Basic Landing Positions - Springfree SF80 Assembly, Installation, Care, Maintenance, And Use Instructions

Figure 7: The seat drop
Figure 8: The hands and knees drop
Springfree™ Trampoline Model SF80 Trampoline and Enclosure Assembly, Installation, Care, Maintenance and Use Instructions Version 1.0

Basic Landing Positions

Positions for all drops: seat, hands and knees,
and front drops should irst be practiced on the
ground, then in a stationary position, and only
then on the trampoline bed.
Drops should be performed after 'priming'
the trampoline bed. Priming is done by bend-
ing your knees and pushing down repeatedly
on the trampoline bed, thereby setting the bed
in motion. The feet stay in contact with the bed
during the entire priming motion.
THE SEAT DROP
To learn the seat drop:
1. From the standing position, prime the bed
several times.
2. Pick up your feet at the top of the last
bounce, and sit down. You should land
so that your body is in a sitting position
with legs straight out in front and your
toes pointed. Hands should be lat on the
bed next to your hips. Fingers should be
together and pointed toward the toes.
3. Push on the bed with your hands to re-
bound up to your feet.
THE HANDS AND KNEES DROP
To do this drop properly, there should be just as
much weight on your hands as on your knees.
Your back should be about approximately paral-
lel to the bed. Knees and hands should land
simultaneously, as with the middle of the body
landing in the centre of the trampoline. Hands
should be directly under the shoulders. Knees
should be directly under the hips. Your toes
should be pointed.
To learn the hands and knees drop:
1. Get down on your hands and knees on the
bed. Make sure you have weight on both
your hands and your knees. Do not sit on
your heels.
2. Remain in this position and try to bounce.
Do not rock back and forth between the
hands and knees, but develop an even
landing on all four points.
3. From the standing position, prime the bed
several times. Lift upward with your hips,
reach forward with your hands, and land
on all fours. Look slightly in front of your
hands on landing. Push to rebound to
your feet.
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