Balance Trainers???

Old Feb 25, 2008 | 03:20 PM
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Balance Trainers???

Anybody else got a balance trainer?

We've got the INDO Board and it's friggin awesome. Got jeff hooked on it now. It'll be up at the cabin for the wagon trip in a few weeks.




what does everyone else have?

Gotta get the taller roller. Right now I'm hooked on using this big plastic PVC pipe. Slippery. I'm still a noob but my brother does pop shuvits, 180's. flips on and off. Etc. I can stand on it all day long. Working on 180's and olleys and olley transfers from the cushion to the roller.
Old Feb 25, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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Vew-Do boards are pretty damn nice too.

http://www.vewdo.com/vewdo_performan...ce_boards.html

I don't have one, but if I was going to make the purchase it'd be one of those. The rib down the middle is a great idea and the skate deck shape is great for skate training.

FWIW, my wife's grandfather built one of these back in his twenties which would have been 1930ish. It's got a wooden rocker that he turned on the lathe and a deck with basic smooth sand paper "grip tape" it's still rockin'! I used it when we were out visiting him last summer .

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My balance trainer

Old Feb 25, 2008 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by eastbaysubaru
Vew-Do boards are pretty damn nice too.

http://www.vewdo.com/vewdo_performan...ce_boards.html

I don't have one, but if I was going to make the purchase it'd be one of those. The rib down the middle is a great idea and the skate deck shape is great for skate training.

FWIW, my wife's grandfather built one of these back in his twenties which would have been 1930ish. It's got a wooden rocker that he turned on the lathe and a deck with basic smooth sand paper "grip tape" it's still rockin'! I used it when we were out visiting him last summer .

-Brian

I tried to talk my brother into that one but he picked up the INDO and I'm glad he did. I think it lends itself to snowboarding better and is more flexible for other kinds of training.
Old Feb 25, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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I made one. Skateboard deck and a gallon jug of water.

keep it ghetto

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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 2001subaru2.5rs
I made one. Skateboard deck and a gallon jug of water.

keep it ghetto

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I saw one of those on youtube. 2 liter bottle though.

get yourself a big chunk of PVC plumbing pipe. 8 inch say 18 inches wide. Lot more challenging.
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I'll be picking mine up soon. As a matter of fact, Ray when you're in SC pick me up one.I'll pick it up when I get back from Mexico.
Old Feb 26, 2008 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by ipozestu
I'll be picking mine up soon. As a matter of fact, Ray when you're in SC pick me up one.I'll pick it up when I get back from Mexico.
what package do you want.

Few board options. 2 roller options and the cushion option...

if I can find one I will.
http://www.indoboard.com/application...e=products_all

I like the red indo pro but I really like having the kick up on it... like ours...
http://www.indoboard.com/application...roducts_id=186

we need to get the pro roller.

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Just the board and the standard roller. Same thing you guys have. I don't want the cushion.
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