce and get alot of air. They do help with grabs but you can just tape long peices of cardboard to your shoes and it will accomplish the same thing.
Oct 29 2015 2:48PM
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