CRASH MATTS

[Greggles]

duz eny 1 no where i can buy a crash matt from apart from ebay eny help will b good

ta
greggles

[Locky]

http://www.asll.co.uk/p66713/CRASH-MAT-Safety-Mattress.html
http://www.contisports.co.uk/pe/index.html?http%3A//www.contisports.co.uk/pe/pe_products_playshapes.html
http://www.newitts.com/product/GY-54/Crash_Mat_Safety_Mattress.htm

http://www.needlesports.com/acatalog/Mail_Order_Crash_Mats_45.html
(bouldering crashmats, not ideal but easily transported around)

If you are learning flips - or anything else that is going to result in your back or arse landing first - then you need a crashmat at LEAST 8" thick. I would say 10" to be safe, 12" is what I'd go for. Size does matter.

[Greggles]

yer i no i do gym eny way and can do them on flat ta for the webbys

[Jason]

Nice one Locky

I started looking into buying one and they don't come cheep I was quoted £300 for a reasonably sized 8"

I ended up scrounging some 4" foam (some was bein chucked out at work) and sewing up covers from the cheep plastic tarpaulins

They work fairly well if you pack all 9 together (they are only 4ft X3ft) at least Sx seems to be able to hit them 3 times out of 4 (that last flip was really to close for comfort Sx  )

Now and then Gyms sell off the old knackered ones and I know of one person who got one (I think he was well in with the Gym)

Jason  

[Greggles]

yer last time i was in the gym in my town there was a rilly old looking 1 so im gunna ring them tomoz

[Locky]

you'd be better off going to see them. Going to a place usually gets better results.

[Greggles]

kk will do ta locky

[Carma]

What is it with everyone spelling 'mats' wrong??

Yeah I am in a pedantic mood tonight

-Carma (The Bocking Rocker)

[Greggles]

coz i allways think that mat is name and matt is well matts

[Carma]

Wrong way round

-Carma

[Sx Nutta]

They work fairly well if you pack all 9 together (they are only 4ft X3ft) at least Sx seems to be able to hit them 3 times out of 4 (that last flip was really to close for comfort Sx  )

Jason 

Did I ever land on the mat with the last one, lol

[Greggles]

would a matress work as well ?? or not as gd

[Sx Nutta]

i would pass matresses, need at least 3 high, and still will not stop you hitting the floor, lol

[Athoul]

Matresses are a bad idea as the springs in them can do some serious damage to you if they come through the fabric.

Best idea is phoning around all the local gym/sports centres/school halls and telling them what you want to do and see what they say

[Sx Nutta]

or in my case, try to secure an arrangement, to remove their old crash mats free of charge, lol

[Greggles]

yer i have tryed ringging a few places but thay sad thay would ring me bk and havent done so i just wanna learn to flip on my bocks then i wont need it eny more lol

[Sx Nutta]

yer i have tryed ringging a few places but thay sad thay would ring me bk and havent done so i just wanna learn to flip on my bocks then i wont need it eny more lol

Same here, I am working on two sport centre's which are within a 2 mile radius of me, going to try a third one, 6 miles away, and hope for the best, lol

[chocl8]

Carl if your up for it, we could always book another gym meet @ ely?