2) Setting Up Your Equipment
Learn how to make your own throw mat; a safety item that is very important when you are learning any new skill, at any level. Our Freestyle athletes always use a proper throw mat at FTA events. but you can make your own for at home use, if you cannot obtain a professional one. Do not just run to your trampoline with your phone out and start throwing yourself around. Take a moment at the start of every training to check your equipment and set up some mats. If you are a G-Tramper you can make your own mat like in the video below. If you are able to get to a training facility we recommend that as an alternative but either way make sure that you have your springs and frames covered. You never know where your body will end up during training! If you are on a G-Tramp you can use pillows and cushions, placing them around the trampoline. It is better than nothing. We do not recommend taking the pads off even though it is common in the G-Tramp community. Have your throw mat ready and a friend standing by, paying attention. Your adventure down your rotational pathway will be short lived if you injure yourself, so set yourself up for success right from the beginning. #GRT