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Improve tramp bounciness?

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Slush
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Hey NS,

I have a regular circle/garden trampoline, and the thing has been loosing it's bounce for a while now. You can only bounce on it for like 2 min before you're absolutely exhausted. Going to Sky zone or my local gymnastics place I can jump for 30min straight before I get tired, so it's not just me.

The main problem is, the tramp takes too much energy, and it only puts you about 2 feet up in the air. Is there any way to increase the bounciness of it? I do not want to buy another, I was wondering if there was any cheap solution to fix it. Thanks
Jun 14 2014 1:42PM
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hippy.
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water that tramp down big time! get water all over it to the point it pools a little. Also look up different ways to put the springs to make it bouncier or buy better springs..maybe even get a friend to double bounce you?
Jun 14 2014 1:45PM
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Slush
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hippy.water that tramp down big time! get water all over it to the point it pools a little. Also look up different ways to put the springs to make it bouncier or buy better springs..maybe even get a friend to double bounce you?


Thanks! I completely forgot about water on the tramp! It's a bit chilly out at the time though, so i'll save that for summer.

I've never really learned the art of double bouncing... I've seen YouTube videos where kids bounce their friend 15ft into the air, then bounce while their friend is in the air, then double bounce again. I have no clue how to do it that good. I can put my friend about 2 feet higher. Any tips?
Jun 14 2014 1:55PM
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hippy.
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TwinipzI've never really learned the art of double bouncing... I've seen YouTube videos where kids bounce their friend 15ft into the air, then bounce while their friend is in the air, then double bounce again. I have no clue how to do it that good. I can put my friend about 2 feet higher. Any tips?

I am no master but I just get my friend to get all his weight down as I am coming down and then he lets up that is how I double bounce. Just play around a little bit and you'll master it! Also make sure to keep your legs stiff when you bounce that helps too
Jun 14 2014 2:20PM
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milk_man
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Take your tramp apart for the winter and bring everything inside except the frame. Cold weather and snow piling up on it is not good for it. How long have you had your trampoline?
Jun 14 2014 2:37PM
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.FRY.
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just double spring it
Jun 14 2014 2:43PM
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Mingg
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hippy.water that tramp down big time! get water all over it to the point it pools a little. Also look up different ways to put the springs to make it bouncier or buy better springs..maybe even get a friend to double bounce you?


Don't put a lot of water on it...it'll weight down the bed and stretch it out and make it less bouncy. Some tramp beds don't have big enough holes for water to fall through so it stays on and builds up and that's not good for it. You want the tightest bed and most responsive springs possible. The tramps you get at dicks or similar sporting goods stores are horrible because they are made so that you can't throw big flips and stuff. To make it worse it's expensive and hard to get tramps that you find in a gymnastics gym or some place like that.
Jun 14 2014 5:34PM
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Mingg
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Forgot to mention too tight of a bed and springs isn't good either.
Jun 14 2014 5:36PM
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E__
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Cross the springs.
Jun 14 2014 5:40PM
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John18_6
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a more expensive solution that hasn't been mentioned is buying new springs and possibly a new bed. 100 springs would probably be around $100-$200, same price range for a new tramp bed. It'll work like new- literally.
Jun 14 2014 6:14PM
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Astomp
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don't cross the springs
Jun 15 2014 3:14AM
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Astomp
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There's something very important I forgot to tell you. Don't cross the springs. It would be bad. Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.


...Total protonic reversal.
Jun 15 2014 3:16AM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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What does water do for the bounce factor on a trampoline?
Jun 15 2014 6:25AM
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little1337
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Bring it inside for the winter so the snow doesnt weigh it down and stretch it out
Jun 15 2014 7:41AM
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acualywasdolan
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My mats all torn and i need a new one, anybody know where i can get a good replacement mat?
Jun 15 2014 8:29AM
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.Hugo.
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JakeAssBeatClapWhat does water do for the bounce factor on a trampoline?


Im pretty sure it makes the bounce worse.... At least thats what it seemed like when I used to have one
Jun 15 2014 8:35AM
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Mingg
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.Hugo.Im pretty sure it makes the bounce worse.... At least thats what it seemed like when I used to have one


Too much definitely doesn't do any good. I don't know about a little bit of water but I can't imagine It does anything but add weight, stretch the bed, and make the bounce worse.
Jun 15 2014 9:30AM
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theabortionator
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JakeAssBeatClapWhat does water do for the bounce factor on a trampoline?


IT makes it hard and sketchy.


OP, buy a better tramp. That's really all you can do. Buy some new spring off if you can find some good ones. So many companies selling totally shit ones these days though.
Jun 15 2014 11:17AM
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Slush
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UPDATE: I have done something that has increased the bounce dramatically, but I am afraid it will be a bad thing in the long run. I have put two springs on one loop of the mat, basically skipping every other loop on the mat and doubling up

Springs look kinda like this:

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Jun 15 2014 3:15PM
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Mingg
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TwinipzUPDATE: I have done something that has increased the bounce dramatically, but I am afraid it will be a bad thing in the long run. I have put two springs on one loop of the mat, basically skipping every other loop on the mat and doubling up

Springs look kinda like this:

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Over time it'll probably damage the bed because of unequal pressure on it but I say fuck it haha
Jun 15 2014 3:31PM
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Lé.Skiing
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you could try these out just try and find some really sort ones that will fit. and maybe some thicker ones that these.
Jun 15 2014 4:37PM
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