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BASIC LANDING POSITIONS
General
Positions for all drops: seat, hands and knees, and front, should first be practiced on the ground, then in a
stationary position, and only the on the trampoline bed.
Drops should be performed after
“Priming” the trampoline bed. Priming is done by bending 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 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 parallel to the bed. Knees and hands should land simultaneously, 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:
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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.
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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.
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From the standing position, prime the bed several times. Lift upward with your hips, reach forward with
our hands, and land on all fours. Look slightly in front of your hands on landing. Push to rebound to your
feet (see Figure 5).
Figure 5 Hands and Knees Drop
The Front Drop
Contact with the trampoline be should simultaneously take place with your hands, elbows, chest, stomach,
hips and knees. Knees should be bent.
You must come down level. If the landing is made first on your chest and arms, they will rebound before your
knees hit which will result in a straining action on you back. If this type of landing is made with a traveling,
diving approach there is a chance that your elbows may become skinned. If the landing is made so that your
knees and hips hit first, then they will rebound and your shoulders and face will land heavily.
