Launch ramps...

[skrobo]

@MuniAddict

Well, I basically figured you’d have a good result, providing that the ramp is long enough, with a nice gradual incline, and not too short with too severe of an upward angle to slow you down. And so if you are going UP the ramp with decent speed, then you should be able to continue UP and out after launching, with a good “kick”, or at least more so than if trying the same rolling hop on flat.

but getting that kick and remaining balanced in the air is hard. i do it about 1 in 5 times when warming up to it … then about 1 in 3 times after that

[UniGeezer]

@skrobo

but getting that kick and remaining balanced in the air is hard. i do it about 1 in 5 times when warming up to it … then about 1 in 3 times after that

Yeah, and I would imagine that the higher the ramp, the harder it gets. That’s why for me, I think a lower height, like about 4", is best. Plus, like doing stair jumps, I can use the “edge” of the launch point to compress and kick off from. No such “edge” on flat. :o

[skrobo]

i strongly suggest NOT launching from the edge. unless the ramp has a very large top on it. I could see that ending very badly.
it is hard to use the ramp effectively to begin with, much less adding that factor to it.

the ramps I was jumping on/off were approximately 6 feet long and 2 feet high