HGB Backstrand is a Swedish company that manufactures sports mats. They’ve provided wrestling mats to 4 Olympics. (Google Translates to “Sports Rugs”. Cute.)
They’re now marketing mats to Gymnastics and Cheer, selling over 250 airfloors to 22 different countries. Feedback has been good.
It’s a TumblTrak alternative available in 5, 10, 12 and 15m lengths. It’s sold through partner companies worldwide. Prices vary depending where you live.
Here’s one in use at Kauai Gymnastics Academy, Hawaii.
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In this video a 78yr-old does his first 1/1 twist in 30yrs.
Here’s a video showing how to inflate the Floor and install the new run-up attachment.
These are marketed these under the air4tumble brand. I’ve posted a link in the right hand navigation.
The future of gymnastics matting is inflatable, I project, especially for Cheer.
Costs will be lower than petroleum based foam. And ultimately we’ll be forced into some sort of tumbling surface that is proven to reduce knee and Achilles injury.
So far, so good. Pia Velander tells that the company is expanding the range of products. I’ll post new equipment as it comes online.
Leave a comment if you’ve tried this floor.
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