How to do a forward roll
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:52 pm
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uh.....ok
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Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:25 am
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:32 pm
dang thats a toughy. i think it might take me around 5-6 years to master that one.
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:36 pm
Let's spice this one up a bit. We're pole vaulters so a lot of us probably have good foreward roll stories. Here's mine:
Doing Trampoline work, my turn ending, I decide to exit the tramp by leaping over to the foam mats several yards away. Unfortunately I was wearing socks and the mat got very steep on the edge when I tried to jump from it.
As you might guess my feet slipped and I found myself flat-out and about eight feet in the air with nothin but wrestling mats underneath. All the diving over furniture as a kid really paid off. I was able to tuck and roll right out of it.
I popped up and looked over at my coach (Greg Hull, btw). When he saw I was alright he just dropped his head and started shaking it. I still smile when I think about that one.
Doing Trampoline work, my turn ending, I decide to exit the tramp by leaping over to the foam mats several yards away. Unfortunately I was wearing socks and the mat got very steep on the edge when I tried to jump from it.
As you might guess my feet slipped and I found myself flat-out and about eight feet in the air with nothin but wrestling mats underneath. All the diving over furniture as a kid really paid off. I was able to tuck and roll right out of it.
I popped up and looked over at my coach (Greg Hull, btw). When he saw I was alright he just dropped his head and started shaking it. I still smile when I think about that one.
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:33 pm
My parachute once failed on a base jumping workout. So as i approached the concrete below i gathered my posture and rolled out of it as soon as i hit the ground. When my coach saw i was ok, he just dropped his head and shook it. If it werent for super human leg strength and new Asics Gel Kayanos, i surely would have parished. I still smile and think "good times" everytime i recall that story... 
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:29 am
vault3rb0y wrote:My parachute once failed on a base jumping workout. So as i approached the concrete below i gathered my posture and rolled out of it as soon as i hit the ground. When my coach saw i was ok, he just dropped his head and shook it. If it werent for super human leg strength and new Asics Gel Kayanos, i surely would have parished. I still smile and think "good times" everytime i recall that story...
I just don't get why you're making fun of me...
I also don't get why I think you're kind of funny...
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:29 pm
I dont get why you think im making fun of you. Im just making light of the post like you did. Sorry if that offended you?? it was in no way meant to attack you, i just felt like making up a story 
. Not to say yours was made up, no sarcasm i believe yours is true.
. Not to say yours was made up, no sarcasm i believe yours is true.Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:07 pm
I'm not offended, I'm amused. But, I'm also wondering if my post is stupid or something and I'm just not aware of it.