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gymslackerclimber
Apr 30, 2005, 4:55 PM
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So there are many differnet to mount the line.. and i think even though the jump start is cool, because there are many different ways to jump oto the line, my favorite jump start is, run along the line put a hand on the line, jump, do a 180 in the air and land on the line facing the oppisite direction you left the ground.. Or in the middle of the line on the ground, face perpindicular, with no hands on the line and not looking at the line stand up ( its pretty neat feeling) .. but from judging what took me the longest to get down, and with highlines it is so important, the mantle, there are also many diferent ways to mantle onto the line, i always mantle into a sitting position,, or how about the mantle onto the knees and then stand.. (havent got that one yet) So what is your favorate start..?
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slacklinejoe
Apr 30, 2005, 5:28 PM
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Another one to add would be jumping down from a higher point onto the line. You REALLY don't want to slip with a foot on either side. It doesn't take much of a drop to become difficult since it is so different.
Try starting fully blind folded, that should keep you busy for an afternoon and be more entertaining than posting here. (I recommend spotters)
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micronut
Apr 30, 2005, 5:35 PM
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i'm not a big fan of the 'radical stunt' school of slacklining, but rather into the smooth flow and art of the whole deal. to me, save the 180 airs for skatebaording (no dis on anyone's style intended).
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areyoumydude
Apr 30, 2005, 6:41 PM
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In reply to: i'm not a big fan of the 'radical stunt' school of slacklining, but rather into the smooth flow and art of the whole deal. to me, save the 180 airs for skatebaording (no dis on anyone's style intended).
Why save it for skateboarding? There is no end to the tricks you can do on a slackline. I like both.
I like the backside jump on to the line and then bust a 180. The jump on and run across the line is fun to. I call that the running man.
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coldclimb
Apr 30, 2005, 7:00 PM
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The backside jump start is the hardest for me. Easy to misjudge. :D I think my favorite is dropping in from somewhere above the line, like a platform or tree. That one is a lot of fun AND it's impressive. ;)
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gymslackerclimber
May 1, 2005, 3:27 PM
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smooth and graceful is definently the goal to shoot for. theres nothing better that walkig the line fluidly and moving in and out of tricks with grace. makeing hard tricks seems like a walk in the park is what its all about.. but if you can pull of wicked 'radical tricks' more power to you.. why on earth wouldnt you keep on getting hudge air and doing 'skateboard' movesif you can do it. eventually you will be able to pull off those sketchy lessgraceful moves with style and confidence, if you got what it takes, then 'DO IT!'
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gymslackerclimber
May 4, 2005, 8:32 PM
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Ok, the long jump. with a 3ft hi line and a running start, 6ft is about the limit, my friend who is 6 feet tall, layed on the ground(very ballsy of him) and we cleared him, with only minimal falls landing on him.. :lol:.. but likewise the shorter the line is to the ground the farther you can jump.
so how far can you jump?
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fiend
May 8, 2005, 1:57 PM
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Check out Free Hueco by Big Up Productions for a nice long jump slackline mount.
Jody Miall slams a record jump (at the time) onto a fully dead piece of webbing with no stretch whatsoever. I just watched it again the other day and love that landing.
Keep in mind that it was filmed in like '96 or something when most climbers didn't know what slacklining was.
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rockmonkey24
May 10, 2005, 12:05 AM
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once i saw a guy jump from the top of the post that the slackline was attached to, do a front flip and almost land.
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gymslackerclimber
May 10, 2005, 3:53 AM
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WOW,,, that sure would be impressive trick to land,,, i wonder if anyone ha done it??
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slackersrock
Jun 7, 2005, 10:10 PM
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Sorry to bring back up a dying thread...
But yesterday I managed to pole vault onto my line! It was set up about 8 or 9 feet off of the ground and I just decided to do it. My friend and I just started trying crazy ways to get on. He managed to do it first. Anyway...
(oh yeah... first post. New to the forum, but not to slacklining. Ummm... sure.)
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coldclimb
Jun 8, 2005, 3:26 AM
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In reply to: Sorry to bring back up a dying thread... But yesterday I managed to pole vault onto my line! It was set up about 8 or 9 feet off of the ground and I just decided to do it. My friend and I just started trying crazy ways to get on. He managed to do it first. Anyway... (oh yeah... first post. New to the forum, but not to slacklining. Ummm... sure.)
Hahaha, ok that's pretty sweet! :D I've jumped off a swing onto the line, but pole vaulting is clearly cooler.
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healyje
Jun 14, 2005, 5:52 AM
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In reply to: Jody Miall slams a record jump (at the time) onto a fully dead piece of webbing with no stretch whatsoever. I just watched it again the other day and love that landing. Keep in mind that it was filmed in like '96 or something when most climbers didn't know what slacklining was.
In the late 1970's we were slamming (and sometimes getting launched from) full dead run jumps in arcs from about 20 degrees parallel to the rope out to 90 degrees perpendicular onto 11mm rope cranked down like a bow string and set from 3' up to high enough so you couldn't quite pull it completely under you once you stuck it. Standing back 30-40' and sticking it perpendicular from a dead run on to about a 4-5' high rope is definitely one of the spicier things you can do - so is angling in short or long for that matter...
I normally walk my 11mm up at about 9' and usually mount it hands towards the middle, feet towards the tree from a dead hang of both hands and feet; then go up into sitting and laying down in more or less a single (hopefully fluid) movement; and then sit/stand from laying down once I'm settled in.
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ucfrockclimber
Jun 21, 2005, 5:41 AM
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I just had to say my favorite start. I have been sacking for about a week now and I can run and jump onto it. however my favorite start is to face the opposite way of the line and jump do a 180 and land on the line. Never looking at the line. Try it!!!
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