Author Topic: 10-15 foot Drops.... (Read 26546 times)

Brandan Mendenhall · « **Reply #120 on:** February 17, 2009, 07:52:29 AM »

Holy shit, I can't believe this topic is still going. Frank, your Drop vs Vault (aka AEWSOMEPIC.jpg (I'm going to assume you intentionally misspelled "awesome" based on your previous post

)) was delightfuly hilarious.

Dan Frank · « **Reply #121 on:** February 17, 2009, 07:51:30 PM »

Quote from: ®Brandan M. [est. 1988] on February 17, 2009, 07:52:29 AM

Holy shit, I can't believe this topic is still going. Frank, your Drop vs Vault (aka AEWSOMEPIC.jpg (I'm going to assume you intentionally misspelled "awesome" based on your previous post )) was delightfuly hilarious.

Actually it was a typo, but then I saw it and I decided it would be mildly amusing if I capitalized all the letters and left the spelling as-is.

I had no idea how ironic it would be in context with the typo guy.

Chris Salvato · « **Reply #122 on:** February 17, 2009, 08:02:48 PM »

Quote from: Frank Judge on February 10, 2009, 12:40:56 PM

Quote from: Blackhand on February 10, 2009, 06:29:11 AM
its called a typo you arragent bitch

No, it's called a typo when you make a single, minor spelling mistake. When a sizable portion of your post is spelled incorrectly in such a way that alters the meaning greatly, it's called incoherence. For example, you said "do be afraid," which clearly does not mean "do not be afraid." In fact, the two statements are perfect contradictions.
Your explanation, "1/3 of a second so 10-20 extra pounds you can handle it just do plenty of squats," makes absolutely no sense either. If you are trying to say that it only takes third of a second to land, well, you're wrong. If you are trying to say that the short time inteval decreases the impact, you are also wrong. Anything that you were trying to say about 10-20 pounds, is wrong, whatever the hell you meant to say, and it could also be dangerous, considering that you're giving crap advice to someone who wants to attempt something that is not of a particularly benign nature.

And you spelled "arrogant" incorrectly. If you have dyslexia, or are ten years old, then I forgive you. Otherwise, your unintelligibility is inexcusable.

I also distinctly remember that the use of expletives as a means of derogation is expressly prohibited in the rules of the forum.

Wow...epic lol

Wenxin Yang · « **Reply #123 on:** March 03, 2009, 06:28:23 PM »

Don't go so high yet, try far for now. I've been doing this for 1.5 years! I try to avoid drops that high

Smitty093 · « **Reply #124 on:** March 22, 2009, 07:37:47 PM »

I am just a beginner and i have done a drop from about 13-14 feet. I hurt my ankles at first from the shock because i did not roll correctly. I worked on my roll and now i can do the drop with ease. Remember: Landings are everything!!

Muhammad · « **Reply #125 on:** March 22, 2009, 10:50:56 PM »

You guys might want to take a look at this article recently published by Chris "Blane" Rowat from teh UKs.

The Law of Averages. #24
By Chris 'Blane' Rowat | posted on 29 January 2009 | 4 comments

300 level cat-pass precisions. That'll do! It sounded like a fair challenge for later that day. It had been a while since I'd focused on this technique so I felt I should pay it a little more attention tonight.

Throughout the day, the thought of the upcoming training session often crossed my mind but my attention was more often found wandering to what someone had said to me earlier in the week, as I had landed a precision. "You're going to fall and hurt yourself one of these days!" she had said with a smile, and I couldn't help wondering... was she right? Was I a victim to a law of averages that stated some day, somewhere, I was going to mess up a basic technique and seriously hurt myself? Was this an inevitability that was beyond my control? It wasn't a pleasant thought... (read more)

http://www.parkourgenerations.com/blog/2009/01/law-of-averages.php

Travis Graves · « **Reply #126 on:** March 23, 2009, 04:15:03 AM »

If you are reading this, 10-15 foot drops are well outside your level of ability. Yes, this applies to YOU.

Ben Stampahar · « **Reply #127 on:** March 23, 2009, 08:22:48 AM »

Quote from: Smitty093 on March 22, 2009, 07:37:47 PM

I am just a beginner and i have done a drop from about 13-14 feet. I hurt my ankles at first from the shock because i did not roll correctly. I worked on my roll and now i can do the drop with ease. Remember: Landings are everything!!

f#ckING READ!!! Stop doing those drops now. You don't have to feel it to do long term damage to your knees and ankles.

Dan Frank · « **Reply #128 on:** March 23, 2009, 11:27:48 AM »

Quote from: Travis Noble on March 23, 2009, 04:15:03 AM

If you are reading this, 10-15 foot drops are well outside your level of ability. Yes, this applies to YOU.

Mais je m'appelle David Belle et je suis le meilleur traceur du monde!

