Don’t get discouraged! Even the pros had to start with the first bounce. Even experienced pogoers will take a little time to get used to the extra stroke length. If you haven’t pogoed before, you may find your Vurtego a bit difficult to use. The more time you spend on the ground, the harder it will be to maintain your balance. If you are only bouncing 1’-2’ off the ground but are using the whole stroke, you’re spending too much time on the ground. When you first begin bouncing, you only want to use about 6” of the slide shaft stroke. Indoors is fine as long as you have plenty of headroom and a very solid surface to bounce on. Make sure your practice area is level, dry and has no loose sand or gravel on it. As the slide shaft starts to bottom out, jump up a bit and help it back up into the air. Don’t use your hands to push down at all – the pressure should come only from your legs. Instead, try to push your weight into the ground as the pogo stick makes contact. You don’t want to jump when you hit the ground. If you look straight forward, it will be difficult to time your jumps properly. If you look straight down, you’ll lose your sense of balance. It helps to look about 10’ ahead while jumping.
You want your shoulders and knees to be in line. Keep those hands close to your thighs so that you and the pogo stick are one unit that moves together!īend your upper body over the top of the pogo stick so that your weight is centered on top of it. Most people tend to push the handlebars away from their body at first, which makes bouncing impossible. Make sure you keep your hands and handlebars as close to your thighs as you can when bouncing. Step up onto the pegs, keeping the pogo stick close to your body. Place the middle (not ball) of your foot on one the pegs. Once your pogo stick is pumped up, it’s time to start bouncing: Make sure that you replace the SofTop once you have determined the proper psi. You’ll figure out your preferred psi pretty quickly. So if you weigh 160 pounds, try using 50 psi.Įxperiment with different air pressures. Inflating the pogo to a pressure somewhat above the point where it doesn’t move when stepped on is a good place for beginners to start.Įxperienced riders and those craving more altitude will find that a pressure a little less than one-third body weight works well. However, it should move once you start to apply a jumping load on the pegs. If you measure your weight in kilograms, try starting with around half of your bodyweight in psi.īelieve it or not, the slide shaft should not move at all when your entire body weight is on the pegs. In other words, if you weigh 160 pounds, try 40 psi to start. A good place to start is to inflate your pogo stick to a pressure that is equal to your body weight divided by four.
Proper air pressure is dependent upon the weight and skill level of the rider. Remove the SofTop by rolling the o-ring down onto the cylinder and then pulling the SofTop off of the pogo stick. It’s on top of the stick underneath the SofTop.
Here are some rules of thumb for pumping your stick up:įirst of all, you will need to find the fill valve. The more air pressure you put in, the stiffer the air spring becomes. This will help to distribute the lubricant inside of the cylinder shell. At this point you can step on one of the pegs and work the pogo stick up and down. Once the slide shaft fully extends, it’s a good idea to stop inflating your air compressed pogo stick. Sometimes, after storage or shipment, it may take a few psi to get the shaft to move, and as a result, the shaft may jump out a few inches. The fill valve is exactly the same as a car tire fill valve, so the attachments will be the same.Īs soon as you start putting air into your pogo stick you will notice that the slide shaft begins to extend. You will need a good tire pump or a small air compressor to do the job. That’s because it’s in travel mode and needs to be pumped up before you bounce. The first thing you’ll notice when you unpack your Vurtego is that the slide shaft is not extended out of the pogo stick shell.
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