Comments on: “spring free” trampolines

By: coach Rick

coach Rick — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:12:53 +0000

We never allow more than one gymnast at a time. But it certainly does happen, in the wild.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:02:11 +0000

if two of them were to be jumping on it 2yr and 3yr old – would it be safer for them to be on the larger one? many thanks for your help!

By: coach Rick

coach Rick — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:30:35 +0000

I have no preference. Both are quite “dead” = safe.

Therefore, I’d go for the least expensive.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:47:33 +0000

Question for coach Rick
we are going to buy a springfree and are tossing up between the 2nd largest and largest trampoline (the jumbo) they have. Would you recommend one over the other for gymnastics training?
Many thanks

By: coach Rick

coach Rick — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 06:04:56 +0000

It’s the safest of dangerous options. Better would be for you to go practice at a club. You’d learn 1000 times faster, as well.

By: Claire

Claire — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 06:01:28 +0000

I am 13 and I am trying to convince my parents to buy me a trampoline. They are all about safety and they arent really into the whole backyard trampoline thing. I just want to know if a springfree trampoline is safe enough for me and my family to play on. Im not interested in dong stunts or anything too dangerous, but as I said, my parents are worried about us getting hurt. I just need to know if the springfree trampoline is a quality and safe option.

By: coach Rick

coach Rick — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 07:34:54 +0000

They are not very ‘springy’, actually. You’ll need to try it.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:07:46 +0000

Ok, so my family just bought one of these trampolines, and it comes tomorrow. I freestyle ski (in the terrain park and off of jumps) and I was wondering if these trampolines are bouncy enough to practice inverts and double inverts.

By: Blake Stephens

Blake Stephens — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:38:29 +0000

In response to comment by Randy Field.
“I had the opportunity to try a square 13′ Springfree trampoline and an Alley Oop Double Bounce”

Saying that a square trampoline bounces better than a round one is recognized anywhere in the industry. So when you compared the 13′ Square Springfree to Alleyoop round trampoline I am not surprised that the square had a better bounce. When you mention the Square Springfree only has a “slightly better bounce” than a traditional trampoline with springs it shows how poor the bounce is on a Springfree. A square trampoline with springs will have significantly more bounce than a standard round trampoline so If comparing apple to apples a Square traditional trampoline will outperform a Square springfree anyday.

By: Nil Einne

Nil Einne — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:22:34 +0000

Doctor Rogina: As a doctor, I hope I don’t need to tell you that the fact 80% of people with trampoline injuries you see aren’t springfree ones is fairly meaningless. If for example 95% of your potential patients have non spring free trampolines and 5% have springfree ones this doesn’t say much for the safety of springfree trampolines. Of course even if you did have such statistics, you’ve still failed to consider confounding factors. For example, perhaps on average a parent who buys a springfree trampoline is more safety concious so supervises and sets better rules for their children then the average for a parent who buys a non spring free trampoline. Or perhaps parents who buy a springfree trampolines think they are safe so conversely don’t bother to properly supervise and set proper rules for their children.