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Offline Roberto Espinoza Jr.

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Rate My Kong-Cat :D
« on: June 06, 2012, 10:09:13 AM »
My first kong-cat ever! Now that I look at it, it looks so short  :-\

Any tips on how to get these better?.....like on further jumps?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOiGa9mSnfM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOiGa9mSnfM</a>

Also, any tips on cat leaps in general? One problem I've had with cat leaps in trying to cat leap onto something that's level with what I'm jumping off of.
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Re: Rate My Kong-Cat :D
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2012, 01:50:41 PM »
Haha no that looked really smooth actually, but it looks different because it's pretty short. But when you go for longer ones, don't focus as much on "diving" for the kong as much, if you know what I mean. Like longways picnic table diving kind of kongs where you have to stretch out and get your legs higher, because if you're going to try to grab onto something afterwards it's going to be a lot harder to pull your torso back to vertical and stick the landing.
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« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2012, 07:50:21 PM »
Yeah I get ya.

One thing that worries me is foot placement. I was able to stick the cat but I'm guessing that's just because it was so short. My concern is how I place one foot way lower than the other. And I've noticed that I do all my cats like that not just the kong-cat.

Would that be wrong or is anything considered right as long as it feels right? xD
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« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2012, 09:12:42 PM »
I haven't done a lot of cat leaps but I do that too. I think technically speaking it would be better to land with both feet so that you can absorb the impact more depending on how far the cat leap is. Just try not to think about the climb-up on the way into your cat leap and rather just sticking it, see if that helps you land with both feet together.
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Re: Rate My Kong-Cat :D
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2012, 05:45:52 AM »
Very nice and clean, I have actually never tried one of these due to the fact that there is no where to try it around where i live lol.


Also, any tips on cat leaps in general? One problem I've had with cat leaps in trying to cat leap onto something that's level with what I'm jumping off of.

Your best bet is to drive really hard on the kong. Dont dive, use split foot take off, sink level with the object you are konging and use a lot of strength. when you release from the object you are going to want to pull back and keep your knees real tight in your chest (it helps me keep momentum). wear loose shorts so you dont feel constricted.

The farthest i have ever kong/percision is about 6 feet. funny thing is, the landing was a couple inches higher then the take off.
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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2012, 09:17:38 AM »
I haven't done a lot of cat leaps but I do that too. I think technically speaking it would be better to land with both feet so that you can absorb the impact more depending on how far the cat leap is. Just try not to think about the climb-up on the way into your cat leap and rather just sticking it, see if that helps you land with both feet together.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking about absorbing the impact. I guess right now it doesn't matter much since I'm not thinking of doing anything too big anytime soon, but it could turn into a bad habit. I think that maybe that one leg lower is a sort of safety thing where I still have a fear in the back of my head haha!

Very nice and clean, I have actually never tried one of these due to the fact that there is no where to try it around where i live lol.

I'm sure you can find somewhere :P

Your best bet is to drive really hard on the kong. Dont dive, use split foot take off, sink level with the object you are konging and use a lot of strength. when you release from the object you are going to want to pull back and keep your knees real tight in your chest (it helps me keep momentum). wear loose shorts so you dont feel constricted.

The farthest i have ever kong/percision is about 6 feet. funny thing is, the landing was a couple inches higher then the take off.

Yeah I figured most of those things out that day with several bails. I actually tried about 7 times before I got what you see in the video, that's why Ballzy, the dude recording, said "Was that so hard?" Haha!

But what I meant was just your basic cat leap. Not a kong-cat. Something like this:

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With you on top of one of the two walls leaping to the other.
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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2012, 09:37:29 AM »
This is what I mean by the fear thing. As you watch notice how my leg keeps getting closer and closer to my desired landing spot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H12Trsy2GIg
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