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barefooter
Nov 18, 2004, 2:34 AM
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I am flippin' addicted to slacklining now. Me and My brother set one up on Sunday for the first time in the park(I used rrradam's method), about a 30 footer 4' high, and we've done it everyday since. The first day my feet hurt so bad but today they seem to be tuffining up. I just wanted to post and thank everyone for the info. I've read off the forum and for the motivation to set one up!!! Cheapest fun I've had in a long time.
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johnson6102002
Nov 18, 2004, 3:31 AM
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well if i did anyhting then your welcome and if i didnt then you should have listened jk man have fun this sseems to happen to mst people when they start slacklining me too and it is very addicting
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coldclimb
Nov 24, 2004, 8:48 AM
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Shoes help with this. ;)
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hairymonkey
Nov 24, 2004, 1:41 PM
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u can walk the line in shoes? i find that i don't have the same sensitivity and control.
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barefooter
Nov 24, 2004, 4:20 PM
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They very first time I tried with shoes for about 30 seconds then said screw it. It only took a few day for my feet to toughen up to it anyway. My feet don't even bother me anymore.
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hairymonkey
Nov 25, 2004, 2:51 AM
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i c...i guess i will have to try that next time
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coldclimb
Nov 25, 2004, 3:07 AM
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A tip: get good with and without shoes. Theres tricks that are made easier or in some cases possible by wearing shoes, and vice versa. ALso, I'm told the best shoes for this are skate shoes, though I haven't had the chance to prove this myself. It comes from a trusted source though, so I believe it. ;)
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barefooter
Nov 25, 2004, 5:10 PM
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You know what, I've been here in Atlanta Georgia for the past week and it's been raining constently so everything is still all wet and muddy. I just set up a 60' line this morning and I'm wearing shoes because of the wet ground. You don't actually lose that much sensitivity. I'd say it's just easier learning barefoot but once you get it, it's not that hard to switch to shoes. I'd also have to back up Coldclimb on the skate shoes theory, I'm wearing Vans and they work really well.
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mendou
Nov 25, 2004, 11:34 PM
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In reply to: Feet hurt........so..bad.....can't.......stop
in that case....dont stop!!! :)
i think is normal that your feet hurt after all day walk in the line... but... does not it cost the sorrow?
besides...with the time your feet won't hurt any more
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gearsighted
Dec 4, 2004, 10:43 PM
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Haha!! I just set up my first line yesterday, sooooo frickin' fun!! I walk with shoes mostly because of turf toe on both feet that makes it REALLY risky to take a fall barefoot ;)
Finally got 9 steps today :) Which was about 3/4 of the 20 foot line I've set up in my yard. Such a great feeling of balance and focus!!
Keep up the slacking!!!
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johnson6102002
Dec 5, 2004, 2:27 AM
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In reply to: Here's a pic of a 170' line we had set up this summer.
damn thats really long nice job
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jamaica
Dec 5, 2004, 2:33 AM
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In reply to: Here's a pic of a 170' line we had set up this summer.
How are you able to set up a 170' line only a couple feet off the ground and not touch the ground in the middle?
Jamaica 8^)
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maculated
Dec 5, 2004, 3:33 AM
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Is he slacking over asphalt? Ouch.
Shoeless is nice until you go somewhere cold or rough . . . then you'll be glad you practiced in shoes.
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areyoumydude
Dec 5, 2004, 3:29 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Here's a pic of a 170' line we had set up this summer. How are you able to set up a 170' line only a couple feet off the ground and not touch the ground in the middle? Jamaica 8^)
We had the line about 5 1/2' up in one tree and about 6' in the other tree. we tightened it with a 12 to 1 mechanical advantage. It is a 138' line before we stretched it to 170'. The next week we set it up between two other trees that were 175' apart. That extra 5' made it a lot easier.
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jamaica
Dec 5, 2004, 8:31 PM
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wow, that's pretty awesome
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coldclimb
Dec 6, 2004, 3:51 AM
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So Larry, when you do a line that long, you hand tighten it still, using that big pulley rig? Just a thought, cause my 125 footer took a car to even get it off the ground at 6 feet high, on the 12:1 slackjack/slackdog combo pretightened with an Ellington as we did in Smith. Lots of friction in this setup, but is there really THAT much less in the pulleys? :shock:
Just wondering. I've got better ways to tighten for sure, but I don't know if any are good enough that a couple of guys would be able to pull a 175 foot line. :?
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areyoumydude
Dec 6, 2004, 3:33 PM
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In reply to: So Larry, when you do a line that long, you hand tighten it still, using that big pulley rig? Just a thought, cause my 125 footer took a car to even get it off the ground at 6 feet high, on the 12:1 slackjack/slackdog combo pretightened with an Ellington as we did in Smith. Lots of friction in this setup, but is there really THAT much less in the pulleys? :shock: Just wondering. I've got better ways to tighten for sure, but I don't know if any are good enough that a couple of guys would be able to pull a 175 foot line. :?
We used our two double pulleys, a single pulley and a grigri making a 6:1. We then clipped a ropeman into the rope that is going into the gri gri. we ran the end of the rope through the 'biner that is clipped to the ropeman and pulled, creating a 12:1. It was scary tight.
I hope that makes sense because I have no idea what slacklinejoe is talking about.
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slacklinejoe
Dec 6, 2004, 5:31 PM
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I was just commenting on the effeciency pulleys versus dragging webbing or rope over static non-rolling metal such as carabiners and how smooth pulleys make a drastic difference since ColdClimb was mentioning not being able to hand tighten a long line.
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theturtle
Dec 7, 2004, 7:05 AM
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As areyoumydude mentioned, our line is 135' before tensioning, this means you need to stretch it about 40'. (No really, it will touch the ground if you don't.) It takes an entire 60 meter rope threaded through the 12:1 system and multiple people pulling it to get the line tight. There was never an issue with pulley friction and we softpointed the line with no adverse effects. However, we did have to re-install the tensioning system when we were done, to release it.
I don't think this would be possible with your system joe. I would quote random statistics that don't make sense and I can't quite remember, to support my theory, but it ain't for everyone.
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theturtle
Dec 8, 2004, 1:50 AM
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Sorry Joe, I shouldn't have been rude. I don't think we're speaking the same language.
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