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Entries from October 2006

equipment “wish list” - air mats

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

So far as I know, only Gordon and TumblTrak sell air mats.
But AIR is the future of gymnastics mats. The cost of petroleum-based foam has climbed too high.
An air mat with a mat on top is perfect, I feel.

There are a number of shapes to choose from.

The best ones are the largest surface area, […]

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equipment “wish list” - Ross “throw mat”

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Brett at CGC raves about the new trampoline throw mat made by Dave Ross.

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equipment “wish list” - spotting platforms

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Jeremy has more photos.
Dennis Swensen manufactures these in Calgary at a good price.
Examples:
2 spotting platforms (Safety) for bars and horizontal bar (these photos from New Zealand)

A radical solution is to use movable air-filled port-a-pits. Hard to believe this works. But it does. Rick used them all the time at a gym camp in California.

After […]

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equipment “wish list” - Spiethe Safety Spotting Block

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Safety Spotting Block SA CSB - Spotting Block 24″ wide x 60″ long x 20″ high -1 $560.00

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equipment “wish list” - improved pit

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

4,000 Blocks of foam (3,000 for big pit and 1,000 for bar pit) ($5/ cube) $20,000

Foam blocks are getting so expensive, it may be time to start planning to convert part of our pit to RESI. The GymNova version, for example:

Landing pits - GYMNOVA

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equipment “wish list” - adjustable bar

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Adjustable training Bar SA 229 $2200.00 (no Bar)

Adjustable Single Bar Trainer Includes cable kit and mounting hardware. Rails sold separately. - Spieth

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equipment “wish list” - trench pit

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Improved trench pit bar
We have a trench pit. But it needs be upgraded to look like this one:

Gymnastics Coaching
Ours would be in-ground, more like this GymNova version:

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