Bocking Vs. Knees

[Charlie B]

if you bend your knees the momentum is partially absorbed so you do not bounce as high. It is not an issue in the same way as hyper extension.

Hyper extension is when your knee straightens past the normal range of movement.

[chocl8]

Sprog, i have found the best thing for my knees is actually to do more stuff and strengthen the muscles around the knees, so they support them more.

[sprog]

Sprog, i have found the best thing for my knees is actually to do more stuff and strengthen the muscles around the knees, so they support them more.

Agreed Tim, Bocking, Rock climbing and mountain biking have all done a lot more for my knees than physio ever did!

[chocl8]

sprinting for me, cos now i have pretty big leg muscles, but tiny lil arm ones, haha...

[aidanh1]

well from experiance bocking can damage ur knees / make them worse i had minor knee damage like you have and i was bocking for about 3 months perfectly fine until one day i bottomed my spring and the shock went stright to my knees and made me collapse i then cudnt walk for 3 days and my knees clicked evry step i make im currently out of bocking

[Dark Knight]

well from experiance bocking can damage ur knees / make them worse i had minor knee damage like you have and i was bocking for about 3 months perfectly fine until one day i bottomed my spring and the shock went stright to my knees and made me collapse i then cudnt walk for 3 days and my knees clicked evry step i make im currently out of bocking

Sorry to hear that, hope you get better soon
I was thinking the knee has the take most of the impact the the stilt doesn't ?
True the hip takes it too but the joint is much bigger so people with bad knees should e carefull and maybe strap them up ?
I'm lucky with my bad leg, my achilles heel IS MY achilles heel or should that be lack of one. My ankle was very badly smashed but because the lower legs clamped in tight I find bocking easier than walking 

[aidanh1]

well recently ive been exercising my leg muscles at the gym so it should improve my knees streghnth worth a try

[hypermalac]

Hmm read an article about Bottoming Out but I didn't really understand what it is. Is it when the stilt are going to get crashed and looses it's flexibility, or what? 

[Athoul]

Bottoming out is when the spring reaches its max compression, the underside of the footplate hits the top of the hoof.
If done hard enough it can send shocks up the stilts and be uncomfortable for your back

[darfgarf]

i find it shocks my legs more than back, but basically everything from your knees to your kneck will take the shock unless you can compensate for the bottoming, not a cluse how to do that though

[chocl8]

my knees clicked evry step i make im currently out of bocking

my knees still click whatever i do xD

[Dark Knight]

i find it shocks my legs more than back, but basically everything from your knees to your kneck will take the shock unless you can compensate for the bottoming, not a cluse how to do that though

Apart from getting bigger stilts 
An extra spring to absorb the stilt just before it bottoms out 
Or wait to see what I'm making

[darfgarf]

i find it shocks my legs more than back, but basically everything from your knees to your kneck will take the shock unless you can compensate for the bottoming, not a cluse how to do that though

Apart from getting bigger stilts 
An extra spring to absorb the stilt just before it bottoms out 
Or wait to see what I'm making

would love to see what you're up to, extra spring jsut before bottoming would work if you ever managed to implement the design...and yeah stiffer springs are the solution...unless you're poor...and not too good to go up early