Skinny · « **Reply #129 on:** March 23, 2009, 11:43:04 AM »

Quote from: Travis Noble on March 23, 2009, 04:15:03 AM

If you are reading this, 10-15 foot drops are well outside your level of ability. Yes, this applies to YOU.

me?

David Boyle · « **Reply #130 on:** March 26, 2009, 08:40:42 AM »

Here we go again w/ another drop debate.

Sometimes I say do it and see how it feels. Like my kids wanting to touch something hot...

Let em learn on their own. Sometimes that is the best way, rather than scolding them for posting such ideas.

Dan Frank · « **Reply #131 on:** March 26, 2009, 09:49:01 AM »

Quote from: David Boyle on March 26, 2009, 08:40:42 AM

Sometimes I say do it and see how it feels. Like my kids wanting to touch something hot...

Let em learn on their own. Sometimes that is the best way, rather than scolding them for posting such ideas.

But doing high drops won't hurt like hell the first time they try. Once they learn that doing drops all the time was stupid, they'll already have done irreversible damage and it'll be too late to do anything about it.

max eisenberg · « **Reply #132 on:** March 30, 2009, 09:34:27 AM »

chances are if your reading this thread, you shouldnt be doing drops this size.

Adam McC · « **Reply #133 on:** March 30, 2009, 10:25:20 AM »

I do 23 foot drops 5 times in a row every morning. Helps me wake up. Also helps me warm up before I give David Belle his daily private lessons.

max eisenberg · « **Reply #134 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:41:18 PM »

Quote from: AdamMcC [Feng] on March 30, 2009, 10:25:20 AM

I do 23 foot drops 5 times in a row every morning. Helps me wake up. Also helps me warm up before I give David Belle his daily private lessons.

/thread

David Boyle · « **Reply #135 on:** April 03, 2009, 04:25:36 PM »

Quote from: Frank Judge on March 26, 2009, 09:49:01 AM

Quote from: David Boyle on March 26, 2009, 08:40:42 AM
Sometimes I say do it and see how it feels. Like my kids wanting to touch something hot...

Let em learn on their own. Sometimes that is the best way, rather than scolding them for posting such ideas.

But doing high drops won't hurt like hell the first time they try. Once they learn that doing drops all the time was stupid, they'll already have done irreversible damage and it'll be too late to do anything about it.

Will David Belle fit into this...has he done irreversible damage?

(No sarcasm at all) I just wonder.

Dan Frank · « **Reply #136 on:** April 03, 2009, 04:55:44 PM »

Quote from: David Boyle on April 03, 2009, 04:25:36 PM

Will David Belle fit into this...has he done irreversible damage?

(No sarcasm at all) I just wonder.

I think that's already been answered in the thread, but his dad was a fitness fanatic and he did all sorts of conditioning as he grew up. In any case, I believe David's one of the biggest advocates of slow progression.

But he wasn't an adrenaline junkie like the kids who say they're doing parkour and then drop off a 15 foot building to impress their friends even though they landed badly and did a crappy roll.

But just to show that nobody's perfect, I heard that the Yamakasi had a lot of overuse injuries from the way they trained, though.

RyanG · « **Reply #137 on:** April 05, 2009, 11:57:45 PM »

Quote from: Frank Judge on April 03, 2009, 04:55:44 PM

Quote from: David Boyle on April 03, 2009, 04:25:36 PM
Will David Belle fit into this...has he done irreversible damage?

(No sarcasm at all) I just wonder.

I think that's already been answered in the thread, but his dad was a fitness fanatic and he did all sorts of conditioning as he grew up. In any case, I believe David's one of the biggest advocates of slow progression.

But he wasn't an adrenaline junkie like the kids who say they're doing parkour and then drop off a 15 foot building to impress their friends even though they landed badly and did a crappy roll.

But just to show that nobody's perfect, I heard that the Yamakasi had a lot of overuse injuries from the way they trained, though.

+1 to that

Seeing as David belle was the founder of parkour, and that he did years of conditioning, he probably knows what not to do

. Sure, he may be doing 15 foot drops, but he's been training for 20 odd years now, and I doubt he does them every day either.

For the people who think jumping off of 15 feet walls is cool, you are impressing the wrong people. Who do you want to impress? Random people on the street, or people you can train with?

David Hawisher · « **Reply #138 on:** August 03, 2009, 08:55:02 AM »

I realize this topic should just die in peace, but i cant resist sharing my experience. On my FIRST DAY, I decided to try a 15 foot drop. Sure, it was on to grass, but I didn't even know how to roll out of it. I almost broke my ankle. Don't do what I did.

David Jones · « **Reply #139 on:** August 03, 2009, 09:58:21 AM »

Quote from: Dan Frank on April 03, 2009, 04:55:44 PM

But just to show that nobody's perfect, I heard that the Yamakasi had a lot of overuse injuries from the way they trained, though.

I hear a lot of people say that anyone who trained with the Yamakasi never performed any drops big or small until after one full year of training.

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Author Topic: 10-15 foot Drops.... (Read 26546 times)

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